City of Mobridge, SD

Board approves parking lot variance
After listening to concerns from residents of the area surrounding the Mobridge Middle/High Schools, the Mobridge Planning and Zoning Board granted a variance requested by the school district, but not without a lengthy discussion.

Teeners defeat Redfield, Miller-Orient
The Mobridge Teeners successfully defeated Redfield on Wednesday, July 23 and Miller-Orient on Monday, July 28.

Chicks rescued from river
Three agencies worked together to rescue two bald eagle chicks from a nest on the Moreau River near Lake Oahe on Tuesday, July 8.

Wolff, Fiedler team to win Classic
On a Saturday that saw winds reach as high as 50 mph, Jeff Wolff of Mobridge and Corey Fiedler of Sioux Falls battled the waves to catch 19.22 pounds of walleyes and win the sixth annual Mobridge Chamber Walleye Classic.

New board gets construction update
Dean Marske of HKG and Associates of Aberdeen and Jack Hollingsworth of JDH Construction provided an update to the Mobridge School Board before the swearing in of the new Mobridge-Pollock School Board during the scheduled meeting on Monday, July 14.

Goals set as CVAC moves forward
With the initial work completed, members of the "Creating a Value-Added Community" (CVAC) task force have moved on to the second stage of the program, implementing the first plans to improved life for Mobridge area residents.

Selby man to compete in Beiging Olympics
Selby will be cheering for a hometown favorite at this year's Olympics, when Brian Beaman competes for the U.S. Shooting Team at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in August

Street resigns from board to teach here
With the Mobridge/Pollock School District offering him a job as the credit recovery instructor, Mobridge School Board member Gary Street tendered his resignation as a member of the district's Board of Education.

Mark Martin wins PWT tournament
Mark Martin of Twin Lake, Mich., used three days of consistent fishing to win the Professional Walleye Trail's Berkley/Lowrance Pro-Am in Mobridge on Friday.

Schley, Brown win big in Walworth County
Residents from Walworth County cast their ballots for youth in the primary election Tuesday, June 3, as voters made the choice for a new coroner and the election scene for November has been set.

Area voters elect board for new district
Four members of the former Mobridge School District's Board of Education will be joined by one member of the former Pollock District's Board of Education to lead the newly formed district into the new era.

Newly seated council tackles issues
Covering the swimming pool with solar blankets at night to cut down on the cost of keeping the water at a tolerable temperature was part of the new business tackled Monday, May 5, by the newly seated members of the Mobridge City Council.

Sauer, Wiederholt win titles at Eureka meet
Sam Sauer and Daysia Wiederholt won events at the Eureka Legion Invitational on Tuesday.

Construction cost increases could bring changes
Changes in the grade of the new school site were cause for concern at a special meeting of the Mobridge School Board Wednesday, April 23, as members met with representatives of the HKG and Associates of Aberdeen and Goldsmith and Heck Engineering of Mobridge.

Kuehl, Ritter command home tourney
Proving just how deep and talented the team is, no one could beat the Mobridge first team at the Mobridge Invitational golf tournament at Oahe Hills Golf Course on Monday. No one that is, except the Tigers' second team, who led by Brett Kuehl, beat the first team by five strokes to win the team title.

William Sitting Bull joins the SBMF
With the establishment the Sitting Bull Monument Foundation in 2005, partners Bryan Defender and Rhett Albers, had the knowledge of what needed to be done at the gravesite of Sitting Bull on the Standing Rock Reservation, but not the artist's vision of the future. Now with the addition of the great Lakota leader's great-great grandson William Sitting Bull, they have all they need to make a renewed vision of the future a reality.

Oster, Yellow Boy to serve another term
Mobridge voters cast ballots supporting the incumbents and overwhelmingly voted "no" on an initiated measure that would have changed the days hard liquor can be sold in the city, Tuesday, April 8, in the City election.

Area gets walloped with double-digit snowfall
A good, old-fashioned spring snowstorm paralyzed North Central South Dakota this weekend as 10 plus inches fell in Mobridge between Saturday, April 5 and the afternoon of Sunday, April 6.

Kraft, Lindskov combine for five wins
Nathan Kraft and Troy Lindskov of Timber Lake combined for five wins at the Eureka Early Bird track meet on Thursday.

Express take sixth at State B Tournament
The Campbell County Express used a second day win over Arlington to grab a sixth place finish at the Boys' State B Basketball Tournament in Aberdeen over the weekend.

ND company request permission to dump medical refuse here
Accepting non-infectious medical waste from a North Dakota facility was a proposal presented to the Walworth County Commission Tuesday, March 18, but the board took no action on the request. Tim Cox, of Northland Healthcare Alliance requested the commission consider the proposal to accept non-infectious material from an autoclave in Linton, N.D.

Council debates merit of group home
After a lengthy discussion about whether a Third Avenue East location is the right place for a foster teen transitional home, the Mobridge City Council, Monday, March 17, informed Doyle Charron, from Northeast Mental Health Center (NEMHC), a formal appeal must be filed.

Basin commitment depends on technology, Congress
Excitement in the area with the announcement that Basin Electric has chosen the site located southwest of Selby as the "owner's preferred" site of the $2 billion NexGen power plant, has not been waned by the uncertainty that surrounds the project.

Five Tigers earn trip to State B Wrestling Tournament
With Tyson Mullen leading the way by taking second place at 125 pounds, five Tigers qualified for the State B Wrestling Tournament at the Region 4B Wrestling Tournament at Parkview Gym in Ft. Pierre on Saturday.

