Apr 22, 2021 | Expert Advice, Featured
What is Broadband? If you never had to suffer through a series of ear-splitting dial tones, electronic bleeps and bloops, and screeching static to get online, consider yourself lucky. Once upon a time, dial-up was the only way to access the internet. Today, broadband...
Apr 8, 2021 | Expert Advice, Featured
Channel 37, Where Are You? Before the advent of digital television, one channel was conspicuously absent from analog TV lineups. For decades, channel 37 didn’t exist. The reason involves a government conspiracy and the search for extraterrestrial life. Think of it as...
Apr 1, 2021 | Featured, Retro
Gotcha! April Fools’ Pranks Through History April 1 is the day you’re most likely to hear the word “gotcha!” Though its origins are unclear, April Fools’ Day has long been associated with practical jokes and pranks. People have been falling prey to elaborate hoaxes...
Mar 25, 2021 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Bowling, Burgers, and Business of the Year Steph Schmidt wasn’t a bowler, but thanks to life’s twists and turns, the Dell Rapids resident now owns Pinz LLC. Under her family’s guidance, the bowling alley/restaurant/arcade has become a popular local hotspot...
Mar 18, 2021 | Expert Advice, Featured
‘Wiring’ Money in the 21st Century Sending somebody money years ago involved checkbooks and the postal service, or in a pinch, a wire transfer service like Western Union. Today, there are plenty of secure options available — all you need is an internet or...
Mar 16, 2021 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
State Honors Hartford Residents of Hartford are celebrating Governor Kristi Noem’s announcement that their town was chosen as South Dakota’s “Small Com munity of the Year” for 2020. Every year, two South Dakota communities – one large...
