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    December 15, 2017
    Terry Sabers, secretary of the South Dakota Board of Technical Education, speaks during the group's meeting on Friday at Mitchell Technical Institute as fellow board member Rod Bowar looks on. (Sara Bertsch / Republic)
    SD Board of Technical Education talks building expansions at MTI, LATI
    On the heels of a $1.1 million donation announcement to one of the state's four technical institutes, the Board of Technical Education dove into...
    news/educationDecember 15, 2017 - 2:23pm
    December 14, 2017
    Darlene and Dick Muth receive a round of applause after an announcement of a $1.1 million donation to Mitchell Technical Institute on Thursday evening in the Campus Center. (Matt Gade / Republic)play button
    Dick and Darlene Muth, Muth Electric donate $1.1 million to Mitchell Tech
    Holding back tears, Dick Muth proudly told the crowd he's a graduate of Mitchell Technical Institute. Standing by his side was his wife, Darlene,...
    newsDecember 14, 2017 - 8:17pm
    October 11, 2017
    Mitchell Technical Institute. (Republic file photo)
    Mitchell Tech, Southeast Tech named as nation's top community colleges
    Two South Dakota technical institutes have been deemed the best in the nation. Mitchell Technical Institute and Southeast Technical Institute...
    newsOctober 11, 2017 - 2:15pm
    September 28, 2017
    Mitchell Technical Institute aerial photo (Republic file photo)
    Hiring executive director top priority for state tech board
    Rod Bowar is ready to get to the "meat and potatoes" of what his role is on the South Dakota Board of Technical Education. The board, which was...
    newsSeptember 28, 2017 - 8:17am
    September 12, 2017
    Taxing tobacco for technical education
    A new ballot measure could burn a hole in some smokers' pockets, but area officials believe it'll be largely beneficial for South Dakota's technical...
    newsSeptember 12, 2017 - 7:51am
    September 2, 2017
    Loren Kasten, 88, poses for a photo on Monday in his home in Mitchell. Kasten was the creator and first instructor of the agriculture program at Mitchell Technical Institute in 1969. (Sara Bertsch / Republic)
    Advocating agriculture education
    Hundreds of agriculture students at Mitchell Technical Institute have Loren Kasten to thank. Kasten, 88, is the creator and first teacher of...
    newsSeptember 2, 2017 - 9:00am
    June 26, 2017
    Andew Nelson, left, and Paul Intare, right, prepare their entry for the mechatronics contest at the recent SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. The 2017 Mitchell Technical Institute graduates placed fifth nationally. (Submitted photo)
    MTI students place fifth in national skills conference
    Two Mitchell Technical Institute students are returning home national award-winners. Paul Intare, of Mitchell, and Andrew Nelson, of Lake Preston,...
    newsJune 26, 2017 - 2:50pm
    June 8, 2017
    Devon Russell, the precision agriculture technology department head and instructor at Mitchell Technical Institute, talks about the Trimble UX5 as part of the of a workshop for high school educators funded by a National Science Foundation grant on Wednesday morning at MTI's land lab west of Mitchell. (Matt Gade / Republic)
    Educators learning to map out the future at MTI
    For Erika Kruggel, a high school visual arts teacher, it is hard to get out of her comfort zone in education. But that all changed this week...
    newsJune 8, 2017 - 11:13am
    May 30, 2017
    Jerry Ehlke, Mitchell Technical Institute power line/substation instructor and division leader for the Energy Training Center, explains how a classroom has evolved into a lab for the power line students at MTI during a tour of the facility on Tuesday afternoon. The individuals were gathered on campus for an orientation meeting for the newly created South Dakota Board of Technical Education.(Matt Gade / Republic)
    South Dakota’s newly created tech education board begins orientation
    South Dakota's newest education board is eager to get started. The South Dakota Board of Technical Education, created under Senate Bill 65, met...
    newsMay 30, 2017 - 6:51pm
    May 4, 2017
    Brian Dangel poses in the labs of the Nordby Trades Center at Mitchell Technical Institute Wednesday afternoon. The 20-year-old Hurley native will graduate Friday with a degree in electrical construction and maintenance with high honors. (Sarah Barclay / Republic)
    Dangel graduating from MTI debt free through Build Dakota Scholarship
    Unlike many other college graduates, Brian Dangel will leave school debt-free. The 20-year-old will graduate today from Mitchell Technical Institute...
    newsMay 4, 2017 - 4:07pm
    Braeden Walton poses for a photo Wednesday afternoon at Mitchell Technical Institute. Walton will graduate Friday from MTI with a degree in power line construction and maintenance. The 18-year-old will also graduate from Mitchell High School in two weeks. (Sarah Barclay / Republic)
    Mitchell's Walton 'a step ahead' with dual graduation
    Braeden Walton decided to graduate college before high school. The 18-year-old will receive his diploma Friday from Mitchell Technical Institute....
    newsMay 4, 2017 - 4:01pm
    April 17, 2017
    Terry Sabers, of Mitchell, poses for a portrait on Monday at Mitchell Technial Institue in Mitchell. Sabers and Rod Bowar, of Kennebec, have been appointed to the state’s new technical education board. (Sarah Barclay / Republic)play button
    Workforce needs, available opportunities among top priorities for local members of new tech education board
    As a graduate of Mitchell Technical Institute, Terry Sabers considers the trades profession and technical education of the utmost importance....
    newsApril 17, 2017 - 5:49pm
    From Left to right stands Mitchell students Lucas Putnam and Jared Felix with Dave Reuland, the Mitchell Career and Technical Education Academy automotive instructor. (Submitted photo)
    Mitchell students wins first in skills competition, earns full ride scholarship
    One Mitchell student showed off his technical skills earning a gold medal, a trip to a national conference and a full-ride scholarship. Jared...
    newsApril 17, 2017 - 5:10pm
    January 27, 2017
    Mitchell School District awarded $27K grant for classroom innovation
    The Mitchell School District will soon be implementing more technology into its classrooms thanks to a recent grant. The district was awarded...
    newsJanuary 27, 2017 - 2:59pm
    January 12, 2017
    Alex Willis speaks to the crowd of nearly 200 people on Wednesday at Mitchell Technical Institute for the second annual ReCharge Evening event hosted by the South Dakota Leadership Academy. Willis' presentation was called "Believe in Your Greatness." (Sara Bertsch/ Republic)
    SDLA’s second annual ReCharge event features former NFL player
    Alex Willis compares reaching a goal with setting up dominoes. Willis, a former NFL football player, said he and his two children have recently...
    newsJanuary 12, 2017 - 10:05am
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