News

DWU announces winter holiday hours

DWU announces winter holiday hours

Photo: Mitchell Now/Riley Harrington


MITCHELL – Dakota Wesleyan University has announced its winter holiday hours.

All DWU offices will close Tuesday, Dec. 23, at 4 p.m. and remain closed Wednesday, Dec. 24 – Friday, Jan. 2. Offices will reopen on Monday, Jan. 5 at 8 a.m.

The McGovern Library will observe the following schedule:

Open Dec. 17-19 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Closed Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 20-21

Open Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 22-23 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Closed Dec. 24-Jan.4

Open Jan. 5-9 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Closed Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 10-11

Open Jan. 6-10 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Open with regular library hours beginning Monday, Jan. 12, 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Tiger Café within the McGovern Library is closed Dec. 18-Jan. 11. Regular hours resume

Jan. 12.

In-person, face-to-face classes for the spring semester begin on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026.

Recent Headlines

1 day ago in College, High School, Local Sports, Sports

Sports Roundup: Wednesday 12/31/25

High School Basketball Results & Upcoming Games, Mitchell Wrestling, College sports & Timberwolves next game.

2 days ago in Sports

In the NBA, 2025 might go down as the year of the injured. Nikola Jokic joined that club at the end

Indiana's Tyrese Haliburton is going to miss the entire season because of the torn Achilles he suffered in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Boston's Jayson Tatum — who hopes otherwise — might also miss the whole season after tearing his Achilles in the playoffs last spring.

2 days ago in Sports

Tiger Woods turns 50. It’s the one time golf’s greats can relate to him

Talk to any golfer who played against Tiger Woods and there is sure to be at least one story about one shot so sublime they were certain it could not be hit by them or anyone else.

2 days ago in Sports

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is ‘stable’ after 2 die in car accident in Nigeria

Anthony Joshua, the two-time former world heavyweight champion from Britain, was in a stable condition in the hospital Monday after being involved in a car crash in Nigeria that killed two people who were close friends and team members, his promoter said.

2 days ago in Lifestyle, Trending

Where are the wackiest New Year’s Eve drops in the US?

Why let New York City have all the fun with its Times Square ball drop on New Year's Eve? Dozens of places across the U.S. will ring in 2026 by dropping a quirky assortment of fruits, vegetables, sea creatures and balls of all shapes and sizes. Many have a hometown flair.