Mitchell’s largest park is getting a makeover in 2026, pending final city council approval. More than $100,000 is earmarked for upgrades at Hitchcock Park, including new lighting around the Aquatic Center pool, concrete for basketball courts, event power outlets, and new sunshade structures.
The South Dakota State Fair Foundation has launched the first-ever SoDak National Junior Rodeo at the Dakota Events Complex in Huron.
A new senior living community is coming to Mitchell, South Dakota. Peaceful Pines Senior Living, in partnership with JTZ Properties, will host a public groundbreaking for its newest facility overlooking Lake Mitchell on Wednesday, October 15, from noon to 1 p.m. at 350 North Harmon Drive.
South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson has introduced new legislation aimed at ending government shutdowns.
The Chamberlain School District has placed a teacher on administrative leave following reports of a culturally inappropriate gesture toward visiting students.
A South Dakota circuit court has ordered the trial of Joseph Hoek to be moved from Moody County to Pennington County.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is praising President Donald Trump’s nomination of Dan Satterlee, director of the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), to serve as the state’s next U.S. Marshal.
The city of Mitchell has officially sold the last mobile home at its city-owned trailer park. At Wednesday’s auction, only one bid was made — local resident Dan Ries purchased the three-bedroom mobile home for $100 and plans to relocate it to the Phoenix Community Mobile Home Park.
A Mitchell man has pleaded guilty to a reduced felony in connection with a violent domestic assault earlier this year. Court records show 30-year-old Tanner Pickner admitted to violating a restraining order, a Class Six felony reduced from an aggravated assault by strangulation charge.
A plan to revamp Mitchell’s city-owned Lakeview Golf Course faces delays after the city council debated including a new five-hole short course in the 2026 budget.