Articles by J.P. Skelly

Three new members officially joined the Mitchell City Council during Monday’s meeting. Mayor Jordan Hanson administered the oath of office to Jason Greenway, Shaun Davis and Ken Schlimgen. Councilor Tim Goldammer also took his oath [Read More…]

The America’s 250th South Dakota Commission, in partnership with South Dakota Public Broadcasting, is hosting a formal Declaration of Independence reading as part of the nation’s “Sharing the Spirit of America.” On July 8th, Americans [Read More…]

The South-Central Alcohol Task Force recently conducted 19 alcohol compliance checks in the city of Mitchell. The following establishments were checked and passed: Lupo, The Masonic Temple, Corn Palace Gift Shop, Corn Palace, Main Street [Read More…]

An eighteen year old man from Rapid City died in a two-vehicle crash last Wednesday near Hermosa. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported Carlos Ray Cross was driving of a passenger car traveling [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety is reporting A nine year old girl from Waterloo, Iowa died Saturday in a single-vehicle crash near Pierre. Preliminary crash information indicates around 2:30, a 37 year old [Read More…]

A Mike Durfee State Prison inmate has been found guilty of one felony count of Possession of a Prohibited Substance by an Inmate and one felony count of Unauthorized Possession of a Controlled Substance. The [Read More…]

Mixed signals on the regional economy, as we see improvements in Manufacturing in spite of job losses and high inflation. Creighton University’s monthly Mid-American Business Conditions Index was in positive territory for the fifth straight [Read More…]

A 37 year old man from Omaha is sitting in a federal prison following his conviction for a drug-related crime. Anthony Robinson will spend 22 years and five months in prison followed by five years [Read More…]

Getting people downtown and keeping them there is the goal of public bathroom upgrades planned for Brookings. The city will use an A-A-R-P Community Challenge grant to update public bathrooms in the town’s welcoming center. [Read More…]

South Dakota News Watch-Elena Tittel Mt. VERNON, S.D. – About 20 miles from Mitchell sits a 100-year-old barn. Merely driving by, it looks like nothing out of the ordinary: just one of many such farming [Read More…]

South Dakota has been selected to help lead one of the nation’s most important public safety information networks following the election of South Dakota Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (SDLETS) Director Kelli Erickson as President of [Read More…]

Watertown city officials are waiting on a final report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a project to limit damage during times of spring flooding on the Big Sioux River. Alan Stager is [Read More…]

The Department of Social Services and The Helpline Center have partnered with South Dakota businesses and organizations to install 988 signs at outdoor areas to bring awareness to the crisis lifeline. A total of 112 [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley is praising the U.S. Supreme Court decision to allow South Dakota and other states to ban transgender students from playing on female sports teams. “This ruling protects our female athletes,” said [Read More…]

Sioux Falls Police are investigating three reported weapons violations from the weekend…two of them involving guns. A car was damaged as two occupants say they were shot at near 3rd and Van Eps Friday evening. [Read More…]

A forty year old man from Rapid City was recently sentenced to eleven years in federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Lucius Muldrow’s sentence also includes four years of [Read More…]

Residents of Highmore continue to pick up what’s left behind after Category Four hurricane winds thrashed the city and surrounding area early Monday morning. High winds up to 131 miles an hour roared through the [Read More…]

When Meals on Wheels approached Avera Queen of Peace about continuing its meal program in Mitchell, Avera Queen of Peace established Mitchell Meal Delivery to provide nutritious meals to individuals who are unable to prepare [Read More…]

The Great American State Fair kicked off in Washington, D. C. last Thursday.  All 50 states and territories have a spot on the National Mall to show off the best of each state.  South Dakota [Read More…]