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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
FIRED UP: Where farmers bring their harvest, then and now
Chris Laingen, an assistant professor of geography at Eastern Illinois University who is working on creating an updated delineation of the Corn Belt, was in South Dakota a few weeks ago and snapped these pictures on his tour. They give…
SD counties designated as drought disaster areas
More than half of U.S. counties are now disaster areas, 90 percent because of the ongoing drought that has been brutalizing the nation.
Drought worsens generally, though parts of Dakotas get relief
Some areas of southern South Dakota moved into the extreme drought category in the past week, but some areas of northeastern South Dakota moved out of the drought categories into the “abnormally dry” category.
An old barn will have new life as a place for celebrations, hunting accommodations in Henry, S.D.
The town of Henry will soon have a new motel of sorts: An old barn refurbished into the Pepper Slough Lodge.