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Last week, I bared my soul about the great tomato crisis and shared my survival recipe for canned Rotel tomatoes. I naively thought the worst of the harvest anxiety was behind me. I was wrong. …
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By Amy Halverson
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9/30/26
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This week, we celebrated Labor Day. For many Americans, Labor Day has become the unofficial end of summer, a day for cookouts, family gatherings and hopefully, a little rest. Its original purpose was …
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By Pastor Robbie McClelland
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9/9/26
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If you read this column regularly, you know my happy place is either knee-deep in the garden soil or standing over a hot stove. To me, the secret to a great life - and an even better dinner - begins …
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By Amy Halverson
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9/9/26
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Life is hard sometimes, even when we are young. Pressed between the pages of my mind is a memory of our mother telling the story of the day Donald ran away from home. He was not quite five at the …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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9/9/26
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Summer is winding down. Folks are trying to capture the last days of warmth and long sunlight. Meanwhile, farmers are getting ready for their harvest, and ranchers are ready to show off the calves …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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9/9/26
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Two kinds of cooks exist in this world: those who treat potatoes like royalty, and those who let them slowly grow a scary, alien-like beard of sprouts at the bottom of the pantry. I, unfortunately, …
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By Amy Halverson
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9/2/26
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She made it look so easy! Long slim fingers encircled the white orbs. Two, three, even four at a time, Mom transferred the eggs from the straw-lined metal nests to the straw-lined metal pail. I stood …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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9/2/26
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I enjoy meeting people where they are at. It is far easier to understand where someone is coming from if I can look them in the eye, see and hear their needs for myself and gain a better appreciation …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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9/2/26
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Welcome back to the funny farm, where the air is a little clearer this week, mostly because I am no longer operating as a human chimney. I finally drew a line in the sand. I turned the big 5-0 last …
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By Amy Halverson
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8/26/26
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I have been thinking about this little series of “Confessions of a Small-Town Pastor” and wondering how I should end it. After all, there are plenty of things I could confess. Some are probably …
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By Pastor Tia Felberg
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8/26/26
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“I don’t have anything to do!” “I’m bored!” “Are We There Yet?” were phrases that never crossed the lips of the children at our house. When we were old enough, we helped Mom or Dad in …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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8/26/26
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There is something about a small town. You walk into a local restaurant, and you are greeted by name. You know exactly what you’re going to order without opening the menu. You make small talk with …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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8/26/26
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Human anatomy is fascinatingly and frustratingly complex. In each body, 600 muscles, 206 bones and 360 joints provide structural stability and movement; two lungs circulate air through 1,500 miles of …
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By Ethan L. Snow, PhD, MA, Prairie Doc
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8/19/26
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We were blessed with another baby on our funny farm the other day! Although I had a feeling a new addition might be on the way, I wasn't entirely sure until it actually happened. I went out to put …
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By Amy Halverson
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8/19/26
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It was hot! Hot outside and even hotter in the kitchen. Two kettles boiled away on the back burners, steam surging from around the covers and up into the air. The normally appealing scent of cooking …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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8/19/26
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Stress surrounds us every day. We experience it in our personal lives, at work, in our relationships and through the constant stream of information from the news and social media. We live in a world …
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By Curstie Konold MPH, CSW-PIP, QMHP, Prairie Doc
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8/12/26
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Look, we’ve all been there. You walk out to your garden in July, and your pepper plants look like sad little twigs. You wonder if you are doing it all wrong. Then, August hits; the sun cranks up to …
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By Amy Halverson
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8/12/26
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You can tell a lot about where someone grew up by what they do when another vehicle drives by. If you are from almost any small town, you probably know exactly what I am talking about. It's the wave, …
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By Pastor Tia Felberg
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8/12/26
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“Oh, no! I spilled!” In my haste to maneuver the big bowl of potatoes across the table to Dad, I bumped my glass. Water flooded across the table, threatening the salt and pepper shakers and the …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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8/12/26
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Hear that rumble? It’s been growing in pitch for a couple weeks now. Motorcycles are weaving their way across South Dakota from all directions, and they are all heading to the same place: Sturgis! …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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8/12/26
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