Hey, community leaders: Having trouble helping your entrepreneurs? It may be time to map out the market
Treating all entrepreneurs as if they are the same may be an efficient approach to facilitating entrepreneurship, but it is not effective.
Start the new year with a green idea: Recycle your Christmas tree
The real Christmas trees that added special magic to this year’s holiday season can now find a second purpose by recycling, says SDSU Extension Forestry Specialist John Ball during a recent iGrow Radio Network Interview.
Share a great winter photo!
Winter officially starts Dec. 21, and we’d like to note that with a new photo to serve as the background image on Dakotafire.net.
A word about Faulk County from Jim Moritz, longtime editor of the Faulk County Record
“Faulkton has been blessed with people who want to make things happen,” says Record editor Jim Moritz.
Thinking bigger: Regional partnerships help communities build up their economies
Several organizations in the James River Valley have recognized the benefits of thinking regionally, and have stretched their traditional boundaries to do economic development work that benefits a larger area.
Longtime Webster Santa is hanging up his suit
This year is Larry aka “Santa Claus” Baumgarn’s last Christmas. The longtime Webster insurance agent and Santa will hang up his suit after close to 30 years making holiday visits that have meant so much to so many.
FiredUp: Idea farm
Cities may be fertile ground for new ideas, but rural places provide changes for interaction with the land itself—sparking ideas that are rooted in the harsh and beautiful reality of the world we inhabit.
12-12-12 is 90th birthday for energetic Britton woman
Numbers have always fascinated Althea Brown, so it’s not surprising she appreciates celebrating her 90th birthday on 12-12-12. Her full life has included two stints in Britton, where she now lives in her own home, a welcoming place for family and friends.
Population trends affect housing in South Dakota
Few houses are being built or in the rural areas of the state where depopulation is happening, according to Sid Goss of the S.D. School of Mines.
Weekend blizzard offers little moisture relief to farmers and ranchers
The weekend blizzard, which dropped between 5 and 10 inches of snow on most of eastern South Dakota won’t have much of an impact on drought conditions in farm country says Dennis Todey, State Climatologist. UPDATE: Map of snowfall totals.