Articles by J.P. Skelly

Attorney General Marty Jackley says a current South Dakota Penitentiary inmate has been sentenced to an additional two years in prison for assaulting a South Dakota Department of Corrections employee. 34 year old Inmate Christopher [Read More…]

Secretary of State Monae Johnson paid a visit to Dakota Wesleyan University Tuesday evening to thank a group of students who led a successful on-campus voter registration drive signing-up 28 new voters. Johnson presented the [Read More…]

After five years on the job, Corn Palace Director Doug Greenway is retiring. He came to the decision after discussing the future direction of the Corn Palace with Mayor Jordan Hanson. “I told him you [Read More…]

South Dakota partners are celebrating the annual Free College Application Period, a key initiative to increase awareness of higher education opportunities across the state. Beginning Oct. 1 through Nov. 30, high school seniors can apply [Read More…]

South Dakotans in Davison, Lincoln, Turner, and Union counties impacted by this summer’s severe storms have two weeks remaining to apply for federal disaster assistance. The deadline is October 15, 2024. How Individuals can Apply [Read More…]

Attention artists! Mitchell Creative Way has a city-block long canvas waiting for you. It’s located in the alley between East Fourth and Fifth Avenues next to Wells Fargo Bank. Stan Sherwood is a local artist. [Read More…]

Mitchell Technical College hosted a 10 year anniversary celebration of the Build Dakota Scholarship Thursday. Former Governor Dennis Daugaard played a role in moving the idea forward. “I would have never, ever foreseen how much [Read More…]

One of the most recognizable supporters of technical education paid a visit to Mitchell Technical College Thursday to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Build Dakota Scholarship program. Mike Rowe is best known as [Read More…]

The South Dakota Child Abduction Response Team this week held a child abduction exercise in Pierre. “The Child Abduction Response Team is essential in any child abduction case, and these exercises help hone our investigative [Read More…]

A judge in South Dakota has thrown out a lawsuit brought by dozens of neighbors in a Rapid City-area subdivision whose homes were built above an old, underground mine linked to sinkholes in the neighborhood. [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Corrections has implemented a pilot program that may lead to the reintroduction of messaging and video visit options for incarcerated offenders, their family, and friends. The testing began at the [Read More…]

HULETT, Wyo. (AP) — A climber fell to his death while rappelling down Devils Tower, leaving his partner stranded without a rope on the face of the Wyoming geological formation. The stuck climber was rescued [Read More…]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is hosting a disaster mitigation event today through Sunday at Menards in Mitchell. Bob Nix is a Hazard Mitigation Committee Education and Outreach Specialist who can offer information to help [Read More…]

After weeks of meeting and tweaking, Davison County Commissioners approved the 2025 county budget. The overall spending plan is around $17.1-million dollars. Total general government spending is around $5-million dollars, followed by Public Safety at [Read More…]

Four South Dakota schools have been selected as National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. The award recognizes schools for their excellence in overall academic performance or for their progress in closing [Read More…]

A signature event during Mitchell’s Octoberfest is the Wiener Dog Races. The dashing Dachshunds are always a crowd favorite, and this year was no exception. This year’s winning wiener-dog was a seven-year-old black and cream, [Read More…]

Retired long-time Mitchell School District Business Manager Steve Culhane was on hand for last Friday’s “beam-signing” at the Mitchell High School construction site. “I think everybody’s going to be very surprised when they get to [Read More…]

A 39-year-old man died early Sunday morning after colliding with a semi on Interstate 29 in Sioux Falls. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported around 1:25 am, the 39 year old male driver [Read More…]

The 437 Project relay arrived in Mitchell Saturday afternoon. A dozen runners set out on the 437 mile journey from the South Dakota-Wyoming border on Thursday. Its mission: to boost awareness of suicide prevention and [Read More…]