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 dialing 211 will reach the South Dakota Helpline Center.
Pivoting in a Pandemic
Members Prove Resilient When Faced with COVID-19.
Long-Term Commitment
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 Phoenix, Ariz., on February 19, 2020.
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.
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. “If I don’t have to, I don’t drive. I don’t like to be on the road.”
New School on the Prairie
The Central Meade County School is one of five rural schools in Meade County. The newly built school sits 46 miles northeast of Sturgis and combines students in grades K-8 previously split by grade between Union Center and Enning five miles further east.
