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South Dakota’s nationally recognized colleges, Mitchell Technical College of Mitchell and Lake Area Technical College of Watertown were deeply honored to receive the news that they are the recipients of significant impact gifts from philanthropist [Read More…]

The Mitchell School Board is holding its December 14th meeting virtually. Here are directions for accessing the meeting electronically. The board meeting will be held in virtual format. Members of the public and all interested [Read More…]

COVID Report by Building: Data as of 12.2.2020. Longfellow: Active Cases:      1 Total Confirmed Cases: 7 Recovered Count Case: 6 Gertie Belle Rogers: Active Cases:      2 Total Confirmed Cases: 7 Recovered Count Case: 5 L.B. [Read More…]

COVID Report by Building: Data as of 11.18.2020.   Three different categories of affected students/employees are included here: Active Case Count (Those with active cases of COVID-19.) Total Confirmed Case Count (Both active and recovered [Read More…]

Mayor Everson has issued Executive Order 2020-04 (link to the executive order is listed below) in response  to COVID-19 that enacts additional restrictions within the City of Mitchell due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and its [Read More…]

The Mitchell Chamber, Development Corporation, and Main Street Annual Recognition Event was held virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. This annual event honors and celebrates local businesses and individuals for their commitment to [Read More…]

Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mitchell United Way managed to exceed its $350,000 campaign goal. Executive Director Dave Stevens says the final tally is $386,024. “We did lower our goal from last [Read More…]

COVID Report by Building: Data as of 11.13.2020. Three different categories of affected students/employees are included here: Active Case Count (Those with active cases of COVID-19.) Total Confirmed Case Count (Both active and recovered cases.) [Read More…]

Beginning January 2021, students who decide to transfer to Dakota Wesleyan University will receive an additional $2,000 in scholarship funds. In addition to the $2,000 transfer scholarship, students will also have opportunities to receive academic, [Read More…]

This January, Dakota Wesleyan University will resume face-to-face classes for on-campus students with one major revision. The first day of classes for the new semester will be Monday, Jan. 18 and not Jan. 11 as [Read More…]

COVID Report by Building: Data as of 11.4.2020. Unfortunately, we will not receive updated COVID data today. Thus, I am reporting the data we received for Wednesday, 11.4.2020, two days ago. Three different categories of [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs is hosting a State Bridge Dedication Ceremony to honor Combat Veterans SSG Jason W. Montefering and SGT Jeremiah J. Boehmer. The ceremony will be held Wednesday, November 11, [Read More…]

COVID-19 Report by Building: Data as of 11.2.2020. On Friday, October 30, we received no updated data.  Thus, I am reporting the data we received late yesterday as an update for what we could not [Read More…]

COVID-19 Report by Building: Data as of 10.28.2020. (As today’s data has not yet been provided, I am reporting the most recent data available, which is from Wednesday, two days ago.  Once today’s data is [Read More…]

A group of organizations in South Dakota have joined to recommend and promote masking as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge throughout the state and wider region. Behind a simple message of “Mask Up South Dakota” [Read More…]

COVID-19 Report by Building: Data as of 10.23.2020. Three different categories of affected students/employees are included here: Active Case Count (Those with active cases of COVID-19.) Total Confirmed Case Count (Both active and recovered cases.) [Read More…]

South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg and Department of Revenue Secretary Jim Terwilliger are warning consumers to be aware of a fictitious RV transport company by the name of DakotaFalkTrucking.com. The company claims to be [Read More…]

The South Dakota Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (SD BRIN), led by the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, has been awarded a $16.92 million five-year continuation grant from the National Institutes of Health [Read More…]

The South Dakota Municipal League released a letter Friday from the Mayors of the state’s largest cities: As Mayors of South Dakota’s largest cities and representing nearly half of our state’s population, we have come [Read More…]

COVID-19 Report by Building: Data as of 10.14.2020. (Today’s—10.16.2020—data is not yet available so we are reporting what we had as of Wednesday, two days ago. We will update these numbers when 10.16.20 data is [Read More…]