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Farm-made at Lake Preston
“If it’s smokin’ it’s cooking — if it’s black it’s done”: the family motto that led to a better grill.
Wheels for Firefighters
October 15, 2013
Harold Boer transformed his Lyons welding shop and gas station into a major producer of fire trucks.
Rapid City Reptiles
July 31, 2013
See the crawling, squirming creatures people love to hate at Reptile Gardens.
Cow Know-How Guides Inventor
Kelly Melius uses cow sense and common sense to build livestock equipment on his farm near Faulkton.
Penny Pinching Publisher
One Jackson County woman knows how to stretch a dollar — and she'll tell you how, too.
South Dakota's Grandest Convenience Store
Pine Ridge hot spot Big Bat's is not your average gas station.
Here Comes the Goosemobile
Canistota's "Mobile Meat Market" may be delivering free-range, local meat to your town this summer.