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Doctor Shares Tips to Reduce Digital Eye Strain

Doctor Shares Tips to Reduce Digital Eye Strain

Oct 21, 2022 | Expert Advice, Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places

Screen time could be impacting your eyes. A Hot Springs optometrist says spending large amounts of time on a computer or other electronic device can cause digital eye strain.

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5 Generations of Family Build Future on Bank’s 117-Year History

5 Generations of Family Build Future on Bank’s 117-Year History

Oct 14, 2022 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places

Established in 1905, the family-owned First Fidelity Bank in Burke has a 117-year history to its credit. Today the bank has offices in six additional South Dakota communities.

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Smart Technology Can Help Seniors Stay Home Longer

Smart Technology Can Help Seniors Stay Home Longer

Oct 6, 2022 | Expert Advice, Featured, Making A Difference

Smart technology can help seniors remain independent in their homes longer as they age. Many tools exist with more coming on the market all the time to minimize potential safety hazards associated with physical and cognitive challenges.

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Travis Electric has grown rapidly,  just like the community it serves

Travis Electric has grown rapidly, just like the community it serves

Sep 28, 2022 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places

Travis and Wendy Kuehl enjoy Hartford’s small-town progressive feel – including fiber optics from Golden West. When the couple opened Travis Electric in 2005, it was a one-man operation; today the company employs 24 people. And like Hartford, it’s still growing.

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Horizon Health Care Serves Rural Needs Across the State

Horizon Health Care Serves Rural Needs Across the State

Sep 22, 2022 | Expert Advice, Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places

“Heath care is an important part of Main Street and keeping people local. It starts a ripple effect among businesses.” – Lexy Eggert

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How Rural Business Enables Others to Monitor & Protect Animals & Property Online

How Rural Business Enables Others to Monitor & Protect Animals & Property Online

Sep 15, 2022 | Expert Advice, Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places

Jade Konst’s interest in technology combined with his previous work and personal experiences prompted him to launch Locked & Loaded Security Solutions in Murdo with his wife Bailey. He and his team started the business just before the pandemic by installing camera systems in 53 calving barns in four months.

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Former Hollywood Extra Keeps it “Reel” in Dells

Former Hollywood Extra Keeps it “Reel” in Dells

Aug 25, 2022 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places

Brian Anderson once worked on set with Dustin Diamond, Bob Saget, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The former child actor gave up his acting dreams when his family moved to Dell Rapids, but his passion for cinema lives on. Today, he owns the historic Dells Theatre — and it’s his mission to keep the town entertained.

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Black Hills Couple Fills Niche with Fresh Regional Meat & Produce

Black Hills Couple Fills Niche with Fresh Regional Meat & Produce

Aug 11, 2022 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places

David and Merissa Alink didn’t let their busy lives stop them from pursuing their passion project. The Hot Springs couple opened Black Hills Bulk Foods in 2021 to provide local residents with high-quality regional meat and produce at affordable prices. Business is booming — proof that they’re filling an important niche.

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Be it Ever So Humble, There’s No Place Like Gnome

Be it Ever So Humble, There’s No Place Like Gnome

Jul 28, 2022 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places

Stacy and Kyle Wengler own two very different businesses in Hartford — but they complement each other in different ways. Learn more about their eye-catching sign, their devotion to the local business community, and why they probably won’t complain about too much garbage.

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Fiber Technology Where You Least Expect It

Fiber Technology Where You Least Expect It

Jul 21, 2022 | Expert Advice, Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places

Sweet clover, sage brush, and bromegrass line the borrow pits along the two-lane ribbon of U.S. Hwy. 18 as it winds over hills, down draws, and around ridges west of Edgemont, South Dakota, into Wyoming. Ranching reigns supreme here with cows, round bales of hay, stock dams, and windmills outnumbering homes along the rural landscape.

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