Feb 19, 2026 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places, Uncategorized
Remote worker returns to hometown and keeps big-city job After living in Sioux Falls for two decades, Ashley O’Dell traded the traffic to work from home when she moved to her hometown of Murdo. Now she has time to be a foster parent, attend her nieces and nephews’...
Jan 21, 2026 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places, Uncategorized
Skateboarder turns passion into a space for local youth Kyle Mesteth’s passion for skateboarding started young, and the sport’s Olympic recognition helped inspire him to develop a place where local youth can kickflip and kick back. Today he leads Ground Control, a...
Jan 8, 2026 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places, Uncategorized
Non-traditional student and mother helps guide teens through her work Lavanna Under Baggage balances being a mother, a full-time employee, and a non-traditional college student pursuing her bachelor’s degree. A Golden West connection provides her with the opportunity...
Dec 4, 2025 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places, Uncategorized
Fiber-fast internet brings new energy to state’s least populated county Cristen Roghair had never been west of the Mississippi River until her family moved to Murdo from Chicago when she was a teenager in the mid 1990s. She returned to the Windy City after...
Nov 19, 2025 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Style with a shot of expresso A family brews their dream boutique together in their hometown with community support. A fresh aroma of coffee and friendly smiles greet customers as they walk through the doors of Maeday Coffee & Boutique in the morning. Brandi...
Nov 5, 2025 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Photographer captures ‘soul of the prairie’ in one-room school Cristen Roghair captures the soul of the prairie and the freedom of the open air through her photography at the Grandview Gallery east of Okaton. Once known as Grandview Township School in the...
