The Mobridge-Pollock School Board at a special meeting Tuesday, Aug. 22, accepted the resignation of Jeremy Storly effective immediately. After an executive session that lasted 20 minutes, a motion was made and seconded to accept the resignation and all members present at the meeting (Gilbert Mickelson was absent), voting in favor of accepting the resignation. Storly taught high school English. […]
Officer arrests thief inside of business
An officer with the Mobridge Police Department was waiting for a burglar inside of an East Grand Crossing business, Thursday, Aug. 17, when the person returned to steal money again. According to the MPD report, officers had received a call from the business owner Wednesday, Aug. 16, reporting someone had entered the business on a regular basis with cash being […]
Appeal needs to be filed soon
Walworth County Commissioners voted on Tuesday, Aug. 8, to file an appeal with the South Dakota Supreme Court regarding the decision by Judge Scott Myren of the Fifth Circuit Court concerning the special election on the wind turbine setback. Walworth County State’s Attorney Jamie Hare said that appeal must be filed within 30 days of Judge Myron’s decision. He said […]
Highway 12 project should be completed by end of the week
A chip and fog seal project on U.S. Highway 12 east of Mobridge started Monday, Aug. 21, according to the South Dakota Department of Transportation. The chip seal will take place from the east edge of town for 15.9 miles and will take approximately five days to complete with an additional day for the fog seal. The SDDOT reports traffic […]
New look Lady Tigers open season in Chamberlain
When Mobridge-Pollock hits the court on Saturday in Chamberlain the Lady Tiger volleyball team will not have many faces familiar to the team that took eighth in state last year. While the Lady Tigers do have eight seniors and eight returning letter winners, only senior setter Alex Steiger returns as a starter. Last year’s 21-8 squad had seven seniors, six […]
Cross country teams hosts annual invitational at Oahe Hills on Saturday
The Mobridge-Pollock cross country team opens the new season at home, hosting the Mobridge-Pollock Invitational at Oahe Hills Golf Course on Saturday morning. Starting at 9:30 a.m., the invitational will feature 5,000-meter races for varsity boys and girls, a 3,000-meter race for junior varsity boys and girls, a 1,600-meter race for junior high boys and girls and a fun run. […]