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During Wednesday's special meeting, the council unanimously approved and adopted the second reading of a pair of ordinances that spell out the city’s regulations for medical marijuana establishments to operate in Mitchell.

Mitchell City Council backs roll out of medical marijuana ordinances “If we don’t put anything in place, then it is essentially the Wild West,” said City Attorney Justin Johnson. Written By: Sam Fosness | × Doug Backlund, a Mitchell real estate developer, speaks to the Mitchell City Council on Tuesday at City Hall during the special meeting for the first hearing of the citys medical marijuana ordinances. The council unanimously approved the zoning and licen...

According to the new city ordinance that outlines the zoning regulations for medical marijuana establishments, licensed entities that sell and produce medical marijuana would be permitted to operate in highway business (HB) oriented districts, transportation, warehousing and commercial (TWC) districts and central business (CB) districts.

Great interest as firms submit plans to expand South Dakotas Corn Palace The main goal with the expansion is to add more seating capacity, along with renovating portions of the interior, which would open up more opportunities for the Corn Palace to host larger events like state tournaments. Written By: Sam Fosness | × City leaders are seeking to expand the interior of the Corn Palace and replace the soft seats. Officials also hope to add suites up at the top and exp...

Mitchell candidates sound off at forum Lake Mitchell restoration efforts, the handling of the pandemic and Main Street dominated the topics of discussion during the Mitchell city election candidate forum that was held Tuesday at the Corn Palace.  Written By: Sam Fosness | × Mitchell mayoral candidate Jason Bates, right, gives his opening statement while fellow mayor candidate Giovanni Lanier, left, takes notes and current Mayor Bob Everson looks on during a forum h...

Downtown Mitchell gears up for kickoff of First Fridays on Main From archery games to a camper show and joist pit, Endres said the lineup of events that’s on deck for the opening First Fridays on Main event will have “a little bit of something for everybody.” Written By: Sam Fosness | × People walk in the 500 block of North Main Street in Mitchell during a car show on display during a First Fridays event in 2019 in Mitchell. (Matt Gade / Republic) After a dau...

Croce resigns as city of Mitchell Public Works Director Mitchell Mayor Bob Everson said Croce resigned from the position last week. Croce spent three years as the city of Mitchells Public Works Director, but Everson said he’s heading back to Florida, which is where he resided prior to taking the role. Written By: Sam Fosness | × Public Works Director Kyle Croce, left, and Millennium Recycling President Shannon Dwire, right, speaks to the crowd during a public info...

Frustrated Mitchell residents push back on fines for compost violation In total, 32 Mitchell residents were fined for dumping compost at the drop off site prior to the April 5 opening day. Written By: Sam Fosness | × Several Mitchell residents voiced their frustrations with the city on Monday night after being fined for dumping compost prior to the opening date at the City of Mitchells Compost Drop off Site at 1400 West 8th Avenue, west of the HWY 37 Bypass. (Matt G...