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South Dakota Labor Department is accepting unemployment claims from school employees affected by COVID-19 closures
The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation is accepting reemployment assistance (unemployment insurance) claims from school employees who are unable to work due to COVID-19 closures. South Dakota schools will stay closed through March [Read More…]

City of Mitchell: Flushable items are NOT flushable
With the limited availability of toilet tissue, we understand that citizens may have to turn to alternative types of wipes. The Wastewater System is being negatively impacted by these alternatives being flushed down the toilet. [Read More…]

South Dakota State Health Lab unable to run COVID-19 tests
The South Dakota Public Health Lab in Pierre is no longer able to test for the COVID-19 virus because it’s run out of the supplies needed to run the tests. The department website says it [Read More…]

South Dakota Revenue Department is working on-line
The South Dakota Department of Revenue staff, though not in the office, is working remotely to assist South Dakotans. DOR Online Motor Vehicle Services Our online services allow you to review and renew your vehicle [Read More…]

Governor Kristi Noem extends school closures for a second week
Governor Kristi Noem is recommending South Dakota schools remain closed through Friday, March 27th. Superintendent Joe Graves says Mitchell will continue its e-learning initiative Wednesday. “We won’t have it Thursday, Friday because that was our [Read More…]

The City of Mitchell has announced additional closures and cancellations
To help control the spread of COVID-19, Mayor Everson has decided to close City Hall & the Corn Palace to the public effective 3/17 at noon until further notice. City staff will still be available [Read More…]

Minnehaha County woman is eleventh to test positive for COVID-19
South Dakota’s COVID-19 count continues to inch higher. The State Health Department report Tuesday that one additional South Dakotan has been confirmed to have the virus, bringing the state’s total number of positive cases to [Read More…]

Another South Dakotan tests positive for the COVID-19 virus
The South Dakota Health Department says a 10th person has tested presumptive positive for the COVID-19 virus. The latest person is a male from Minnehaha County. That brings Minnehaha County’s total to four infections, the [Read More…]

Week-long Mitchell School closure off to a quiet start
The halls of Mitchell’s public schools were quiet Monday as a week-long school closure began. Two Middle School food service workers waited patiently at the doors Monday morning ready to serve free breakfasts to go [Read More…]
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