Photos of the Month: July

14-year-old Marisa Osterloo works on her backhand during a tennis lesson with Kendra Cersosimo, left, on Thursday morning at the tennis courts at Hitchcock Park. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Friends, family and supports came out as the 155th Engineer Company was welcomed home on Saturday, June 2 during a welcome home ceremony held at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City. The 155th spent the past 11 months on a mission in Kuwait. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Hudson Borgan, right, of the Mitchell Shockers celebrates after forcing out Jase Unzen of Sioux Falls Green at the second base in the under-9 division of the state tournament Saturday at Cadwell Sports Complex in Mitchell. (Ryan Deal/Republic)

At top, Josh Harvey, assistant supervisor of Mitchell’s Traffic Division, and Dick Figland, supervisor of the Traffic Division, install a sign for a new internet purchase exchange location. (Jake Shama/Republic)

Emergency personnel respond to a fatal vehicle crash near Ethan, S.D., on Sunday. (Sarah Barclay/Republic)

A small plane was forced to make an emergency landing in an empty field just north of Huron on Tuesday. (Evan Hendershot/Republic)

Joel Wieczorek drives his combine after harvesting wheat on Tuesday afternoon on a field northwest of Stickney. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Mitchell volleyball players Brooke Flemmer, left, and Haley Burdick, right, jump to block a shot during the Mitchell High School Volleyball Camp Tuesday at the Mitchell High School gymnasium. More than 60 players in grades 7 to 12 were on hand for the two-day camp. The volleyball camp action continues today with the Kernel Klassic Team Camp of Champs today and Thursday with 58 teams registered to play in gyms across the city. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)

Shelly Randall, left, has a laugh after smelling the flowers that were brought by Renee’ Polreis of Nepstad’s Flowers & Gifts as part of Teleflora’s 16th Annual Make Someone Smile Week on Wednesday afternoon at LifeQuest in Mitchell. Polreis delivered 144 flowers on Wednesday. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Six-year-old Joseph Eske darts underneath one of the water fountains at the Mitchell Aquatic Center on Thursday afternoon in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Alexandria first baseman Thomas Gulledge sizes up a ground ball during a District 5B opening round game against the Parkston Bullheads on Thursday. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)

Winner’s Abby Marts tips the volleyball over the net in a match against Miller during the Kernel Klassic Team Camp of Champs Thursday at the Corrigan Fieldhouse at Dakota Wesleyan University. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)

Mason Miller, left, was one of the youngest riders at the trail ride and cattle drive at 4 years old. Mike Miller, right, helps his son up on the horse as the gang of cattle drivers gets ready to head back out after a lunch break. Both are from Dallas, South Dakota. (Selena Yakabe/Republic)

About 50 head of longhorn cattle start their 8-mile trek to Burke for the seventh annual cattle drive before the Burke Stampede Rodeo. The cattle were provided by the Sutton family and Pat Schulty. These particular cattle are mostly used for cattle roping practice as well as the annual cattle drive. (Selena Yakabe/Republic)

Riders direct cattle down the back-country roads between Herrick and Burke during an 8-mile cattle drive. The cattle drive was preceded the day before by a trail ride and kicked off the 2016 Burke Rodeo Stampede. Riders broke for lunch and drove the cattle through the main street of Burke. (Selena Yakabe/Republic)

A truck started leaking diesel fuel along Foster Street near Firesteel Drive to East Havens Street around 10:30 a.m. Friday. The truck leaked about 50 gallons of diesel, but about 10-15 gallons were caught in pans. Officials put down Floor-Dry to absorb the diesel and said street sweepers would be out to further clean the spill. (Selena Yakabe/Republic)

Dimock-Emery’s Sam Pischke (3) slides in safely to score a run as Mount Vernon catcher Chase Hetland, center, looks for the ball during a District 5B amateur baseball game Friday in Parkston. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)

Dimock-Emery catcher Jeremy Zens catches a foul pop-up behind home plate during a District 5B amateur baseball game Friday in Parkston. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)

Winner/Colome’s Ty Bolton gets back to first base as Milbank’s Dalton Koch catches the ball during the State B American Legion tournament on Friday in Webster. (Ryan Deal/Republic)

Plankinton pitcher Preston Kristensen scores on a sacrifice fly hit by Chris Hill (not pictured) during Saturday’s District 3B amateur baseball game in White Lake. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)

