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Give ‘Smart’ gifts for the holidays

Give ‘Smart’ gifts for the holidays

by Editorial Staff | Nov 10, 2022 | Expert Advice, Featured

Your household may already be equipped with these everyday tech essentials. But you can raise the bar for your Christmas gift giving with several ultra-cool (and useful) tech-enhanced goodies.

Broadband, internet, & Wi-Fi … Oh my!

Broadband, internet, & Wi-Fi … Oh my!

by Editorial Staff | Nov 10, 2022 | Expert Advice

Golden West provides its members with a broadband connection to the internet. The cooperative also offers and supports a router for convenient Wi-Fi access for the growing number of devices online today. But what does that all mean?

Medal of Honor hero calls Hartford home

Medal of Honor hero calls Hartford home

by Editorial Staff | Nov 10, 2022 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places

Michael Fitzmaurice is South Dakota’s lone surviving Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. It is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force. Fitzmaurice was honored for his personal bravery and self-sacrifice serving in the U.S. Army in Vietnam.

Recreating a native home where the buffalo roam

Recreating a native home where the buffalo roam

by Editorial Staff | Nov 2, 2022 | Expert Advice, Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe has reintroduced 800-plus head of buffalo on 28,000 acres of grasslands as part of its Wolakota Regenerative Buffalo Range & Wildlife Sanctuary. It’s the largest Native American owned and managed bison herd in North America today.

Brothers build auto business

Brothers build auto business

by Editorial Staff | Oct 27, 2022 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places

Brothers Bob and Rick Zwart started “jockeying cars” in high school. Over the past 23 years they have grown that love into a 120-car auto sales business.

Doctor shares tips to reduce digital eye strain

Doctor shares tips to reduce digital eye strain

by Editorial Staff | Oct 21, 2022 | Expert Advice, Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places

Screen time could be impacting your eyes. A Hot Springs optometrist says spending large amounts of time on a computer or other electronic device can cause digital eye strain.

Travis Electric has grown rapidly,  just like the community it serves

Travis Electric has grown rapidly, just like the community it serves

by Editorial Staff | Sep 28, 2022 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places

Travis and Wendy Kuehl enjoy Hartford’s small-town progressive feel – including fiber optics from Golden West. When the couple opened Travis Electric in 2005, it was a one-man operation; today the company employs 24 people. And like Hartford, it’s still growing.

Horizon Health Care serves rural needs across the state

Horizon Health Care serves rural needs across the state

by Editorial Staff | Sep 22, 2022 | Expert Advice, Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places

“Heath care is an important part of Main Street and keeping people local. It starts a ripple effect among businesses.” – Lexy Eggert

How rural business enables others to monitor & protect animals & property online

How rural business enables others to monitor & protect animals & property online

by Editorial Staff | Sep 15, 2022 | Expert Advice, Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places

Jade Konst’s interest in technology combined with his previous work and personal experiences prompted him to launch Locked & Loaded Security Solutions in Murdo with his wife Bailey. He and his team started the business just before the pandemic by installing camera systems in 53 calving barns in four months.

Embrace shift from ‘Boob Tube’ to YouTube

Embrace shift from ‘Boob Tube’ to YouTube

by Editorial Staff | Sep 9, 2022 | Expert Advice, Featured

Adults over age 35 may recall being told to “Turn off the boob tube!” after spending too much time watching TV. That’s outdated slang for the television set combined with the perceived perception of the mindless masses that watched it.

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