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The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) confirms that the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program continues to operate as normal. “There is no disruption to South Dakota WIC services,” said Melissa Magstadt, Secretary of [Read More…]

South Dakota News Watch and Dakota Wesleyan University are again sponsoring the state spelling bee that will send a winner to the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington. DWU will host the state competition [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight-Joshua Haiar Last month, utilities regulators voted 2-1 to tell a company that wants to put industrial scale batteries near Watertown that they’ll need a permit before they build. Last week, lawyers for [Read More…]

The South Dakota Municipal League recently inducted 21 individuals from across the state into its Hall of Fame. Three Mitchell City employees are among the honorees. Accounting and Administrative Technician Marilyn Jansen with 20 years [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight-Makenzie Huber About 3,500 people gathered in downtown Sioux Falls on Saturday for the latest No Kings protest — making it the city’s largest protest so far this year, according to organizer crowd [Read More…]

Two people died in a two-vehicle crash early Sunday morning eight miles south of Canton. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported around 6:20 am, a 52 year old male driver from Alcester was [Read More…]

Mitchell’s Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery Association is the latest recipient of an Operation Round-Up award from Central Electric Cooperative. The cooperative presented an $800 grant on October 17th at the cemetery located just south of [Read More…]

AAA South Dakota Roadside workers, including law enforcement officers, construction crews, utility workers, refuse collectors, and tow truck operators, risk their lives daily while working just feet from fast-moving traffic. Their roles are diverse, but [Read More…]

The dirt’s been turned and construction is in full-swing for Peaceful Pines Senior Living overlooking Lake Mitchell’s north shore. HME Care vice-president Dylan Kessler of Brookings says it’s a new brand of senior living. “Something [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight-John Hult A longtime South Dakota state employee from Spearfish was indicted this week in Lawrence County for allegedly falsifying child abuse reports. Attorney General Marty Jackley, who announced the charges against 56-year-old [Read More…]

A group of city leaders, family, friends and community members gathered Wednesday to re-name and dedicate a popular city beach on Lake Mitchell’s north shore in honor of former Mayor Lou Sebert who passed away [Read More…]

The new Avera Therapy and Sports location hosted a ribbon-cutting to introduce the new facility to the public. “We’re super excited to open this space,” said Director Becky Weich. “We’re actually ending up with 9,000 [Read More…]

It’s one of the most anticipated and uplifting Mitchell School Board meetings of the year. During Tuesday’s meeting the board hosted its annual recognition of student artists who earned Blue Ribbons at the South Dakota [Read More…]

The Mitchell School Board has once again been recognized for being on top of its game by the Associated School Boards of South Dakota. Superintendent Joe Childs offered congratulations. “This is the highest recognition you [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has released the names of those involved in a fatal crash in Sioux Falls last Thursday. 66 year old Neal Charles Harper of Absarokee, Montana driving a Ford-F350 [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight-Josh Haiar SIOUX FALLS — A 340-member club of business and professional leaders in South Dakota’s largest city hopes its public Q&A events will counteract what club members call a growing breakdown in [Read More…]

Bart Pfankuch-South Dakota News Watch CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. – This picturesque city on the shore of the Missouri River is so eager to encourage development of new housing that it bought a tract of land and [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has released the names of five people who died in a single-vehicle crash last week near Scenic, South Dakota. Preliminary crash information indicates just before midnight Wednesday, October [Read More…]

Secretary of Corrections Kellie Wasko recently announced the number of parole absconders has dropped below 100 across the state of South Dakota. “The number of in-state parole absconders has decreased from a total of 486 [Read More…]

Authorities have released the names of those involved in crash where a pick up truck was struck by a train last Saturday in Sanborn County seven miles southwest of Woonsocket. The South Dakota Department of [Read More…]