A fascination with small town history

History is an extremely interesting subject and no matter what era of history I look at, it all is extremely fascinating.

New efforts bring answers, action to county EMS

For too long, there have been questions surrounding our publicly owned ambulance service.Now, we may finally be in a position to get some answers.When Day County took ownership of the ambulance service several years ago, the transition brought with it an expectation that comes naturally with public...

Flooding needs further consideration

Dear Editor:Why is the contribution of the Drywood lakes to the Waubay basin seemingly being ignored?Connecting Neighbors Regional Pipeline at Mitchell, scheduled to have 72 miles of 30 inch pipe, a new pumping station, a new 2.5 million gallon storage tank and an upgrade to the Platte treatment...

It still takes a village

With school back in session, our communities look a little different than they did just a week or two ago.There are backpacks bouncing down sidewalks again. Bikes are parked outside school buildings.

A terrible night, an excellent life

Last weekend I took a spontaneous flight to California to visit loved ones. I booked a trip from Sioux Falls to Los Angeles, CA with a layover in Denver, CO. We planned to visit the beach and county fair.

Expected movies are going to flip the industry

After just seeing the new Spider-Man movie, I can say I’m very excited for the next few movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The new Spider-Man movie was almost a perfect Spider-Man movie. The only issue I had was with the ending as it felt a bit rushed, but everything else was fantastic.

Before the presses stop printing, read

For a few decades, my Uncle Steve worked for a printing company in downtown Los Angeles responsible for printing the Los Angeles Times and USA Today.

Another autumn is about to fall

The fall season is roughly a month away and each day I grow more excited. Fall is probably my favorite season and after a summer of blasting my air conditioning non-stop, I’m really looking forward to a cool breeze.

Taking time to actually live

They say life is about learning to live in the moment. I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately.I grew up in a household that had a “push it” mentality – raised by people who had limited time and resources to accomplish their goals but big dreams to chase.

The sound of a quarter on Main Street

It’s funny how we can remember small, random moments from our youth decades later.