Articles by J.P. Skelly

Dakota Wesleyan University announces the hiring of Dr. Derek Driedger for the position of provost. Driedger has served as interim provost since June. Driedger joined the university in 2007 as a faculty member in the [Read More…]

A corrections officer was hospitalized during Wednesday’s disturbance at the South Dakota Penitentiary. Inmates could be heard chanting “We want phones” from outside the prison yesterday afternoon. Attorney General Marty Jackley’s office is investigating…   [Read More…]

The City of Mitchell has a role in the upcoming South Dakota Highway 37-Main Street to National Guard Road project. Public Works Director Joe Schroeder says it involves infrastructure….   He says the work will [Read More…]

Avera announces plans to build a six-story tower addition to Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center and a three-story building on the Avera on Louise Health Campus. Combined, the projects will be the largest [Read More…]

The Mitchell Food Pantry sponsored an Easter Dinner giveaway Tuesday afternoon. Karen Pooley of the Food Pantry says each vehicle received a ham, food box and a gallon of milk…   Volunteers braved the blustery [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley is part of a coalition of 21 Attorneys General requesting that Congress fix language in the 2018 Farm Bill that has been used by “bad actors” to market unregulated intoxicating hemp. [Read More…]

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development has announced multiple awardees of Governor Kristi Noem’s Investment Plan for Child Care. “We are creating more child care options and openings across our state because of this funding,” [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University will wrap up its year-long Lecture Series on topics of contemporary interest. The fourth and final of the series, the annual Carhart Lecture, will be held on Tuesday, April 2, at 7 [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will hold a pre-construction informational meeting to share project details about the S.D. Highway 37 construction project scheduled for 2024-2025. The informational meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University has added a new Hall of Fame to its roster of events acknowledging the contributions and support of alumni and friends of the university. The first-ever inductees, Ron and Sheilah Gates of [Read More…]

Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden was on hand for Thursday’s ribbon-cutting and open house at Mitchell Technical College’s Ag Power Diesel Lab…..   He said Governor Kristi Noem and he want to empower as many South [Read More…]

Mitchell Technical Colleges Ag Power Diesel program celebrated the official opening of its new $5-million dollar, 36,000 square-foot facility Thursday. MTC President Mark Wilson says it gathered several programs under one roof….   Plus it’s [Read More…]

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is praising approval of the fiscal year 2025 state general fund budget that includes funds for the Attorney General’s Office to use for a new Digital Investigation Unit, cybersecurity [Read More…]

Governor Kristi Noem, in coordination with the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs, is proclaiming Friday, March 29, 2024, as “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day.” The Governor and the Department are calling on all [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley and Mitchell law enforcement announce that a person has been arrested in the investigation of a female body that was found this week in Mitchell. The deceased has been identified as [Read More…]

Compared to the 2023 South Dakota legislative session, the just-completed 2024 session drew praise from Governor Kristi Noem…..   She says it’s good to have some conflict back and forth and discussion….   Noem hosted [Read More…]

South Dakota Education Secretary and former Mitchell school superintendent Joe Graves was on-hand for Wednesday’s bill-signing with Governor Kristi Noem in Mitchell. Graves says HB 1022 which authorized $6-million dollars for the Education Department to [Read More…]