Junior Sky Weiss, right, and sophomore Rahni Vaughn spread out the chairs in the band room inside the new Mitchell Fine Arts Center on Friday afternoon. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Scenes from the 8th Annual Palace City Jazz Festival on Tuesday at the Mitchell Performing Arts Center. Jazz Fest was the first official performance put on at the new performing arts center. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Bald eagles fly around the Missouri River just south of the Ft. Randall Damn along the Randall Creek Recreation Area on Monday. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Mitchell fans cheer on the Kernels during the state gymnastics meet on Friday at the Golden Eagles Arena in Aberdeen. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Mitchell’s Josie Dierks competes on bars during the state gymnastics meet on Friday at the Golden Eagles Arena in Aberdeen. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Mitchell’s Bailey Roden competes on the beam during the state gymnastics meet on Friday at the Golden Eagles Arena in Aberdeen. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Mitchell’s Maria Krall performs on the bars during the state gymnastics meet on Friday at the Golden Eagles Arena in Aberdeen. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Abigail Stanley, 6, of Pierre, looks at auction items donated for a benefit for Sheila Manger, who was diagnosed with cancer, Saturday at the Presho Fire Hall. (Jake Shama / Republic)
The Tigers bench celebrate a 3-point basket by Dakota Wesleyan’s Amber Bray (44) during a Great Plains Athletic Conference game against No. 2 Concordia on Sunday at the Corn Palace. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Ethan’s Kacey Bartscher, left, Ellie Hohn (40) and Rachel Hawkins (22) all have over 1000 points in their basketball careers as Ethan Rustlers. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Dakota Wesleyan senior Tate Martin is the key man for the Tigers. Martin already holds the school record for assists in a season and career as the Tigers will host Northwestern in the regular season finale tonight at the Corn Palace. (Matt Gade / Republic)
The student section roars as Dakota Wesleyan’s Tate Martin (11) walks back to the free-throw line after drawing foul and making a basket to make it a 3 point play during a game against Northwestern on Wednesday night at the Corn Palace. (Matt Gade / Republic)
The Corn Crib Crazies along with Head Football Coach Ross Cimpl, center, cheer on the DWU men during a game against Northwestern on Wednesday night at the Corn Palace. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Michael Tobin, son of the late Paul Tobin, hugs Pam Hanna, the Executive Director of LifeQuest, as Brian Loke, Development Director at LifeQuest Foundation, stands to their side following the announcement of over 250,000 dollars had been donated to LifeQuest from Paul Tobin’s estate on Monday morning at LifeQuest. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Technology teacher Lisa Larson laughs while Thadan Milliken-Auch pours sprinkles on her head during a reward for the top seven sellers of the annual Catholic Untied Financial Catholic Schools Raffle sales on Wednesday at John Paul II Elementary School in Mitchell. The school’s total goal was $18,900, and with all sales due by Monday, the school has already earned $20,540. The money raised all goes back to the school. Also pictured are students Zach Fuhrer, second left partiall hidden, Lilly Honermann, top right partially hidden, and kindergarten teacher Mindy Mentele. (Sarah Barclay / Republic)
Dakota Wesleyan’s Ty Hoglund (24) celebrates a basket after being fouled to the ground during a game against Concordia in the first round of the Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament on Wednesday at the Corn Palace in Mitchell. (Matt Gade / Republic)
The Corn Crib Crazies cheer on the men late in a game against Concordia in the first round of the Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament on Wednesday at the Corn Palace in Mitchell. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Dakota Wesleyan’s Rylie Osthus (10) goes over the top of Briar Cliff’s Julie Targy (15) fighting for a rebound during a game in the first round of the Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament on Wednesday at the Corn Palace in Mitchell. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney’s Marcus Urban, top, holds the arm of Bon Homme/Scotland’s Sam Caba during the 152-pound title match at the Region 3B championship Feb. 18 in Wagner. (Marcus Traxler / Republic)
Parkston High School freshman and FFA member Riley Weber chases a loose chicken in the school parking lot during a petting zoo for Parkston Elementary School students conducted by the Parkston FFA students as part of National FFA Week. (Matt Gade / Republic)
McCook Central seniors Nate Krempges, right, and Cole Schock guide a calf into a local business as part of their Catch the Calf event as one of McCook Central’s activities celebrating National FFA week on Thursday in Salem. (Matt Gade / Republic)
McCook Central kindergartener Jasilynn Smith watches as her teacher Mrs. Mary Skoglund lets the calf lick her fingers in its mouth as the McCook Central FFA senior officers held their Catch the Calf event as one of McCook Central’s activities celebrating National FFA week on Thursday in Salem. (Matt Gade / Republic)
McCook Central seniors Nate Krempges, left, and Cole Schock, center, work to walk a calf down the stairs inside the McCook County Courthouse as Kally Pulse follows behind them after visiting the McCook County Sheriff’s office as part of their Catch the Calf event as one of McCook Central’s activities celebrating National FFA week on Thursday in Salem. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Brooke Emme (8) goes down Bridle Drive in Mitchell with her mom Debra selling girl scout cookies on Wednesday afternoon in Mitchell. Brooke has been a member of Troop 57005 for two years. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Avon’s Cheylee Nagel (30) goes up for a shot around the defense of Burke/South Central’s Teah Serr (34), Tressa Bull and Ryahna Schweigert (10) during the District 12B girls basketball title game on Friday at the Corn Palace. (Ryan Deal/Republic)
Marcus Urban, of Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney, wrestles Wyatt Burke, of Clark/Willow Lake, during their Class B152 pound quarterfinal match during the first day of the state wrestling tournament on Friday at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Ben Soukup (right), of Wagner, wrestles Logan Mahoney, of Parkston, during their Class B126 pound quarterfinal match during the first day of the state wrestling tournament on Friday at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Teams compete in the State Robotics Tournament Saturday at Mitchell Technical Institute. (Caitlynn Peetz/Republic)
Tanner Risseeuw, of Mount Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney, celebrates his win over Devin Stork, of Canton, during their Class B 195 pound state championship match during the second day of the state wrestling tournament on Saturday at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Nash Hutmacher, of Chamberlain, wrestles Eddie Miller, of Brookings, during their Class A 285 pound state championship match during the second day of the state wrestling tournament on Saturday at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. (Matt Gade / Republic)