Articles by J.P. Skelly

The High Plains Processing facility south of Mitchell has gotten an economic boost. The South Dakota Railroad Board recently approved an additional $5.7-million dollars in low interest loan funding to complete rail infrastructure for HPP, [Read More…]

Interstate 29 part of what connects several states in the central part of the United States is an integral section of the transportation system.  It also offers easy access to businesses in cities along the [Read More…]

A 36 year old man from California man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for an online scam that cost a Chamberlain resident $472,000. Chee Yeng Wong pleaded guilty Tuesday in Brule County [Read More…]

A newly established Advisory Task Force Committee on Open Meetings Laws will hold its first meeting Tuesday, Nov. 25, in Pierre. The task force is different than the South Dakota Open Meetings Commission, consisting of [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight-Joshua Haiar The Lincoln County Commission violated South Dakota’s open-meetings laws when three commissioners attended a November 2023 open house for a carbon dioxide pipeline without notifying the public, the state’s Open Meetings [Read More…]

Mitchell Technical College hosted the Mitchell School Board as part of its annual facilities tour. MTC President Theresa Kriese appreciated the opportunity. “So having them on campus, getting them exposed, giving our students and our [Read More…]

Sanford Health announced Monday that it will use a $300 million gift from its namesake philanthropist, Denny Sanford, to build a medical center in Rapid City. Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sanford Health, announced [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Social Services will be issuing the remainder of November SNAP benefits this week. DSS began work processing cases over the weekend. Benefits will be loaded overnight and are expected to [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley says the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating a suspected drug overdose death of an inmate at the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield. 46 year old Timothy Tyree [Read More…]

More than 130 Soldiers from the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 665th Support Maintenance Company, based in Mitchell, have been activated for federal service in support of overseas operations. The company will deploy to Grafenwöhr [Read More…]

The U-S-S Pierre officially joined the United States Navy fleet Saturday during a traditional Commissioning Ceremony at Port Panama City Florida. Following comments from numerous dignitaries, Commander Justin Guernsey made a request to Secretary of [Read More…]

KJJQ A mental health-related emergency at SDSU resulted in a campus-wide alert Saturday. The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office reported at 11:29 a.m., multiple law enforcement and emergency response agencies were dispatched to a medical emergency [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported a 78 year old man from Pierre died in a single vehicle crash Friday evening two miles east of Blunt. Preliminary crash information indicates shortly before 7 [Read More…]

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns consumers not to believe every text message they receive. “Scammers have become more adept at tailoring their messages to individual people,” said Attorney General Jackley. “Check first before [Read More…]

The Mitchell Area United Way is closing in on its campaign goal of $515,000. Campaign Chair Jared Hofer says there’s about $45,000 to go. “We’re making good progress, it’s been a fun campaign season to [Read More…]

The Association of Fund Raising Professionals-South Dakota Chapter, recently presented its Philanthropist of the Year Award to Roger and Vicki Musick of Mitchell. The award took Roger by surprise, which he gratefully acknowledged. “Very honored,” [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Social Services has now completed processing of partial benefits for all eligible SNAP recipients. Benefits will be loaded onto EBT cards overnight. The partial benefit amounts are based on guidance [Read More…]

Retired Chief Warrant Officer Five Ken Schoenfelder of the South Dakota Army National Guard served for more than 41 years. He shared the experiences of his deployment 35 years ago to the Middle East as [Read More…]

A capacity crowd filled the Davison County Fairgrounds meeting hall for the annual Davison County Veterans Day Recognition program. Mitchell area Veterans organizations recognized a number veterans, soldiers and auxiliary members. American Legion Post 18 [Read More…]

The South Dakota Board of Regents has appointed of Alan D. LaFave, D.M.A., as the next President of Northern State University in Aberdeen, beginning in January. Dr. LaFave returns to his alma mater and longtime [Read More…]