Apr 29, 2021 | Expert Advice, Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Sometimes, Facebook Really Gets Your Goat When Teri Arneson of Elm Springs drove into town one day, everybody was gathered at the fire station. Her curiosity sparked her to start a community Facebook group to help with communication. That was 2014. Today, the Elm...
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 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...
Mar 12, 2021 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Crafting Community Brewery Brings People Together in Hartford Chris and Callie Tuschen fell in love with the craft beer scene while living in Oregon. After moving back to South Dakota , they turned their passion into a business. Today, their brewery in Hartford draws...
Mar 11, 2021 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Schmeckfest Creates Its Own “Meals on Wheels” When COVID-19 shut down in-person gatherings last spring, organizers of the annual Schmeckfest celebration took the show on the road — literally — with a drive-through event, which they have expanded upon for 2021. “It’s...
Mar 3, 2021 | Expert Advice, Featured, People & Places
The “Things” Behind the Internet of Things IoT Provides Security, Comfort, & Convenience The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term you might have heard from tech-savvy friends or coworkers. The phrase, first coined in 1999, refers to the network of physical objects...