10 favorite frames from the month of January.

A light drizzle comes down as traffic goes north and south along Sanborn street on Monday night in Mitchell. The light drizzle caused some places to be covered in ice on Tuesday morning. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Dakota Wesleyan’s Trae Vandeberg (13) celebrates a 3-point basket as the Corn Crib Crazies cheer from the bleachers during a game on Wednesday night at the Corn Palace in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

A pair of Avon students work on one of the new lab stations to test their science fair experiment of seeing how much sugar are in different types of fruit juice. The new lab stations were just some of the new pieces of equipment that Avon School science teacher Paul Kuhlman purchased with a $25,000 grant from the Monsanto Fund, which sponsors the “Americas Farmers Grow Rural Education” program. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Dakota Wesleyan’s Terrell Newton (10) and Midland University’s Clayton Shepard (15) both fight for a rebound during a Great Plains Athletic Conference game on Sunday at the Corn Palace in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Family and friends of Gary Munsen console each other following a funeral for the former Mitchell High School teacher and basketball coach on Monday morning at the Corn Palace in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Parkston’s Dillan Thuringer (44) and Parkston’s Brady Albrecht (2) scramble for a loose ball with Clark/Willow Lake’s Noah Huber (45) during a game on Saturday at the Corn Palace in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Dakota Wesleyan senior Trae Bergh is the Tigers leading scorer averaging over 23 points per game. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Sen. Mike Vehle, left, and Rep. Tona Rozum, right, share a laugh as Gov. Dennis Daugaard delivers his state of the state address in the House Chambers of the state capitol on Tuesday in Pierre. (Matt Gade/Republic)

South Dakota State Jackrabbits guard/forward Kerri Young (10) scrambles for a loose ball with South Dakota Coyotes center Kate Liveringhouse (34) along the sideline during a game on Sunday at Frost Arena in Brookings. (Matt Gade/Republic)

Dakota Wesleyan Head Coach Matt Wilber reacts to a miss basked by the Tigers during a game on Saturday at the Corn Palace in Mitchell. (Matt Gade/Republic)