2022-12-21

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Festive holiday decor

Kids peek out the window of this festively decorated Mobridge home in the days leading up to Christmas. The cheery snowman paired with the colorful lights set a happy mood for the season.

Extra hours and effort put in by Mobridge’s street and water departments kept the city’s roads clear for downtown shoppers on Saturday, Dec. 17.

Mobridge digs out from Stormageddon 2022

Though a polar vortex is bringing a stinging cold spell in the coming days, Storm Diaz will not easily be forgotten in these parts. Local schools and organizations were closed for several days, meetings and concerts were cancelled or postponed and the zero visibility and icy road conditions caused white-knuckle conditions for many who needed to travel despite official warnings […]

Commission agrees to write letter of support for Mobridge regional jail idea

Walworth County Commissioners were asked to support a Mobridge regional jail by representatives of Mobridge Mayor Gene Cox, who couldn’t attend due to illness, at the Walworth County Commission meeting on Monday, Dec. 19.  Kyle Jensen and Rick Cain, who attended in lieu of the Mayor, said there is a renewed focus on building a regional facility in Mobridge in […]

Readers share favorite family Christmas recipes

Thank you to the area residents who sent in their favorite Christmas recipes for our Christmas recipe contest. Our winner is Fr Michael Griffin who sent in the following story to accompany his steamed date pudding recipe.  Steamed date pudding By Fr Michael Griffin, Mobridge Every year my mom would make the traditional Christmas cookies and candies, but what really […]

In gratitude of lessons learned the hard way

As Christmas and the New Year approach, I’m taking a little time to reflect on all that I have to be grateful for. There are the big ones, of course — reasonably good health, friends and family that not only help me feel like I’m not alone in the world but sometimes even make me feel positively cocooned in love […]

December 21, 2022 Mobridge Tribune