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We may be in a drought now, but the damage from two years of flooding lives on. Read More »

We want a Postcard from you—a short, evocative story about an event, person or place, written as if you were telling the story to a friend. Read More »

Dakota Roots is a good program that could be better for the rural areas of the state if it looked beyond job openings to considering marketplace opportunities. Read More »

Utility companies are studying and taking comments on routes for a proposed transmission line that would run about 150 to 175 miles between proposed substations in Big Stone City, S.D., and Ellendale, N.D. Read More »

Farmers will be able to choose from three new corn varieties that promise to increase yields during drought conditions. Whether farmers go for the more expensive seeds may hinge on whether they think the drought is likely to continue. Read More »

Becky Froehlich, a student at Madison High School and intern for Dakotafire, talked to George McGovern as part of a class assignment in September. That interview and her reflection on it are both worth reading. Read More »

Concern is growing over the budget-slashing POStplan and the potential effects it could have on rural communities in North and South Dakota as thousands of post offices nationwide are targeted for reduced hours or closure. Read More »

Harvest in several towns in the James River Valley is not only well under way, it’s nearly done in some parts of the region—and it’s just mid-October. Read More »

From muzzle-loading, to weaving, to old-time fiddle, to traditional cooking, the sights, smells and sounds of yesteryear can be experienced this Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Granary Rural Cultural Center in rural Groton, S.D. Read More »

Mitt Romney is running behind in many of the major polls making headlines in the latter part of September, but one demographic is providing good news for the Romney campaign: rural voters in battleground states. Read More »