A single buffalo eats inside the corrals waiting to receive vaccinations during the 51st Annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup on Friday in Custer State Park. (Matt Gade / Republic)
The crowd from the south view point watch as riders maneuver the buffalo into the corrals for their vaccinations during the 51st Annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup on Friday in Custer State Park. (Matt Gade / Republic)
A lone buffalo stands outside the fence as riders maneuver the rest of the buffalo into the corrals for their vaccinations during the 51st Annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup on Friday in Custer State Park. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Longfellow Elementary School principal Lisa Heckenlaible gets sprayed with paint in celebration of Longfellow students exceeding their fundraising goal of $12,000 on Friday at Longfellow Elementary in Mitchell. The students actually raised $13,291, and also painted four other studen-chosen teachers as well. The money will be going towards the school’s techonology fund. (Sarah Barclay/Republic)
Junior student Tyler Fortuna looks into a microscope to look at some brain cells he is researching on Friday at Dakota Wesleyan University. The research team is studying the affects of air pollution on brain cells. (Sarah Barclay/Republic)
Canistota’s Austin Thu, right, gets away from Mount Vernon/Plankinton’s Dane Rihanek on Friday in Mount Vernon. (Ryan Deal/Republic)
Canistota’s Austin Thu (25) carries the ball against Mount Vernon/Plankinton on Friday in Mount Vernon. (Ryan Deal/Republic)
Chamberlain’s Carson Powers (1) gets a block from teammate Remington Rossow, left, on Todd County’s Josh Rowland (13) on a kickoff return during a prep football game Friday in Chamberlain. Powers ran the kickoff back for a touchdown for the game’s opening score in the Cubs’ 51-0 win. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)
Lyman County’s Carter Collins (26) tries to make a cutback move on Philip’s Dawson Reedy (10) while carrying the ball during a game on Friday night in Presho. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Elisabeth Hunstad and Matt Hastad perform at Scotland’s second annual Cowabunga event Saturday afternoon on Main Street. Airbrush and concrete artistry was available throughout the evening, as well as a silent auction, bouncy house and face painting. Additionally a steer was roasted and served to attendees. (Caitlynn Peetz/Republic)
South Dakota State University wide receiver Connor Landberg (18) makes a one-handed touchdown grab over the arm of Western Illinois defensive back Xavier Rowe (6) in the first half of the Jackrabbits game against the Leathernecks in a Missouri Valley Conference game on Saturday at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Mitchell’s Jenna Weich (20) goes up for a kill against Sioux Falls Lincoln’s Tominee Sorenson (8) and Somer Luitjens, right, on Saturday at the Huron Invitational. (Ryan Deal/Republic)
Melissa Brissette, an Occupational Therapist with Avera, shows her five-year-old daughter Wriglee the fiber optic lights that are used to help calm children in the new Avera Therapy and Integrated Therapy Services center, located in the former Avera Urgent Care building at 200 E. Havens Avenue on Tuesday afternoon during an open house for the center. The center will provide specialized therapy services to pediatric patients from infancy through adolescence. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Mitchell’s Mary Krause leads the pack during the Mitchell Invite earlier this year at Mitchell Middle School. (Eric Mayer/Republic)
An osprey picks away at frog while eating up a tree on Wednesday afternoon west of Spencer. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Avon’s Lauren Sees blocks a shot during a prep volleyball game against Bridgewater-Emery on Thursday in Avon. (Eric Mayer/Republic)
Third-grader Payton Musick pours maple syrup onto Mrs. Kim Bruguier as one of the winners of L.B. Williams annual raffle ticket sales on Friday afternoon outside of the school. Students at L.B. Williams are using the money they raised from raffle tickets to help replace outdated playground equipment. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Mrs. Kim Bruguier reacts to the maple syrup being poured onto her head after Mrs. Becky Roth, already went through it as part of the celebration for the winners of L.B. Williams annual raffle ticket sales on Friday afternoon outside of the school. Students at L.B. Williams are using the money they raised from raffle tickets to help replace outdated playground equipment. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Senior Kayla Olson studies DNA on Thursday at a research lab at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell. She is one of three students working with Professor Brian Patrick to study spiders this year. (Sarah Barclay/Republic)
