Aug 21
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 …
Aug 19
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 …
Aug 14
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 …
Aug 08
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 …
Aug 07
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 …
Aug 02
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 …
Jul 31
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. …
Jul 31
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 …
Jul 28
Two people died and another was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning west of Wessington Springs. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says names of the three are not being released pending notification of family members. They were the only people involved. A 2006 Ford F-350 pickup was eastbound on South Dakota …
Jul 27
Mitchell Police have arrested a 24 year old man in connection with a stabbing outside a local business. On 07-27-2017 at approx. 0232 hrs. The Mitchell Department of Public Safety Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting that a male subject was on the ground and was bleeding outside of Thirsty’s Bar located at 1801 …
