Jul 19, 2023 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
After 50 years next Cammack generation takes reins Rows, stacks, and piles of panels, wood posts, and large rubber water tanks greet travelers on Hwy. 34 as they approach the small prairie community of Union Center from the west. The rural, remote Meade County...
Jul 13, 2023 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Fiber connection cuts commute from 200 to zero miles daily For years, Misti Hostutler traveled 1,000 miles each week from her family’s farm near Midland to White River for work with an Information Technology (IT) company. “It was a lot of driving,” Misti says. “Then...
Jun 15, 2023 | Expert Advice, Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Greenhouse with unusual location and name supports other SD businesses Travelers along SD Highway 73 may be surprised to come upon a greenhouse that sells flowers and serves baked goods 16 miles northwest of Martin. In addition to its unexpected rural location with...
May 24, 2023 | Featured, People & Places
Lifelong dream to reality: from Boy Scout to NASA researcher Meet Ron Dyvig, a passionate astronomer who turned his Boy Scout experience into a lifelong dream. From gazing at the stars as a young scout to participating in NASA research, Ron’s love for the cosmos knows...
Apr 27, 2023 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Friendly farm friends make fascinating fiber products A passion for dying, weaving, and spinning fiber and a fascination with one of the rarest breeds of sheep in the United States helped inspire Brenda Anderson to open Busy Ewe Farm & Fibers west of Custer....
Mar 24, 2023 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Field tech finds career fit closer to home Austin Parry hasn’t strayed far from his hometown of Canistota and the family farm upon where he grew up. After high school he studied Wi-Fi and broadband technologies down the interstate at Mitchell Technical College. As a...
