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GLAD YOU ASKED: Property owner needs to remove dead trees

May 18, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Q. Who is responsible for the dead, leaning trees about to fall anytime (on a car?) along North Ohlman south of 23rd Avenue (Cemetery Road). Is it the city of Mitchell?
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GLAD YOU ASKED: Picture of trench sparks safety query

May 10, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Q. I saw the picture in the paper recently of the workers in the trench on Minnesota Street near Havens Avenue. Shouldn’t there have been a temporary retaining wall in the trench to protect the workers? Continue Reading

GLAD YOU ASKED: Protocol for flag display questioned

April 20, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Q. What is the proper protocol for flag display? At the Salem rest stops the USA flag is on top, in the middle flies a black flag (POW maybe?), and at the bottom is the South Dakota state flag. Shouldn’t the state flag fly second in order? Continue Reading

GLAD YOU ASKED: Can you escape ticket if driveway blocked by snow?

April 12, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Q. The snow we got this week was so wet and heavy, and the mounds were piled up so high at the end of driveways that some people couldn’t get back in their driveway. Will there be any leniency for those who got tickets for having vehicles on the street? How can somebody appeal a ticket? Continue Reading

GLAD YOU ASKED: Ladder truck’s purchase saved city approximately $250,000

March 30, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Q. How many miles are on the fire truck that was just replaced by the city of Mitchell, and how many are on the new one?
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GLAD YOU ASKED: Fuel blenders received ethanol ‘subsidy,’ but it expired in 2011

February 16, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Q: “I want to know who gets the government ethanol subsidy the blenders or the producers and how much is it?”
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GLAD YOU ASKED: Do SD residents have to pay tourism tax?

February 8, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Q: I want to know, if I’m not a tourist, do I have to pay the new tourism tax? And since I live outside Mitchell, can I get a refund on that tax? Continue Reading

GLAD YOU ASKED: Deadwood historic preservation money used statewide

February 1, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Q. Why is gambling money from Deadwood being used for restoration and preservation outside of Deadwood?
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GLAD YOU ASKED: Water line insurance letter from private firm; no link with city

January 18, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Q. I received a letter about insurance on water lines. Is that affiliated with the city? Is it a legitimate offer?
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GLAD YOU ASKED: What’s up with old, empty building on road into Chamberlain?

January 11, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Q. There’s an old, empty and deteriorating eyesore of a building on the side of the highway headed into Chamberlain. It’s been there for years. What is it, why is it there, and why doesn’t the city do something about it?
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