"As the city’s proposed budget takes shape, the council continues to flex its collective muscle publicly showing the mayor it can do whatever it wants without him," Editor Luke Hagen writes.
"We appreciate every subscription we get, but we also need business support. If you like what we do for the community, shop at the businesses that support us," Republic Editor Luke Hagen writes.
"What else could be this big?" Mitchell Republic Editor Luke Hagen writes. "The creation of the Corn Palace? McGovern running for president? The construction of I-90 in the 1960s and 1970s?"
This year’s application was altered by Mitchell Mayor Jordan Hanson, who in April asked the Mitchell City Council to establish measurable goals for groups requesting monetary aid from the city.