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Three arrested on felony drug charges

Three men are facing felony drug charges following their arrest on Tuesday  Officers with The Mitchell Police Division executed a search warrant at a residence located at 601 E. 5th Avenue in Mitchell.  Over 3 grams of methamphetamine, less than 2 ounces of marijuana and several items of drug paraphernalia were seized as a result …

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Mitchell man now facing murder charges

A Mitchell man is now facing murder charges in the death of a 30 year old man last Tuesday morning. A Davison County Grand Jury indicted 49 year old Anthony Lewis for first and second degree murder. Lewis was originally charged with first degree manslaughter when he was arrested for stabbing 30 year old Quinn …

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Eclipse Day is here!

Good morning! The long-awaited day of the total solar eclipse in Nebraska has arrived and the excitement is building leading up to totality at about 1 pm central time. Arnold, Nebraska is close to dead center of the 70 mile-wide path of totality. Since Friday visitors from across the nation and overseas have steadily filtered …

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Nebraska Eclipse Experience

Monday’s solar eclipse is a popular topic around gathering places in Arnold, Nebraska, a town of about 600 people located in the Sandhills about 40 miles northeast of North Platte. Customers at the Arnold Exchange chat and speculate what lies as ahead as 1PM Monday, the time of totality arrives. Arnold lies almost dead center …

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Mitchell man faces several charges

A Mitchell man is facing several charges after Police arrested him shortly after eleven Sunday morning in the 400 block of North Rowley. Officer Paul Wilson responded to a report of a man wearing a gray tank-top and blue shorts apparently entering vehicles in the 300 block of North Rowley. He spotted a man matching …

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Missouri truckers sentenced on drug charges

Two truckers from Missouri avoided prison Tuesday after reaching a deal with prosecutors regarding felony drug charges. Authorities arrested 62 year old Gary Jones and 63 year old Raymond Laurie for possession and ingestion of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia on June 10th while they were in Davison County. Trooper John Lord stopped Jones …

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Donna Bucher appointed 1st Circuit Magistrate Judge

Presiding Judge Steven Jensen is pleased to announce that Attorney Donna Bucher from Mitchell has been appointed as a Magistrate Judge of the 1st Judicial Circuit, filling the seat open due to the appointment of Judge Gordon Swanson as Circuit Judge for the 4th Judicial Circuit. Donna Bucher grew up in Milbank, SD and went to …

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Morris Equipment closing

Morris, Inc. President and CEO John Morris has announced that the company will be closing down its Morris Equipment Division.  Morris Equipment consists of implement dealerships and equipment rental businesses in Pierre, Mitchell, Mobridge and Valentine, NE.  The closure of the locations comes as the company faces challenges to remain profitable due to a sluggish …

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State B Amateur Baseball Tournament Bracket

2017 South Dakota Amateur Baseball State Tournament- Class B *Winner/Colome Pairings August 2-13*Designates Home team &   3rd Base Dugout   1. Wed 8-2 5:30pm         Dell Rapids PBR             17. Sun 8-6 5:30pm         Vermillion Grey Sox           2. …

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State A Amateur Baseball Tournament

Below are the schedules for the 85th annual South Dakota State Amateur State Baseball Tournament, which runs from August 2-13.  First round games for Class A are played in Pierre. The final six games are in Mitchell. CLASS A Friday G1: Renner vs. Castlewood Ravens, 5:30 p.m. G2: Pierre vs. Vermillion Red Sox, 8 p.m. Saturday …

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