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Dense Fog Advisory issued September 30 at 3:27AM MDT until September 30 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING… * WHAT…Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE…Portions of southwest Minnesota and east central, south central and southeast South Dakota. [Read More…]
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South Dakota Teacher of the Year
George Hawkins, a social studies teacher at Jefferson High School in Sioux Falls, has been named the 2024 South Dakota Teacher of the Year. Secretary of Education Joseph Graves made the announcement at a banquet [Read More…]
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Mitchell Police arrest a 41 year old man following vehicle pursuit
On September 28th, 2023, at approximately 0211 hours, Mitchell Police Patrol Officers conducted a traffic stop for a traffic violation. The vehicle stopped in the 300 Block of N Minnesota St in Mitchell. As the [Read More…]
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Mitchell School Board tackles goal-setting
The Mitchell School Board spent more than two-hours Wednesday evening in a goal-setting work session with an education consultant. Superintendent Joe Childs found the session useful. “We ranked those and three rose to the top [Read More…]
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Dense Fog Advisory issued September 27 at 8:45AM MDT until September 27 at 10:00AM MDT by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING… * WHAT…Visibility one quarter to one half mile in dense fog. * WHERE…Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, northeast Nebraska and central, [Read More…]
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Dense Fog Advisory issued September 27 at 3:54AM MDT until September 27 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING… * WHAT…Visibility one quarter to one half mile in dense fog. * WHERE…Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, northeast Nebraska and south [Read More…]
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Dense Fog Advisory issued September 27 at 3:19AM MDT until September 27 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING… * WHAT…Visibility one quarter to one half mile in dense fog. * WHERE…Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, northeast Nebraska and south central [Read More…]
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Davison County Commissioners Approve 2024 Budget
Davison County Commissioners have approved the 2024 budget. The total spending plan is $11.9-million dollars. Of that total County Road and Bridge accounts for $4.46-million dollars followed by Public Safety with $4.19-million dollars. Chairman Randy [Read More…]
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Bathke announces candidacy for the South Dakota House of Representatives from District 20
Jeff Bathke of Mitchell has announced he’s running for State Representative in the 2024 District 20 House race. Bathke started his career in the South Dakota Department of Corrections, spending over 17 years as a [Read More…]
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S.D. Center for Farm and Ranch Management expands
For the first time in several years, the South Dakota Center for Farm and Ranch Management is actively seeking new students, thanks to an expansion of the program by Mitchell Technical College. “This year, in [Read More…]
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City of Mitchell Requests to Withdraw Shooting Range Conditional Use Permit
When this project first started, a group of citizens who were interested in bringing the shooting range to Mitchell approached the City of Mitchell about being a partner to help see the project become a [Read More…]
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Ground broken on $500-million dollar processing project
The dirt’s been turned on a $500-million dollar multi-seed processing plant two miles south of Mitchell. The facility will have the capacity to process 35-million bushels of soybeans annually or the equivalent of one-million tons [Read More…]
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SDSU Extension 4-H Hall of Fame recipients honored
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The 4-H Volunteer Hall of Fame and 4-H Shooting Sports Volunteer Hall of Fame inducted seven new individuals on Sept. 3 during the 2023 South Dakota State Fair in Huron. The 2023 [Read More…]
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Special Weather Statement issued September 17 at 6:27AM MDT by NWS
…LOCALLY DENSE FOG THIS MORNING… Widespread light fog, which is locally dense, has developed this morning in areas along and west of the James River valley. Visibility may drop to one mile or less at [Read More…]
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Special Weather Statement issued September 17 at 3:41AM MDT by NWS
…PATCHY DENSE FOG DEVELOPING THIS MORNING… Patchy, locally dense, fog has developed this morning near the HWY-14 corridor, Missouri/James River Corridors, and in portions of northwestern IA. Visibility may drop to two mile or less [Read More…]
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Mitchell School Board president honored for service
Mitchell School District Board Member Deb Olson was honored by Associated School Boards of South Dakota with the Distinguished Service Award, which honors school board members for reaching milestone years in their service on their [Read More…]
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Fatal crash Sunday morning in Charles Mix County
One person died early Sunday morning in a one-vehicle crash eight miles southeast of Wagner. The south Dakota Department of Public Safety says an SUV was traveling westbound on 299th Street west of S.D. Hwy. [Read More…]
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DWU named to Prairie Business list of 2023’s 50 Best Places to Work
Dakota Wesleyan University has been named to the Prairie Business magazine’s list of 50 Best Places to Work for 2023. The list was announced Sept. 7. Employees throughout the region nominated their companies, highlighting some [Read More…]
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Strong wind damages wall on Mitchell High School construction project
It looks like Mother Nature caused some issues with a section of the new Mitchell High School construction project. Superintendent Joe Childs says gusty northwesterly winds Tuesday damaged a wall. He says it was essentially [Read More…]
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Mitchell Technical College ranked best community college in South Dakota
For the second year in a row, Mitchell Technical College has been named the Best Community College in South Dakota by finance outlet WalletHub.com. South Dakota’s four technical colleges were among 668 total community colleges [Read More…]
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