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Police seeking burglary suspect

On 10-1-17 at between the hours of 3:30 A.M. and 4:00 A.M.., an unknown male forcibly entered two business located in the 800 Block of East Spruce and the 2200 Block of South Mentzer Mitchell SD. During the burglaries, the subject stole a large amount of change. The images above are surveillance video of the …

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The Corn Palace and DWU to collaborate om mural design

The World’s Only Corn Palace is proud to announce it will collaborate with Dakota Wesleyan University and its digital media and design department to create the 2019 murals for the World’s Only Corn Palace.  “We are excited to partner with DWU in regards to the murals, as I believe this will bring a great deal …

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Dakota Wesleyan crowns 2017 homecoming royalty

Dakota Wesleyan University crowned its homecoming royalty Tuesday night during coronation. Austin Buysse and Chesney Nagel were named the DWU homecoming king and queen for 2017. Nagel, of Springfield, is an athletic training major. She is also a member of the varsity DWU Tiger’s women’s basketball team, the president of the DWU Athletic Training Club, …

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South Dakota seeking living World War Two veterans for special honor

The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs (SDDVA) with the assistance of the South Dakota County Veterans Service Officers Association (SDCVSOA) wants to honor and recognize all living World War II (WWII) veterans.  Larry Zimmerman, Secretary of South Dakota’s Department of Veterans Affairs, states “One of the most valuable lessons we can learn from the …

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Mitchell man announces city council candidacy

A Mitchell man is taking another run on a city council seat. 23 year old Clay Loneman announced via e-mail Sunday that he’ll once again seek a council seat from Ward One. He lost his first bid to Councilor Steve Rice back in June. Loneman says since Ward One Councilor Mel Olson is running for …

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Local organization proposes Business Improvement District

Mitchell Main Street & Beyond, an organization that works to promote and preserve Mitchell’s downtown will lead the charge in creating a Business Improvement District (BID) by increasing taxes for property owners within the historic district.  By creating a means to generate funds, Main Street will be able to enhance the historic commercial core and …

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Corn Palace numbers up

It looks like a good year for visitation at the World’s Only Corn Palace. Director Scott Schmidt told the Corn Palace Entertainment Board Tuesday 267,361 people visited the Corn Palace between May first and September 11th which is up from last year despite the Burr Street construction project. In other business Schmidt said it looked …

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Dakota Wesleyan University one of the best

Dakota Wesleyan University is once again ranked among America’s best regional colleges for the Midwest, according to the recently released U.S. News & World Report 2018 Best Colleges rankings; and this year, the university was also named one of the Best Value Schools for Midwestern regional colleges. This is the fifth year that Dakota Wesleyan is …

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Attorney General offers advice regarding Equifax data breach

Attorney General Marty Jackley is alerting  South Dakota citizens that a data breach of Equifax, one of the three (3) Credit Bureaus, has occurred which allowed thieves to access more than 143 million American consumers personal identifying information with 200,000 of them being South Dakota residents.   The facts according to Equifax are as follows: “The …

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Authorities seek missing teenage girl

Authorities are asking for your help in locating a missing teenage girl. Missing: 08-29-2017 Age:16 yrs. Race: white Sex: female Height: 5’4” Weight: 140 lbs. Hair: dark brown / dyed purple Eyes: blue Wearing: red long sleeved sweater with cowl neck and black lace up boots Description: fair complexion/freckles, pierced ears, scars on arm Last …

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