Howard’s Gavin Erickson-Reisdorfer (15) runs the ball as Menno/Marion’s Hunter Haberman (38) tries to tackle him during a prep football game on Friday in Howard. (Eric Mayer/Republic)
Winner’s Jayden Schroeder (26) is brought down by Parkston’s Dawson Semmler (25) during a game on Friday night in Parkston. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Action from the Winner Warriors against the Parkston Trojans game on Friday, Oct. 7 in Parkston. (Matt Gade / Republic)
A Sanford helicopter leaves the scene of a one-vehicle rollover at the intersection of Highway 25 and 251st Street, north of Farmer in rural Hanson County Saturday evening. (Caitlynn Peetz/Republic)
Harry Koops, pastor of First Reformed Church in Platte, says goodbye to members of the congregation Sunday morning at the church. Koops presided over his final service Sunday, and will be retiring and moving to Michigan this week. (Caitlynn Peetz/Republic)
Mitchell’s runs during the Eastern South Dakota Conference meet on Saturday at Wild Oak Golf Course in Mitchell. (Eric Mayer/Republic)
Mitchell Fire Marshal Marius Laursen and Firefighter Justin Adams, not pictured, teach kindergartners and preschoolers at John Paul II Elementary School how to crawl under smoke. Laursen talked to the students about smoke alarms, avoiding hot objects and other fire safety tips. The Fire Division discussed fire safety at Longfellow Elementary and Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary last week and will go to L.B. Williams Elementary this week. (Jake Shama/Republic)
Mitchell’s Kiel Nelson (3) is tackled by Pierre’s Joseph King (6) while Mitchell’s Carson Max (33) blocks Pierre’s Michael Lusk (29) on the play during a game on Friday night at Joe Quintal Field. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Mitchell Christian’s Adaya Plastow runs up a hill during the Region 3B cross-country meet Wednesday in Freeman. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)
Ethan’s Kacey Bartscher, center, makes a pass as Hanson’s Brookelyn Slaba, left, defends at the net during a prep volleyball match Thursday in Alexandria. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)
Mitchell’s Spencer Mohr (55), Zeb Parsons (66), Alex Klingaman (77), Bryce Geraets (58) and Chris Corbett (67) have set the tone up front for the Kernels offensive success this year. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Mount Vernon/Plankinton’s Lorna Gregerson runs during the Region 4A cross-country meet on Thursday in Oacoma. (Eric Mayer/Republic)
Dakota Magic’s Aaron Suggs (20) drives to the bucket during the first half of a National Basketball League of America game against the Omaha Chargers Tuesday at the Corn Palace. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)
Chamberlain’s Jessie Ristau, right, runs as Mount Vernon/Plankinton’s Tay Westendorf, left, tries to catch her during the Region 4A cross-country meet on Thursday in Oacoma. (Eric Mayer/Republic)
Dakota Wesleyan sophomore Amber Budmark transfers samples into vials for later testing on Thursday at the research labs at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell. Budmark and her professor DeAnna Hatch are studying algae to see if a biofuel can be created. (Sarah Barclay/Republic)
Gregory’s Robert Vomacka (2) carries the ball against Kimball/White Lake’s Carter Fredericksen (20) on Friday in White Lake. (Ryan Deal/Republic)
Mitchell’s Sam Michels (14) celebrates a touchdown against the Pierre Governors on Friday night at Joe Quintal Field. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Action from the Kernels game against the Pierre Governors on Friday night at Joe Quintal Field. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Action from the Kernels game against the Pierre Governors on Friday night at Joe Quintal Field. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Mitchell’s Sam Michels (14) makes an interception on a pass intended for Pierre’s Joseph King (6) during a game on Friday night at Joe Quintal Field. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Action from the Kernels game against the Pierre Governors on Friday night at Joe Quintal Field. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Action from the Kernels game against the Pierre Governors on Friday night at Joe Quintal Field. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Dakota Wesleyan’s Hayden Adams (80) and Concordia University’s Tarence Roby battle for the ball on Saturday at Joe Quintal Field in Mitchell. (Ryan Deal/Republic)
