Category Archives: Local News

LOCAL ELECTION PETITIONS AVAILABLE
The work of last years legislature will make its presence known this June with the primary. This time around the local elections for city and county commission and school board will take place as well...
Mike Rudd Feb 24, 2026
HOUSE BILL ADVANCES WHIICH WOULD AFFECT SNAP BENEFIT PURCHASES
The Senate Appropriations advanced bill designed to prohibit the purchase of soft drinks using SNAP benefits. Senator Paul Miskimins from Mitchell said it was highly contested. HB 1056 now moves to th...
Mike Rudd Feb 23, 2026

HOUSE BILL ON GENDER DEFINITION ADVANCES
Last week, the legislature's House State Affairs committee advanced House Bill 1184 - defining the terms 'man' and 'woman,' and prohibiting government funding for anything contrary to those definition...
Mike Rudd Feb 23, 2026

HEINZ REACHES 1000 CAREER POINTS
Huron High School senior Hylton Heinz reached one thousand career points Friday night in the Tiger Girls win over Watertown. Hylton joins her sisters Havyn and Hamptyn in the one thousand club. Hylton...
Mike Rudd Feb 23, 2026

HHS FINE ARTS HALL OF FAME BEGINS SELECTION PROCESS
The Huron School District Foundation honored the first inductee into the HHS Fine Arts Hall of Fame in 2024. Marianne Hoier, chief executive with the foundation said it is time for the next round of n...
Mike Rudd Feb 20, 2026
DISRUPTIVE STUDENT BILL HEARD IN COMMITTEE
A bill was heard in the House Education Committee in Pierre on Wednesday that would address disruptive students in the classroom. HB1017 would permit the board of a school district to require certain ...
Mike Rudd Feb 19, 2026

MITCHELL BANK WEST LOCATIONS HIT BY "JACKPOTTING THEFT"
An incident at two BankWest locations in Mitchell resulted in approximately $80,000 cash taken between the two locations. The theft from the two locations involved "jackpotting" which according to goo...
Mike Rudd Feb 19, 2026

BEADLE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY FUNDRAISER FEBRUARY 22ND AT CAMPUS CENTER
A fun event to support the Beadle County Humane Society will be held this Sunday. Director of the Humane society Kim Krueger said they are excited about the event. 2-4 Sunday February 22nd at the Camp...
Mike Rudd Feb 18, 2026

HB 1308 MEASURE TO REDUCE PROPERTY TAX AND INCREASE SALES TAX MOVES TO FULL HOUSE
The state House Taxation committee today (Tuesday, Feb. 17) advanced a measure that would increase sales taxes in order to both reduce property taxes and give more money to schools, healthcare provide...
Mike Rudd Feb 18, 2026

JOHNSON SPEAKS AT EDUCATION ROUNDTABLE
A partial US government shutdown is in place this time around a dispute of funding for Department of Homeland Security between political sides is at issue. In a swing through Huron on Monday represent...
Mike Rudd Feb 17, 2026





