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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. Read More »
Population trends affect housing in South Dakota
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State senator tours areas hit by flood damage in 2010-11
We may be in a drought now, but the damage from two years of flooding lives on. Read More »
FiredUp: Let’s get those returnees back to small towns, not just Sioux Falls and Rapid City
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 »
George McGovern gave one of his last interviews to high school student, a Dakotafire intern
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 »
Don’t look for snowfall to help drought situation, climatologists say
The outlook for reducing South Dakota's nagging drought does not appear promising based on the Oct. 18 Climate Prediction Center's long-range outlook. Read More »
Candidates vying to represent the Dakotas tell how they will help rural communities
Dakotafire asked candidates for major offices in the Dakotas how they would help rural communities. Read More »
During Britton’s day as capital, Gov. Daugaard addresses merit pay, state finances, railroad and sewer issues
Britton hosted South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard, First Lady Linda Daugaard, and other state officials when the city was designated as the state’s Capital for a Day October 3. Read More »
Faulkton man ready to live life to the fullest after heart transplant
Brad Paul lived under a death sentence for 33 years, but this past May, that sentence was reprieved. Read More »
FIRED UP: Take note, folks: A 363% APR is not ‘convenient’
An advertisement in my mailbox prompts some thinking about payday lending. "It's like borrowing from family, but without the guilt." Or maybe, without the accountability. Read More »
Turning tragedy into opportunity: One year after devastating fire, Willow Lake downtown is better than ever
An overnight fire in 2011 destroyed a big part of Willow Lake's downtown—but even if the fire burned down businesses, it also sparked a drive to survive and a phenomenal flurry of community action. Read More »