Nov 15, 2020 | Featured, People & Places
Legendary Airbrush Artist Leaves Mark on Menno Mickey Harris is considered both a pioneer in the practice and one of the country’s best airbrush painters – and he lives in Menno, southwest of Freeman. “I’m one of the grandfathers of airbrush painting,” he says....
Nov 5, 2020 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Hot Springs Couple Raise Dexters for Beef & Breeding When Jim and Peggy Woehl became empty nesters in 2000, these lifelong ranchers wanted to continue raising cattle. They never imagined that breeding would become just as important as selling beef. “When we...
Oct 15, 2020 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Burke Student Receives $2,000 Scholarship The South Dakota Telecommunications Association (SDTA) has awarded a $2,000 memorial scholarship to Jackson Liewer of Burke, SD. Liewer is pursuing a cybersecurity degree from Dakota State University. According to Liewer, they...
Sep 17, 2020 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Some Towns See Bright Spot with More Local Shopping When the pandemic first hit, Dell Rapids City Administrator Justin Weiland worried sales tax collections would drop significantly and impede the city’s ability to provide services. “I had nightmare visions of a...
Sep 15, 2020 | Featured, People & Places
Renner Retires After 48 Years of Service From party lines to blazing broadband, Golden West grew membership, services, and service area during Renner’s tenure on the board of directors. When Rod Renner started on the board nearly a half century ago, Golden West...
Sep 10, 2020 | Expert Advice, Featured, People & Places, Uncategorized
Facebook Page or Website On a Monday in March 2018, Jayne Gottsleben took an 11-second video of her husband Bill driving over a collapsible gate on his ATV between livestock pastures. She shared it on Facebook that evening. “By 4 p.m. Tuesday, our video had reached...
