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A record 54 Entries & 63 Total Vehicles rang in the 2023 Christmas holiday season during Tuesday’s Mitchell Parade of Lights. The theme was “Songs of Christmas.” In the Small Business category: Best Use of [Read More…]

Five students enrolled in South Dakota’s Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG-SD) program have been selected to represent their peers at the JAG National Student Leadership Academy in Washington, D.C., Nov. 30–Dec. 2. “These students have [Read More…]

Abbott House is looking for individuals, businesses and corporations who want to create great Christmas memories for the 200 young people in its care this year.  Due to a generous donor, all gifts given from [Read More…]

Mitchell Area Council of the Arts, Mitchell Main Street & Beyond, and the Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce, along with local business owners, have joined forces yet again to host another Mitchell Main Street Window [Read More…]

The South Dakota Health Department is reporting the first influenza death of the 2023-2024 season, a Minnehaha County resident in the 80-89 age group. “Influenza can be a very serious illness,” said Dr. Joshua Clayton, [Read More…]

Mitchell is one of four South Dakota school districts awarded Addressing Chronic Absenteeism Grants. These grants were awarded on a competitive basis to high-needs school districts. Mitchell, Spearfish, Leola, and Watertown school districts each received [Read More…]

Lake Francis Case Development Corp recently received a $54,000 Revolving Loan Fund Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development. Mike Lauritsen, the former Executive Director of Lake Francis Case Development Corp, expressed [Read More…]

This week, the Aspen Institute named Mitchell Technical College as one of the 150 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement [Read More…]

Two South Dakota schools have been recognized as National ESEA Distinguished Schools. Kadoka Elementary School and Longfellow Elementary School in Mitchell were identified for their exceptional student performance and academic growth. The National Association of [Read More…]

The “Taylor Swift Effect” has taken the world by storm and has even made its way into the college classroom. This spring semester, students at the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law will [Read More…]

The Salvation Army of Mitchell was recently awarded a $1,000 Operation Round-Up® grant from Central Electric Cooperative for the Compassion Kitchen nutrition program. Compassion Kitchen serves a noon meal each weekday in The Salvation Army [Read More…]

A report of an individual in crisis at a local motel is over. According to the Mitchell Police Department, officers responded to 1313 South Ohlman on Monday. Law Enforcement attempted to contact the individual who [Read More…]

One person died Wednesday morning in a two vehicle crash seven miles southwest of South Shore , S.D. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members. The South [Read More…]