Redfield, S.D., to be featured in September/October edition
Redfield, S.D., will be featured in the November/December edition of Dakotafire magazine and the premier edition of Spark magazine.
Hoven, S.D., to be featured in July/August edition
July/August Dakotafire community feature: Hoven, S.D.
Dakotafire staffers among recognized Press Women
Staff of Dakotafire Media were recognized for their work at the South Dakota Press Women convention in Deadwood last month. Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Heidi Marttila-Losure: Publications Regularly Edited by Entrant: 1st “Clean and appealing design, feels very professional without being…
Community Spotlight: Armour: S.D. town finds ways to make things happen
Anything is possible in Armour, S.D.
Community centers provide home for histories, futures
with additional reporting by Sheila Ring, Onida Watchman, Doug Card, Britton Journal, and Gloria Duenwald, Hoven Review From baby showers to funerals and everything in between, community centers are where memories are made among neighbors in rural communities. “The community…
Community Spotlight: Onida: Town known for its ‘silver’ and ‘gold’ works on building up new treasures
The streets that line South Dakota’s “silver city” may not be paved with gold, but for at least a few months each year, many of the roads that lead to the community of 761 are surrounded by a rich, golden…
Tax refunds give rural families a substantial boost
The Earned Income and Child tax credits help boost people–often rural people–out of poverty each year.
OPINION: Promotion, autonomy, compensation are factors in Dakota teacher shortage
by Jeff Fastnacht, superintendent, Ellendale (N.D.) School District The need for teachers has been a reoccurring topic in both South Dakota and North Dakota for several years. It was thought to be more significant in South Dakota, and that may…
Educators go extra miles to keep programs on the road
Splitting their time between classrooms in school districts even a few miles apart takes extra planning for teachers, but might be one answer to South Dakota’s teacher shortage.
Community Spotlight: White Lake finds ways to sail on
White Lake, S.D., may see itself as a “bedroom community” to nearby Mitchell and Chamberlain, but the town of 450 has found its own ways to stand strong.