Non-traditional student helps guide teens with work

Lavanna Under Baggage, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, is pursuing her bachelor’s degree online while balancing working full time and being a mother of four. Read how online education allows her to pass her culture on to her kids from her hometown.

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Summer Celebration Features Everything from Hot Dogs to Hot Rods

Summer Celebration Features Everything from Hot Dogs to Hot Rods

Now in its 34th year, Dell Rapids Quarry Days promises fun activities and entertainment for the entire family, whether you’re into classic cars, corn hole, or dancing in the street. It’s just one of many annual events across South Dakota. The Exchange will help you keep track of fun things to do all year long!

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Visit the Great Pyramids from Your La-Z-Boy 

Visit the Great Pyramids from Your La-Z-Boy 

When COVID-19 forced people to put away their passports, many became virtual tourists by slipping on virtual reality headsets. Once the stuff of science fiction, the technology offers real-world escapist entertainment … including traveling to far-flung locations around the globe from the comfort of your living room!

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Would You Pay a Cowboy Poet to Help Fix a Fence?

Would You Pay a Cowboy Poet to Help Fix a Fence?

Robert Dennis says there are two things you never ask a rancher: how big their ranch is and how many cattle they own.

“That’s like asking how much money they have in the bank,” he explains. “We don’t like to be a braggy people!”

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Get Your Email Like Your Burger and Fries – To Go

Get Your Email Like Your Burger and Fries – To Go

Webmail offers many benefits over traditional email clients. You get remote access anywhere there’s an internet connection and web browser; direct access to quarantined Spam messages; the ability to create custom folders and contact lists; and easy access to storage data.

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Badlands Lead to Good Adventures

Badlands Lead to Good Adventures

If you’ve ever stopped for free ice water at Wall Drug before exploring the rugged pinnacles and spires of the Badlands, you can relate to the editors of Midwest Living magazine. The regional publication honored both South Dakota attractions in its 2021 Best of the Midwest awards.

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