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As we approach the end of our 22nd season, I would like to thank our audience for trusting us to bring them health information that is current and accurate. There are many doctors out there who …
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By Jill Kruse, D.O.
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5/1/24
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It stood 60 feet tall. Four sturdy metal legs, anchored to the ground, telescoped to the top where a six-foot wheel of angled blades spun into a blur. The giant sentinel greeted everyone who entered …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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5/1/24
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After what feels like ages, we’ve finally moved into our new home. It was a long weekend of more packing, moving and cleaning, but we’ve officially moved out of our home in De Smet and onto our …
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By Amy Halverson
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5/1/24
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It is my privilege and blessing to work at the Good Samaritan Society. The other morning after breakfast, I walked one of our residents, a soft-spoken and gentle soul, back to her room. We talked …
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By Stuart Twite
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4/29/24
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Things here are a bit crazier than usual. I’m writing this while surrounded by boxes and my laptop on a folding table amongst stacks of papers as I sit on a chair I had to steal from the kitchen. …
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By Amy Halverson
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4/29/24
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The couple made their way through the dry prairie grass from the neighboring wagon. Fina smiled a welcome. “Come sit by the fire. I’ll put the coffee on to boil.” Thankful she had ground extra …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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4/29/24
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From a young age, my mom and dad taught me that the Bible teaches us to pray for the Holy Land of Israel. In the face of brazen and callous attacks from those hell bent on the annihilation of the …
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By Kristi Noem
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4/29/24
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An exceedingly common question I get in clinic, especially in the heart of a South Dakota winter, is how to remedy dry skin. The questions aren’t just in the clinic; my own children, family and …
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4/29/24
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Hopefully, everyone was able to enjoy some time outside this past weekend. With the weather we’ve been having lately, it’s hard telling when we may get two nice days in a row again. I can’t say …
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By Amy Halverson
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4/17/24
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On a balmy February afternoon, I succumbed to the nagging temptation. I could not help myself. Just inside my garden fence I scratched in small patches of seeds - lettuce, spinach and radishes. …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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4/17/24
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There is an invasion happening at our southern border. It is a war zone. People are dying every day because of the crime, drug and human trafficking flowing into our country. President Trump is right …
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By Kristi Noem
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4/10/24
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Curtains…What images open (or flutter) into your mind as you see the word? The curtain in the temple that ripped in two? The heavy velvet drapes in the auditorium that open to the first scene? The …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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4/10/24
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We celebrated Easter for a second time last weekend with my side of the family in Dell Rapids. It was a much smaller gathering for us with my mom, brother and his family and my daughter and her …
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By Amy Halverson
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4/10/24
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“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.” Matthew 28:6 This week, we celebrate the holiest day in the Christian calendar – the day of Jesus’ …
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By Kristi Noem
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4/3/24
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The last week of the earthly life of Jesus was an intense concentration of all that He was, is, did and does all the time. Entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday with acclimation, Jesus would be arrested, …
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By Stuart Twite
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4/3/24
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The red, white and blue stripes spiraled in circles and disappeared like magic at the top. I stared in wonder at the lighted barber pole on Calumet Avenue that rainy April morning. Dad opened the …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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4/3/24
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I hope everyone had a happy Easter! I know we did. For us, it was especially nice this year; it gave us a much-needed break from getting ready to move and an excuse to take a day off from packing and …
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By Amy Halverson
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4/3/24
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As a general internist who does primary care for adult and elderly patients, I talk to patients a lot about arthritis and joint-replacement surgery. This type of surgery, also known as arthroplasty, …
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By Kelly Evans-Hullinger, M.D.
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4/3/24
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When you think of South Dakota, you might think about rolling fields of corn and soybeans and hills full of cattle, the Black Hills or Mount Rushmore. You probably don’t think of the Chinese …
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By Kristi Noem
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3/27/24
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I love finding a good copycat recipe, and it’s even better when it is made with ingredients everyone can find. The recipe I’m sharing this week is one of the best copycat recipes I’ve found, …
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By Amy Halverson
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3/27/24
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