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Larry Moir, 78, of Dimock, SD, died Sunday, April 30, 2023, at Avera St. Benedict Hospital in Parkston. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, May 6, at Bittner Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery in Mitchell. Visitation will be Friday from 5-7:00 PM at Bittner Funeral Chapel.

REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA December 19, 2022 6:00 P.M. PRESENT: Dan Allen, Marty Barington, John Doescher, Kevin McCardle, Steve Rice, Dan Sabers, Jeffrey Smith, Susan Tjarks ABSENT: PRESIDING: Mayor Bob Everson AGENDA: Moved by Allen, seconded by Rice, to approve the following items on the consent agenda: a. City Council Minutes 1. City Council December 5, 2022. b. Committee Reports 1. Planning Commission November 28, 2022 and 2. Commu...

Public schools, St. John Paul II set to resume classes Jan. 4; Mitchell Christian set for return on Jan. 5

“A lot of people got a lot of assistance in every part of their life during COVID-19, and now that is starting to dry up,” said Peter Smith, noting home evictions, emergency shelter are on the rise.

“We would be able to work longer into the 8 p.m. time frame versus right now we close at 6 p.m. We’re hoping to reopen on Sundays as well,” Jessica Pickett said of the increased hours of operation that could be provided if two part-time drivers come on board.

REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA June 21, 2022 6:00 P.M. PRESENT: Dan Allen, John Doescher, Kevin McCardle, Steve Rice, Dan Sabers, Jeffrey Smith ABSENT: Marty Barington, Susan Tjarks PRESIDING: Mayor Bob Everson AGENDA: Moved by McCardle, seconded by Sabers, to approve the following items on the consent agenda: a. City Council Minutes 1. City Council June 6, 2022. b. Committee Reports 1. Planning Commission May 23, 2022. c. Department Report...

Public Notice The City of Mitchell intends to apply for funds under Section 5311 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act for the continued operation of a public transportation project in Davison County of South Dakota. This notice offers the opportunity for a public hearing, submittal of service proposals or comments regarding the project. Interested public or private transit or paratransit providers are invited to comment on this proposal or submit proposals to provide the service. Request...

While a pair of grants will help the city replace a handful of buses, supply chain issues are delaying their arrival.

“The maintenance we’ve had to do on them lately has been terrible. We have oil leaks and other issues reoccurring, and they are very expensive to maintain and repair” said Jessica Pickett, who oversees the city's Palace Transit public transportation system.

Planning Commission recently denied recommending two of the three of variances due to zoning code violations