May 21, 2020 | Expert Advice, Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Call 988 for Suicide Prevention & 211 for SD Resource Information Golden West telephone subscribers in need can now call two new three-digit numbers for help. Dialing 988 from a Golden West phone line will reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and...
May 15, 2020 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Pivoting in a Pandemic Members Prove Resilient When Faced with COVID-19 Education Moves Online Wall Math Teacher and Parent Shares Experience Ashley Kier never imagined she would be teaching her middle and high school students online, but that’s what happened when...
Mar 15, 2020 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Long-Term Commitment Renner Receives NTCA Director Life Award NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association awarded Golden West Board Director Rodney Renner with an NTCA Excellence Award for Director Life Achievement at their rural telecom industry meeting and expo in...
Mar 15, 2020 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Horizon Health Care Expands Rural Telehealth Services Another South Dakota healthcare provider is expanding its use of telemedicine, thanks in part to a federal grant with matching funds from local telecommunications cooperatives. As a rural, community-based...
Jan 15, 2020 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Fiber Makes OLC Classrooms ‘SMART’ Maria Cuny lives in the middle of the Badlands in a remote area on the eastern side of the Pine Ridge Reservation. Her home sits six miles off the main road on gumbo soil. “I live in a very rural area,” Cuny says....
Nov 15, 2019 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
New School on the Prairie Union Center Students Learn STEAM Skills Armed with white paper, colored markers and a color code reference sheet, second and third graders in Union Center work to create a track that a small Ozobot robot will follow. “The plan is to use the...
