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John Andrews
History Columnist
Our managing editor, web editor and history columnist is John Andrews, a Lake Norden native who attended SDSU, wrote for the Brookings Register and earned a master's degree in history at USD before joining our staff. John writes features, edits our many departments and oversees the day to day writing of the magazine.
A Farmer’s Pictures
May 19, 2011
A Kennebec farmer shoots jaw-dropping time lapse videos of South Dakota's night skies.
Can We Live With Asian Carp?
May 12, 2011
Voracious Asian carp are slowly invading South Dakota's rivers and streams.
No Gold In Those Hills
May 5, 2011
Photographer Paul Horsted of Custer sets the record straight about the myth of the 1874 Custer Expedition's buried treasure.
Langford Smithy Helped Build First Tractor
May 4, 2011
Norman Olson, a Langford native, writes to us from Colorado this week to tell us about Will Mann, a Day County homesteader and mechanic who helped build the world's first successful gasoline-powered tractor.
Slim's Pickings
April 28, 2011
Even if you didn't grow up on a ranch, Slim McNaught's cowboy poetry is bound to make you crack a smile. We wrote about his CD Reminiscin' in our current issue. One of the tracks is called "Tom Cat Wreck." It's the story of how McNaught once got bucked off his horse when a cat jumped from the haymow and dug its claws into the mare. That's bad enough, but McNaught landed face first in a fresh cow pie. ...
Traveling S.D.: 75 Years Ago
April 27, 2011
Interesting historical tidbits from a 1930s South Dakota guidebook.
Bygone Days On Your iPad
April 21, 2011
Perkins County rancher John Penor's historic photos of Bison, South Dakota are now available as an iPad application.
A Fitting Honor for Joe Thorne
April 6, 2011
Every time I return to Brookings, it seems my alma mater, South Dakota State University, has changed. On my last trip there to gather stories for a feature in our next issue, I saw the new Jackrabbit Village residential complex.