Mobridge, Pollock to vote on merger
With HB 1051 still looming on the legislative horizon, officials of the Mobridge School District, Monday, Feb. 18, met with area residents to map out the proposed consolidation plan and tried to explain the effect that legislation will have on the plan.

Board says no to resolution request
An appeal from an area lawyer representing the community of Mound City and Campbell County landowners was rejected Monday, Feb. 11, as the Mobridge School Board refused to pass a resolution of intent presented by attorney John Von Wald.

Sandquist wins District 8B title
Sawyer Sandquist captured the 112-pound title at the District 8B Wrestling Tournament in Lemmon on Saturday

If it is built, it will be in Walworth County
(Editor's note: The following press release concerning the site selection by the Basin Electric for its $2 billion coal fired power plant was received by the Tribune at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.13. There are some changes to the original plans and readers are urged to read the release carefully.)

7th Annual Mobridge Ice Fishing Tournament Results

2008 Mobridge Area Fishing Tournaments

2008 Cabela's National Team Walleye Championship to be settled in Mobridge, S.D.
The stage is set for the premier walleye tournament in the world: the 2008 Cabela's National Team Walleye Championship.

Sandquist, Jensen off to 3-0 starts
The Tiger wrestlers got their season off with a few wins, a few losses and a couple injuries at the Lemmon Quadrangular on Tuesday. Mobridge won one of the three duals, beating Cheyenne-Eagle Butte-Dupree-Faith 48-24, dropping a 39-34 match to Lemmon and a 57-18 match to Hettinger, N.D.

Pollock school group visits MHS
Students, parents, teachers and other residents of the Pollock/Mound City School District made the trip to an open house of sorts, Tuesday, Nov. 27, as the Mobridge School District rolled out the red carpet.

Six Tigers earn Big-Dakota nods
After winning three of four games and taking second in the conference, five Tiger football players have been named to the Big Dakota Conference all-conference football team, and another named honorable mention.

Boards iron out details in meeting
School Boards from the Mobridge and Pollock/Mound City School Districts met to iron out a consolidation plan, Thursday, Nov. 8, taking the joining of the two districts one step closer to reality.

Groton belts Tigers in 11B semifinals
After a long and successful run, the Mobridge Tiger season was put to an end at Doney Field in Groton on Saturday. Groton dominated on both sides of the ball and ran away with a 42-0 win in the Class 11B semifinal game.

Record harvest is piling up
Abundant rain in August has helped area farmers bring in record crops this fall and with solid prices being paid for those crops, area farmers should have a good year.

Renovation is not an option
With the vote on a $7.9 million bond issue to fund building a new Mobridge High School drawing near, members of the community have raised concerns about the current building and the possibility of renovating it instead of demolishing the building. Officials from the Mobridge School District say they did their homework, and renovation of the old building isn't possible for a number of reasons.

Turnovers costly as Tigers drop opener to Linton-HMB
What began as a good start, turned into a rough road trip as Linton-Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock defeated Mobridge 28-6 in Linton on Friday.

No aid from state, federal sources
There will probably be no help coming from state or federal agencies for those who suffered losses in last week's flooding in Mobridge according to Mobridge City Administrator Steve Gasser.

Basin Electric looks to narrow the field
Basin Electric is looking to narrow the field in deciding where to build a $2 billion power plant, with possible locations near Selby, Pierre and Stanton, N.D.

Committee on consolidation ironing out plan kinks
Last Wednesday, representatives from the Pollock and Mobridge school districts got together to discuss key issues of the consolidation process.

Derek Long wins rodeo in backyard
Fresh off a trip to Springfield, Ill., to compete in the National High School Rodeo Finals, Derek Long of Timber Lake came home to win the bull riding title at the Days of 1910 Rodeo in Timber Lake on Saturday and Sunday.

'Pink' rodeo campaign a huge success
Thanks to the Mobridge Rodeo Association, more than $20,000 is being put toward local cancer screening and awareness programs.

Jo Hall earns four national press awards
Mobridge Tribune People's Page Editor Jo Hall has once again gained national recognition for her work as she earned four awards in the National Federation of Press Women's Annual Contest.

Groton no congenial hosts, beats Teeners three of four
Groton proved to be an unfriendly host in two double headers this week. Groton won three of four games, splitting two games with the 13-14 Teeners on Thursday and beating the 15-16 Teeners twice on Sunday.

Mobridge, Pollock talk consolidation
Trying find common ground in a consolidation effort was the focus of the combined school board meeting Tuesday, June 19, in Mobridge as members of the Pollock board traveled south to open earnest discussion.

MRA joins fight against cancer
The Mobridge Regional Healthcare Foundation receives 100 percent of the proceeds to support the local fight against cancer.

Vote on bond issue set for September, 18
With a unanimous vote, the Mobridge School Board passed a resolution on Monday, June 11, to move forward with a bond issue vote in September, for funding for a new High School building.

Threesome lands Walleye Classic title
Forty-nine boats left the dock on Saturday morning and all of them had success as every single boat brought home a tourney limit of six fish, but it was the team of Ritchie Davis of Mobridge, Bryon Larson and Chris Byre of Pierre, who weighed 20.34 pounds of walleyes to capture first place at the Fourth Annual Chamber Walleye Classic on Lake Oahe on Saturday.

2007 Chamber Walleye Classic Fishing Tournament Results

Best fishing often found in lakes not stocked
I was recently forwarded an email that was sent to the Game, Fish and Parks web page and asked to provide a reply. The text of the message was simple, only two lines. Where are fish being stocked in central South Dakota? Any information would be appreciated.

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