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South Dakota’s outdoor colors are changing by the hour. Our cornfields are browning. Cottonwoods and elms in our river valleys are taking on a tawny appearance. Even the soybeans have a leathery …
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By Katie Hunhoff, South Dakota Magazine
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9/30/26
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It is officially that time of year when my rain boots are no longer a fashion statement – they are a survival tool. Don’t get me wrong, I normally love late September. I live for the crisp …
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By Amy Halverson
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9/30/26
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I listened, though I did not comprehend all of the long, difficult words. The gravelly growing-up-boy voice continued confidently for a time. Suddenly the voice wavered and stopped. Mom spoke quietly …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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9/30/26
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In John 9, we read about one of the wonderful miracles of Jesus. Christ meets a man who had been blind from birth and gives him his sight. Imagine what that must have meant. This man had never seen …
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By Pastor Robbie McClelland
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9/30/26
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There are many reasons to visit the Black Hills. The towering pillars of granite would be plenty enough on their own, and that is before you factor in the amazing monuments of Mount Rushmore and …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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9/30/26
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9/30/26
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9/30/26
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Things are pretty good in South Dakota. Our economy remains one of the strongest in the nation. Our unemployment rate has been the lowest in America for several years running, and our GDP growth …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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9/30/26
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One of the things about living in a small community is that our lives tend to overlap. The person you disagree with may still be the person sitting beside you at a ball game. The family going through …
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By Pastor Robbie McClelland
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9/30/26
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“Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’, keep them dogies rollin’...” The theme song from Rawhide lured Delmer and me into our living room on Friday nights. The 1960s TV series spotlighted trail boss …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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9/30/26
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Last week, I bared my soul about the great tomato crisis and shared my survival recipe for canned Rotel tomatoes. I naively thought the worst of the harvest anxiety was behind me. I was wrong. …
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By Amy Halverson
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9/30/26
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This week, we celebrated Labor Day. For many Americans, Labor Day has become the unofficial end of summer, a day for cookouts, family gatherings and hopefully, a little rest. Its original purpose was …
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By Pastor Robbie McClelland
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9/9/26
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If you read this column regularly, you know my happy place is either knee-deep in the garden soil or standing over a hot stove. To me, the secret to a great life - and an even better dinner - begins …
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By Amy Halverson
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9/9/26
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Life is hard sometimes, even when we are young. Pressed between the pages of my mind is a memory of our mother telling the story of the day Donald ran away from home. He was not quite five at the …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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9/9/26
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Summer is winding down. Folks are trying to capture the last days of warmth and long sunlight. Meanwhile, farmers are getting ready for their harvest, and ranchers are ready to show off the calves …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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9/9/26
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9/9/26
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Two kinds of cooks exist in this world: those who treat potatoes like royalty, and those who let them slowly grow a scary, alien-like beard of sprouts at the bottom of the pantry. I, unfortunately, …
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By Amy Halverson
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9/2/26
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She made it look so easy! Long slim fingers encircled the white orbs. Two, three, even four at a time, Mom transferred the eggs from the straw-lined metal nests to the straw-lined metal pail. I stood …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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9/2/26
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I enjoy meeting people where they are at. It is far easier to understand where someone is coming from if I can look them in the eye, see and hear their needs for myself and gain a better appreciation …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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9/2/26
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9/2/26
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