Plankinton’s Garth Minnick (23) reaches out to tag South Central runner Paul Taggart (21) in a rundown between first and second base during a District 3B amateur baseball game Saturday in White Lake. Umpires ruled that the tag was not applied and Taggart was safe at second base. (Marcus Traxler)

South Central shortstop Sky Soesby leaps up to make a catch on a line drive during the Storm’s District 3B amateur baseball tournament game Saturday in White Lake. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)

Three-year-old Ledger Folkerts checks out a proper on an airplane as grandpa Ken Johnson, right, walks with Ledger while checking out the open house on Saturday morning at the Mitchell Municipal Airport as part of the AirVenture Cup activities. Pilots from across the country flew into to Mitchell to take part in the 19th annual AirVenture Cup cross-country air race on Sunday starting at the Mitchell airport going east and and finishing at the Wausau Downtown Airport in Wisconsin. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Christie Gunkel holds Casen (2) and Graeson (4) while checking out the cockpit of airplane on Saturday morning during an open house at the Mitchell Municipal Airport. Pilots from across the country flew into to Mitchell to take part in the 19th annual AirVenture Cup cross-country air race on Sunday starting at the Mitchell airport going east and and finishing at the Wausau Downtown Airport in Wisconsin. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Jeff Barnes, of Kenosha Wisc., cleans underneath his airplane prior to the open house at the Mitchell Municipal Airport. Barnes and other pilots from across the country flew into to Mitchell to take part in the 19th annual AirVenture Cup cross-country air race on Sunday starting at the Mitchell airport going east and and finishing at the Wausau Downtown Airport in Wisconsin. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Rene’ Dugas, from Texas, taxis down the airport to get in line to take off for the AirVenture Cup on Sunday morning at the Mitchell Municipal Airport. Pilots from across the country flew into to Mitchell to take part in the 19th annual AirVenture Cup cross-country air race starting at the Mitchell airport going east and and finishing at the Wausau Downtown Airport in Wisconsin. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Four-year-old Jaxson Antonsen points to one of the cars while walking down Main Street with his mom Liz while checking out the Play in Platte Car Show on Saturday afternoon in Platte. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Five-year-old Rostin Woodward of Winner, falls off the sheep while competing in the Mutton Bustin during the Winner Elks Benefit Rodeo on Saturday night at the Tripp County Fairgrounds in Winner. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Scenes from the 47th Annual Winner Elks Benefit Rodeo on Saturday, July 23 at the Tripp County Fair Grounds in Winner. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kenny Podzimek of Avon, plays with his boys Parker (6), center, Palmer (4), back, and Bode (2) prior to the welcome home ceremony for the 155th Engineer Company at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City. Members of the 155th spent the past 11 months on a mission in Kuwait. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Scenes from the 47th Annual Winner Elks Benefit Rodeo on Saturday, July 23 at the Tripp County Fair Grounds in Winner. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Dimock-Emery’s Doug Sudbeck catches the ball from going into the outfield as Reid Smith of Alexandria slides into second base during the District 5B amateur tournament in Parkston on Sunday. (Ryan Deal/Republic)

Tyson Gau, of the Alexandria Angels, celebrates with his teammates after hitting a home run against Dimock-Emery during the District 5B amateur tournament in Parkston on Sunday. (Ryan Deal/Republic)

Joe Pekas conducts the Mitchell Municipal Band on Memorial Day at the Servicemen’s Cemetery at Graceland Cemetery in Mitchell. Pekas has just completed his 50th year as director of the band. (Sarah Barclay/Republic)

Maddox Johnson (7), left, jumps onto the merry-go-round after spinning his brother Gabe (4), and sister Cora (9), all of Sioux Falls, while playing on Monday afternoon at Eastside Park in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

The Ethan Fire Department responds to a wheat field that caught fire on Monday afternoon on the southwest corner of the 264 street and 405th avenue intersection west of Ethan. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Cows attempt to graze in pastureland Tuesday afternoon north of Lyman. More than 200 acres of the land was burned in a Monday afternoon fire. (Caitlynn Peetz/Republic)