(L-R) Gretchen, Bethany and Alicia Esplund participate in cosplay for the fourth annual Kogata Daycon on Saturday held at the Davison County 4-H Fairgrounds in Mitchell. Cosplay is the act of dressing up as a character from a movie, book or video game. The Esplunds, who call themselves Konspiracy Cosplay, were one of at least 350 people attending Kogata Daycon. (Sara Bertsch/Republic)
Tim Cheeseman, of Fulton, holds up a pheasant he shot on Saturday during the state’s opening pheasant weekend. (Sara Bertsch/Republic)
Mitchell’s Mackenzie Miller blocks the attack of Rapid City Stevens’ Sammi Bates during a prep volleyball match Saturday at the MHS gym. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)
The Kennebec Wheat Growers facility fills its first train with soybeans Tuesday morning in Kennebec. (Caitlynn Peetz/Republic)
Actors look off stage as the main character, Deloris Van Cartier, runs away after witnessing a murder. (Sara Bertsch/Republic)
Corsica-Stickney’s Cordel Menning, right, runs with the football during a high school football game against Colome on Friday in Corsica. (Eric Mayer/Republic)
Trudie Hofer (8), right, and her sister Elsie (6), left, dump leaves on to their sister Lindy (10) while Katie Ahlers (10), second from left and Audrey Hofer (12) rake leaves for their pile to play in earlier this week. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Cole Larsch (12), mom Darcy and brother Jack (9), all of Mount Vernon, pick out pumpkins and gourds from the Baker’s Produce pumpkin patch earlier this month west of Mount Vernon. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Harrisburg High School Principal Kevin Lein speaks at Scotland High School Friday night. On Sept. 30, 2015, Lein was shot by one of his students. (Caitlynn Peetz/Republic)
Robert Ford, Chief Opperations Officer with Edgewood Group LLC of Grand Forks, N.D., speaks during the ground breaking ceremony earlier this week for a new Edgewood Senior Living community that is being built in Mitchell.(Matt Gade/Republic)
Donald London, 43, of Kimball, center, is escorted Friday from the Brule County Courthouse in Chamberlain by part-time Deputy Jerry Herbst, left, and Chief Deputy Tory Engel, right. (Jake Shama/Republic)
Dakota Wesleyan University’s Dustin Livingston reaches into the end zone for a touchdown in the first quarter of the Tigers’ game against Concordia last Saturday at Joe Quintal Field. Also pictured for the Tigers is Zach Duin (62). (Marcus Traxler/Republic)
Gregory’s Aaron Voigt, center, runs during the Class B boys state cross country meet Saturday at Broadland Creek Golf Course in Huron. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)
Mitchell Christian’s Adaya Plastow, center, runs during the Class B girls state cross country meet Saturday at Broadland Creek Golf Course in Huron. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)
Burke/South Central’s Kray Person runs during the Class B boys state cross country meet Saturday at Broadland Creek Golf Course in Huron. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)
Members of the 1st Infantry of Ft. Randall shield their ears as a cannon fires Wednesday afternoon at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Armour. (Caitlynn Peetz/Republic)
Tyson Donavone, of Sturgis, is bucked off Nasty Boy during the Corn Palace Challenge on Saturday night at the Corn Palace. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Crowd members cheer as they want a t-shirt thrown their direction during the Corn Palace Challenge on Saturday night at the Corn Palace. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Dakota Wesleyan’s Hayden Adams (80) hauls in a touchdown reception over Northwestern’s Logan Richard (19) during a game on Saturday at Joe Quintal Field. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan’s Cole Gassman runs the ball during a Class 11B playoff game against Chamberlain on Tuesday in Chamberlain. (Eric Mayer/Republic)
