DWU campus ministry to conduct 2026 food drive
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 17, 2026 DWU campus ministry to conduct annual food drive Mitchell—Dakota Wesleyan University’s Campus Ministry will conduct the annual New Student Orientation Food Drive on Sunday, Aug. 23 from 1 - 3 p.m. All new DWU students, along with upper class leaders and employees, will be collecting non-perishable food items from the community by going door to door. All food items will be donated to the Mitchell Area Food Pantry. Feel free to leave your items by your front
State AI Funding Window Has Closed. Here's What Comes Next for Mitchell Businesses.
The application window for South Dakota's AI Adoption Workforce Funding program closed on August 7. If your business filed, you're in the review stage now: the Workforce Development Council meets August 25, and award notices are expected by September 1. If you didn't get an application in, you haven't missed your only shot at AI, just one funding cycle. A second window opens later this fall for businesses that already have a Category 1 award (worth noting: the DLR website lists November 12 as the deadline,
COLE SWINDELL CORN PALACE FESTIVAL
COLE SWINDELL CORN PALACE FESTIVALSaturday, August 29, at 7:30 p.m.Brought to you by Spencer Quarries LLC, Spencer Quarries and Commercial AsphaltTickets go on Sale Friday, May 15, at 10:00 a.m. Mitchell, SD — Country music hitmaker Cole Swindell will headline the Corn Palace Festival on Saturday, August 29. Early bird priced tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, May 15, at 10:00 a.m. online and at the box office.The Corn Palace Festival is a celebration of the annual redecoration of the World’s
ANDY GRAMMER CORN PALACE FESTIVAL
ANDY GRAMMER CORN PALACE FESTIVAL Friday, August 28, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on Sale Friday, May 5, at 10:00 a.m. Mitchell, SD — Multi-Platinum selling superstar Andy Grammer will headline the Corn Palace Festival on Friday, August 28. Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, May 1, at 10:00 a.m. online and at the box office. The Corn Palace Festival is a celebration of the annual redecoration of the World’s Only Corn Palace. The festival carries on the traditions of bringing in the best
