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Now's the time to speak up about Mitchell's recycling services. On Friday, Mayor Jerry Toomey enacted a veto on the City Council's decision to go with Dependable Recycling for Mitchell's recycling services. Toomey cited dozens of concerned residents contacting him via phone and email...

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Two Sioux Falls city councilors want more time to review the decisions of the city's most powerful citizen-advisory boards, particularly involving the city parks.

The Mitchell Parks and Recreation Department will no longer be without a director. Mayor Jerry Toomey will be recommending Nathan Powell, of Glendive, Montana, today for the director's position during the Mitchell City Council's regular meeting. It will be held at 6:30 p.m. in Council...

The Mitchell City Council on Monday night sent a resounding message when it denied an ordinance to ban trailers, boats and an allotment of recreational vehicles from parking on our city's streets. The actions of the council members proved it's their constituents, not a personal agenda,...

The Corn Palace might get a new look, but not without a hefty price tag. At Monday's regular City Council meeting, City Administrator Stephanie Ellwein revealed details from a report on the lights surrounding the Corn Palace murals and domes from Baltimore-based Image Engineering,...

Dust off the rule book, because Mitchell could add several new regulations to city code. A handful of updates to city code will reach the Mitchell City Council at Monday night's regular meeting, including two meant to assist in the cleanup effort at Lake Mitchell, two regarding pedestrian...

The entryway to Mitchell's Main Street is about to get a facelift. The Mitchell City Council unanimously approved a new $35,000 veterans park, which Mayor Jerry Toomey said would boost the appearance of the commonly utilized route to the Corn Palace, the city's signature tourist attraction....

A proposal to bar unhitched trailers, boats and campers from parking streetside in Mitchell will likely be tabled until May 2. The plan to overhaul the city’s parking ordinances was met with complaints from homeowners who felt the plan to ban streetside parking of larger vehicles...