Marley Muntefering (7), Kait Minder and Jordan Muntefering work on the roof of the old Zesto building, 422 S. Sanborn Blvd., on Tuesday morning in Mitchell. Minder and Muntefering are in the process of turning the old Zesto location into their new restaurant called Hungry Dog. The Hungry Dog, which plans to sell primarily hot dogs and some sandwiches, hopes to open in mid-September or October. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Mount Vernon’s Jeff Sand, right, makes a throw to first base to try to complete a double play against the Parkston Bullheads during the District 5B tournament on Tuesday in Parkston. Nate Hinker (27) was out on the play for Parkston. (Ryan Deal/Republic)

Four Corners’ Brad Hand, center, catches the ball as his teammates Justin Lester, right, and Chad Babock, left, avoid him during the District 3B tournament championship on Thursday in White Lake. (Eric Mayer/Republic)

Mount Vernon’s Matt Larson prepares to throw the ball to first base during a game Thursday against the Parkston Mudcats at the District 5B tournament in Parkston. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)

Salem’s Cory Struck (11) is out at third base as Hartford/Humboldt’s Ryan Forsstrom makes the tag during the District 4B amateur baseball tournament on Thursday in Canova. (Ryan Deal/Republic)

(Left) Chad and (right) Nicole Fenske ate at Marco’s Pizza for the first time with their daughter Tenlee (center) on Friday and thought it was very good. Tenlee and Nicole ordered a pizza and Chad had a sandwich. Marco’s opened on Monday with an opening event on Sunday. The restaurant has dine in, carry out and delivery services. (Katherine clayton/Republic)

Nigel McBain, the new director of music and adult faith formation at Holy Family Catholic Church, talks about the history of the church on Thursday July 21 at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Mitchell. McBain, originally from Australia, came to Mitchell on July 1. (Sarah Barclay/Republic)

Alexandria’s Armondo Rodriguez, right, gets ready to catch the ball as Winner/Colome’s Lakin Neugebauer, left, dives back to first base during the District 5B championship game on Friday at The Pond in Parkston. (Eric Mayer/Republic)

Winner/Colome’s Tarrell Bauld throws a pitch during the District 5B championship game against Alexandria on Friday at The Pond in Parkston. (Eric Mayer/Republic)

McKenna Auch sprints down the track during the Mitchell Area Youth Track and Field Meet Thursday at Dakota Wesleyan University’s Corrigan Fieldhouse. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)

Specialist Eric Simonton kisses his three-year-old son Ethan prior to the welcome home ceremony for the 155th Engineer Company at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City. Members of the 155th spent the past 11 months on a mission in Kuwait. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Jacob Von Bergen, left, holds a pair of geese for someone to band out of the pen as Troy Davelaar grabs another goose to be banded last week at a lake Northeast of Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Amy Chamberlain-Webber, left, and Megan Stealey, right, discovered a bison pelvis during their time at the Prehistoric Indian Village. Both women are studying archaeology and forensics at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. (Katherine Clayton/Republic)

Leah Dewald, 5, (center) and her sister Emily Dewald, 8, (right) press the red button on the Splash Ball game after Leah tried countless times to hit the target with a baseball. The water balloon was released on Jeff Schnabel, 13. Splash Ball was one of the games set up at Arts in the Park in Tripp on Saturday, July 2, to fundraise for Kaylor 4H. (Katherine Clayton/Republic)

Maintenance crews work along the rail line that sits below S.D. Highway 38 in Mitchell on Tuesday. (Evan Hendershot/Republic)

Mitchell Post 18’s Jared Miller throws a pitch during a Legion baseball game against Yankton on Tuesday at Cadwell Park in Mitchell (Eric Mayer/Republic)

Mitchell’s Carter Max slides back into third base during a Legion baseball game against Yankton on Tuesday at Cadwell Park in Mitchell (Eric Mayer/Republic)

Ricky Wurtz takes the lid off one of the beehives. Wurtz has hives at eight different locations that produce the honey for his Orland Honey Farms products. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Mitchell Post 18 shortstop Drew Kitchens chases down Huron Post 7 pitcher Deion Waddle between second and third base Wednesday at Cadwell Park. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)

Mitchell Post 18’s Carson Max, center, high-fives teammates Drew Kitchens (1) and Jared Miller (2) after scoring a run Tuesday at Cadwell Park against Huron. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)

