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One person died Monday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash 4 miles north of Lennox. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says preliminary crash information indicates a 2013 GMC Yukon was driving westbound on 274th [Read More…]

The City of Mitchell received a total of $995,000 for seven lake front lots during Monday’s auction. The City Council approved the bids and now the proceeds go toward improving Lake Mitchell. Boyd Reimnitz bid [Read More…]

Central Electric Cooperative has awarded a $2,200 Operation Round-Up grant to Dakota Counseling Institute. The money will help fund building renovations at its Westview Apartments in Mitchell. Operation Round-Up is a voluntary program in which [Read More…]

The number of children who need foster care in South Dakota continues to increase.  To help meet the needs for foster care, Abbott House is planning to open two therapeutic foster homes in the Sioux [Read More…]

Three South Dakota communities — Custer, Freeman and Mitchell — were each presented with a 2023 Healthy HometownSM Powered by Wellmark Community Award during the Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Annual Partners Meeting held [Read More…]

The Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce, Development Corporation, and Mitchell Main Street & Beyond held their Annual Recognition Event on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at Valley View Villa to celebrate local businesses and individuals for [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Corrections has agreed to purchase two 160-acre parcels of land in rural Lincoln County. This land provides a sufficient site plan for a new men’s prison to replace much of [Read More…]

At 8:23 AM, the Mitchell Public Safety received an urgent call from the Suicide Hotline based in Kansas City. The hotline reported a concerning message they had received, indicating a potential threat to an individual’s [Read More…]

RAPID CITY, S.D. -From KNBN-TV-News Center One The six former members of the Mitchell Legion Baseball team who are facing charges of Second Degree Rape and Aiding and Abetting Rape were arraigned Tuesday morning at [Read More…]

George Hawkins, a social studies teacher at Jefferson High School in Sioux Falls, has been named the 2024 South Dakota Teacher of the Year.  Secretary of Education Joseph Graves made the announcement at a banquet [Read More…]

On September 28th, 2023, at approximately 0211 hours, Mitchell Police Patrol Officers conducted a traffic stop for a traffic violation.  The vehicle stopped in the 300 Block of N Minnesota St in Mitchell. As the [Read More…]

The Mitchell School Board spent more than two-hours Wednesday evening in a goal-setting work session with an education consultant. Superintendent Joe Childs found the session useful. “We ranked those and three rose to the top [Read More…]

Davison County Commissioners have approved the 2024 budget. The total spending plan is $11.9-million dollars. Of that total County Road and Bridge accounts for $4.46-million dollars followed by Public Safety with $4.19-million dollars. Chairman Randy [Read More…]

Jeff Bathke of Mitchell has announced he’s running for State Representative in the 2024 District 20 House race. Bathke started his career in the South Dakota Department of Corrections, spending over 17 years as a [Read More…]

For the first time in several years, the South Dakota Center for Farm and Ranch Management is actively seeking new students, thanks to an expansion of the program by Mitchell Technical College. “This year, in [Read More…]

When this project first started, a group of citizens who were interested in bringing the shooting range to Mitchell approached the City of Mitchell about being a partner to help see the project become a [Read More…]