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“I am scared about letting my kids go in the yard where my kids are riding horses and playing with our animals,” Thompson said of her concerns of bullets potentially escaping the gun range.

“People must not think we have a parking shortage. I think they should drive by in the middle of the day,” Mitchell City Councilman Dan Sabers said of the streetscape features.

“We’ve had a couple people call and send letters about their concerns with (Reimnitz’s) lake house being used for Airbnb. But it’s a growing trend, so we felt it’s time to have a more in-depth discussion on it,” City Planner Mark Jenniges said.

Council declines option to buy back former Caseys lot, hoping for donation "We did that once, and it didn’t work out,” Sabers said, casting the lone vote deny the sale and go the route of the city buying the lot back from Doerr for $20,000 to redevelop it the “right way.” Written By: Sam Fosness | × The former Caseys General Store location on the northwest corner of Seventh Avenue and Main Street in Mitchell is pictured on July 1, 2021. (Marcus Traxler / Rep...

Mitchell City Council to consider black eye sale of former Caseys lot as owner to profit $19K from original purchase “I’m not supporting buying this back for $20,000. This should be a black eye on the MADC, not the city,” Council member Dan Allen said. Written By: Sam Fosness | × The former Caseys General Store location on the northwest corner of Seventh Avenue and Main Street in Mitchell is pictured on July 1, 2021. (Marcus Traxler / Republic) A vacant Mitch...

Council to consider fate of Mitchells mask mandate The citywide mask mandate could be extended or repealed by the Mitchell City Council on Tuesday at City Hall. Written By: Sam Fosness | × A discarded mask rests on the stage at the Mitchell City Council meeting at the Corn Palace. (Matt Gade / Republic) The Mitchell City Council will consider rescinding or extending the citywide mask mandate on Tuesday, which could determine the fate of the ordinance thats been in p...