$Linda Earl, 63, and her grandson Drake Earl, 10, pose for a photo together inside Linda's home. Back on Aug. 26, 2015 Linda and Drake were struck by a car while crossing the intersection of East Third Avenue and North Lawler Street. Drake received severe liver and spleen damage, as well as minor facial fractures, a broken nose, a fractured shoulder blade, fractured wrist, fractured pelvis and tailbone. Linda eventually woke from a coma as a result of severe head trauma from the accident, as well as a broken tibia. While Linda is continuing her therapy to learn to walk again, Drake is working on regaining his stamina back since the accident. (Matt Gade/Republic)$

Linda Earl, 63, and her grandson Drake Earl, 10, pose for a photo together inside Linda’s home. Back on Aug. 26, 2015 Linda and Drake were struck by a car while crossing the intersection of East Third Avenue and North Lawler Street. Drake received severe liver and spleen damage, as well as minor facial fractures, a broken nose, a fractured shoulder blade, fractured wrist, fractured pelvis and tailbone. Linda eventually woke from a coma as a result of severe head trauma from the accident, as well as a broken tibia. While Linda is continuing her therapy to learn to walk again, Drake is working on regaining his stamina back since the accident. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Hannah Leeper, left, Ben Sorenson, center, and John Broecher each try to apply a band to a goose to band before being released back into the water last week at a lake Northeast of Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Mitchell’s Spencer Neugebauer sprints from second base to third base in an attempt to steal a base during a Legion game against Huron last week at Cadwell Park. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)

Rett Waltner, left, and Kori Cummings, right, both 3, of Freeman, hug their grandma Saturday afternoon in Freeman. Several events took place on Main Street, including a car show and re-enactment of a bank robbery in May of 1935. (Caitlynn Peetz/Republic)

Janice Graber, left, and Cheryl Walz, both of Freeman, watch a re-enactment of a bank robbery that occured on May 29, 1935 at First National Bank of Freeman. (Caitlynn Peetz/Republic)

Monty Larson, a rancher from north of Hamill, discusses the issues his farm and ranch has been experiencing this summer. Tripp, Lyman and Brule counties are in a short dry period and have had from 25 to 75 percent of the normal rainfall. (Caitlynn Peetz/Republic)

Jed Schmidt, at left, and Luke Norden, Post 18 head coach and director of Mitchell Baseball Operations, prepare the Drake Field for a baseball game following a practice. Norden and the rest of the players raked, watered and chalked the field to prepare for a game following the team?s practice. (Katherine Clayton/Republic)

Workers with RJ Corman Derailment Services, LLC, respond to an incident Tuesday night near the CHS Farmers Alliance grain elevator in Mitchell. No other information was immediately available. (Caitlynn Peetz/Repbulic)

Eli Baesler (5), left, checks out books with his mom Michelle while his sister Hannah (9), not pictured, looks for her own books on Wednesday afternoon at the Mitchell Public Library. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Ashley Reiners keeps score under the shade of an umbrella for the singles competition on Wednesday during the first day of the South Dakota State Trap Shoot at the trap shooting range near the Davison County Fairgrounds on the west end of Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

McCook/Miner’s Cole Gassman’s helmet falls off as he runs to third base during a Region 5B Legion baseball game against Tabor on Wednesday in Humboldt. (Eric Mayer/Republic)

Bill Nolan drives the GE 80T 8 wheel Diesel Electric US Air Force #1687 Locomotive at Prairie Village. Nolan has been volunteering at Prairie Village for 29 years. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Pictured is a general view of Joe Quintal Field on Friday in Mitchell. (Eric Mayer/Republic)

Authorities respond to a crash Thursday afternoon near mile marker 317, two miles west of Mount Vernon, on Interstate 90. According to Tony Mangan with the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, a truck driven by James Gleason, 51, of North Maple Grove, Minnesota, was pulling a camper westbound on I-90. As it passed another vehicle, it got caught in a wind gust and started to fish-tail. Both the truck and camper rolled and ended up on their tops in the driving lane. It took about two hours to clear the road. There were no injuries and seat belts were used. The incident was investigated by the South Dakota Highway Patrol, and the Davison County Sheriff’s Office also was on the scene. (Evan Hendershot/Republic)

Miss Rodeo South Dakota Mikayla Sich presents the colors prior to the singing of the National Anthem for the first night of the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo on Thursday night at the Horseman’s Sports Arena in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Gregory County’s Max Klundt, left, records an out at second base during a Region 4B Legion baseball game against Wagner/Avon on Thursday in Wagner. Also pictured is Wagner/Avon’s Andrew Soukup, right. (Eric Mayer/Republic)