Dakota Wesleyan’s Tyler Wagner (58) gets a hand on the ball as Northwestern’s Jonathan Kodama (7) fires a pass that would go out of bounds because of the deflection during a game on Saturday at Joe Quintal Field. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Dakota Wesleyan’s Dustin Livingston (3) keeps the ball inside the pylon to score a touchdown has he’s knocked out of bounds by Northwestern’s Jerod Hansen (5) after a reception during a game on Saturday at Joe Quintal Field. (Matt Gade / Republic)
The Mitchell Fire Department responds to a truck on fire at Graceland cemetery on Monday. Nobody was injured from the fire. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Mitchell’s Carly Haring goes for a kill over the hands of Pierre’s Cayley Bush (14) and Caryn Brakke (8) during an Eastern South Dakota Conference volleyball match Monday at the MHS gym. (Marcus Traxler/Republic)
Kids watch the action from the Hanson Beavers game against the Newell Irrigators in the first quarter of their game during the first round of the state playoffs on Tuesday night. Hanson defeated Newell 50-0. (Matt Gade / Republic)
The Hanson High School band performs the national anthem under the direction of Mr. Joel Nelson, right, prior to the Beavers game against the Newell Irrigators during the first round of the state playoffs on Tuesday night. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Action from the Hanson Beavers game against the Newell Irrigators during the first round of the state playoffs on Tuesday night in Alexandria. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Mitchell’s Carly Haring stretches to tip the ball over the hands of McKenna Mathieson of Harrisburg during Tuesday’s match in Harrisburg. (Michael Brown for the Daily Republic)
Mount Vernon/Plankinton’s Hayden Schmidt (2) celebrates the Titans win with teammate Marcus Urban (29) at the conclusion of their game against Bon Homme during the first round of the state playoffs on Tuesday night in Mount Vernon. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Action from the Mount Vernon/Plankinton Titans game against the Bon Homme Cavaliers during the first round of the state playoffs on Tuesday night in Mount Vernon. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Bon Homme’s Bryce Scieszinski (12) stiff arms Mount Vernon/Plankinton’s Taylen Trisco (45) while still looking down field to throw during the first round of the state playoffs on Tuesday night in Mount Vernon. (Matt Gade/Republic)
The Mount Vernon/Plankinton Titans sideline celebrates as the measurement comes up short for the Bon Homme Cavaliers causing a turnover on downs and allowing the Titans to run out the clock to win the game in the first round of the state playoffs on Tuesday night in Mount Vernon. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Kerri Young, a 2013 Mitchell High School graduate, looks to finish her senior year as a South Dakota State University Jackrabbit on a high note after helping lead the women to two straight Summit League Championships and NCAA automatic births as a sophomore and junior. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Crews dig near the intersection of Main Street and First Avenue on Thursday morning in Mitchell. (Sarah Barclay/Republic)
Mitchell’s Spencer Neugebauer (8) drags Sturgis’ Bailey Brengle (12) while carrying the ball in the first half of a game during the first round of the Class 11AA state playoffs at Joe Quintal Field in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Mitchell’s Cody Riechelt (31) records a sack and fumble on Sturgis’ Noah Wamsher (2) in a game during the first round of the Class 11AA state playoffs at Joe Quintal Field in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Mitchell’s Cody Riechelt (31) records a sack and fumble on Sturgis’ Noah Wamsher (2) in a game during the first round of the Class 11AA state playoffs at Joe Quintal Field in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Dakota Wesleyan’s Brady Mudder (90) splits the double team block of Northwestern’s Taylor Kooi (56) and Tate Kellenberger (77) during Saturday’s game at Joe Quintal Field. (Matt Gade / Republic)
Mitchell’s Tayler Reichelt (43) races past a pair of Sturgis defenders on his 58 yard touchdown run during a game iin the first round of the Class AA state playoffs at Joe Quintal Field in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)
Mitchell’s Tayler Reichelt (43) is hoisted up by his teammates after scoring a 58-yard touchdown score during a game in the first round of the Class 11AA state playoffs at Joe Quintal Field in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)