Scenes from the first night of the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo on Thursday night at the Horseman’s Sports Arena in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Winner/Colome’s Reed Harter throws a pitch during a Region 4B Legion baseball game against Platte-Geddes on Thursday in Wagner. (Eric Mayer/Republic)

Ethan Parr, of Mitchell, stands with his steer wrestling horse Biz in the family’s practice arena. Parr, who will make his professional debut today at the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo, won the National Little Britches All-Around championship last week in Guthrie, Oklahoma. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Jake Kraupie, of Bridgeport, Nebr., fights to bring down a steer in the steer wrestling during the second night of the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo on Friday night at the Horseman’s Sports Arena in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Freeman center fielder Allan Scherschligt tries to avoid being tagged out during a rundown Sunday in an amateur baseball game in Freeman. Also pictured are Tabor first baseman Rob Keppen (13) and shortstop Justin Humpal (14). (Marcus Traxler/Republic)

Scenes from the second night of the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo on Friday night at the Horseman’s Sports Arena in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Wagner catcher Hunter Hewitt makes the catch on a foul pop-up during the Region 4B Legion championship game Saturday in Wagner. (Marcus Traxler/Republic).

Winner/Colome pitcher Kelly O’Bryan (1) applies the tag to Wagner’s Ben Soukup on the first base line during the Region 4B Legion championship game Saturday in Wagner. (Marcus Traxler/Republic).

Wagner’s Derek Soukup, right, beats out a throw to first base as Winner/Colome’s Levi McLanahan stretches out for the catch during the Region 4B Legion championship game Saturday in Wagner. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)

Chelsea Shearer, of Wall, relaxes back at the trailer after competing in the ladies breakaway during the Burke Stampede Rodeo on Saturday night in Burke. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Katie Jackson, left, and Leah Jackson, right, watch as Holden Jackson, 7, center left, and Grace Jackson, 2, center right, pick up candy at the parade in Wessington Springs on July 4. There were events in Wessington Springs throughout the weekend, including a street dance, 5K Run for Wellness, ice cream social, turtle races and a variety of other activities. (Katherine Clayton/Republic)

The sun sets behind the bleachers during the Burke Stampede Rodeo on Saturday in Burke. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Cory Assarsson, of Valentine Nebr., loses his hat while competing in the steer wrestling during the Burke Stampede Rodeo on Saturday night in Burke. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Scenes from the Burke Stampede Rodeo on Saturday night in Burke. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Two-year-old Alyla Wright plays with her Build-A-Bear that was dressed up as a soldier with a recording of her dad Wade Wright's voice inside. When Alyla pushed down on the bear?s hand, the message would say ?Hi, Alyla, Daddy misses you. Love you. See you soon.? (Matt Gade/Republic)

Jesse VerHey, left, and Andy Prickett, right, represented VerHey Lawn Service and Moose Lodge as they served their chili to the crowd. VerHey’s chili won the People’s Choice award. VerHey has competed in and won different chili cook off competitions, but this is the first time he has competed in the 2016 Corn Palace Rodeo Stampede Chili Cook Off. (Selena Yakabe/Republic)

Avery Squires (5), left, and Ella Jager (5), both of Alexandria, hide behind chairs to avoid getting sprayed by water from the Corn Palace Hillbillies as they make their way down N. Main Street during the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Parade on Saturday in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Corbin Reindl (6), watches the floats go by while placing flags on his dad Bobby’s head during the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Parade on Saturday in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Finley Grostidier (4), left, and Dawsyn Grostidier (6), of Sioux Falls, stay in the shade while watching the floats make their way down N. Main Street during the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Parade on Saturday in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Dan De Maranville and two-year-old Avery watch as floats make their way down N. Main Street during the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Parade on Saturday in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Scenes from the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Parade on Saturday down Main Street in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Justin Scofield, of Wessington Springs, lifts the calf off its legs while competing in the tie down competition during the final night of the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo on Sunday night at Horseman’s Sports Arena in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Troy Vaira, of Richey, Mont., competes in the bareback riding competition during the final night of the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo on Sunday night at Horseman’s Sports Arena in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Scenes from the final night of the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo on Sunday night at Horseman’s Sports Arena in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Scenes from the final night of the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo on Sunday night at Horseman’s Sports Arena in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)aseba