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![Pine Ridge Lift Station](/sites/default/files/styles/success_stories_thumbnail/public/2020-08/Pine%20Ridge%20LS%20Photo%20Final%20Inspection.jpeg?itok=HVmaOx_i)
Reliable Infrastructure Provided to the Pine Ridge Community
Pine Ridge is the most populous community in Oglala Lakota County, SD with a population of 3,308. It is located inside the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and is the tribal headquarters for the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
The lift station in Pine Ridge was in very poor condition with… [Read More]
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Protecting the Environment Through Trash Collection Services
The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe (LBST) Indian Reservation is located on the west bank of the Missouri River and covers portions of Lyman and Stanley Counties. The Tribe oversees the solid waste program, including trash collection services, under the direction of the Environmental… [Read More]
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Cost Effective Measures Helps Rural Farmer Reduce Energy
Al Moore owns and operates a family farm operation located near the town of Brandt, South Dakota. Al had been using a 2004 GSI 114 Continuous Flow horizontal dryer to dry his grain and was also hauling grain to an off-site drying facility to have it dried and stored commercially… [Read More]
![Ashley Schoefield's new home photo](/sites/default/files/styles/success_stories_thumbnail/public/2020-07/AshleySchoefieldHouse.jpg?itok=PYcAAZZT)
Partnerships Work as Validated by a Happy New Homeowner
Ashley Schofield is a teacher in the Kadoka school system. Ashley had a dream of giving her young children a home of their own. She heard of a lot in town, but the house had been condemned. She contacted the city; the city demolished the house and her mother bought the lot so… [Read More]
![Lakes Andes Fire Truck](/sites/default/files/styles/success_stories_thumbnail/public/2020-07/LakeAndesFireTruck.jpg?itok=D4hIZtZE)
Improving the Efficiency and Delivery of Fire Protection Services
The focus of any fire department is to reduce deaths and injury due to fire related hazards. Having protective clothing as well as updated trucks and equipment is vital, which improves the efficiency and delivery of fire protection services.
The Lake Andes-Ravinia Fire… [Read More]
![Crystal Dahl in front of her new home.](/sites/default/files/styles/success_stories_thumbnail/public/2020-05/Crystal%20Dahl3.jpg?itok=pPozP4i2)
Heavenly Homeownership Experience
Single mother of three girls Crystal Dahl was determined to make her dream of homeownership a reality. She and the girls were living in an apartment that lacked adequate space and comfort.
Crystal began looking at several homes through a realtor and she finally found one she… [Read More]
![Photo Chuck's Foodland, Inc.](/sites/default/files/styles/success_stories_thumbnail/public/2020-03/Chucks%20Foodland%20Inc.jpg?itok=rV3UBuUk)
Small Town Grocery Store Prides Itself on Making Your Shopping Experience the Best it Can Be
Many people in rural communities will agree that having access to a grocery store is very important to the community. It means easy access to healthy foods, not to mention it provides jobs and tax revenue.
A small-town grocery business in Beresford, Chuck’s Foodland, Inc… [Read More]
![Dakotaland Manufacturing](/sites/default/files/styles/success_stories_thumbnail/public/images/success-story/WestlandManufacturing2.jpg?itok=zcJfXu88)
Leader in Both Metal Fabrication and Precision Machining Makes Energy Improvements to Rural Business
Two organizations, Westland Manufacturing and JMS Precision, merged their organizations in August 2015 to operate under one company doing business as Dakotaland Manufacturing.
Both companies are in Eastern South Dakota. Westland, based in Sioux Falls, grew its metal… [Read More]
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New Coolers and LED Lighting Installed in Rural South Dakota Cheese Factory
Dimock Cheese is the oldest artisan cheese plant in South Dakota. They have been making quality cheese since 1931. The factory, located 15 minutes south of Mitchell on Highway 37, is in the breadbasket of the heartland. The retail store is established in Dimock, with a… [Read More]
![Donnell Family](/sites/default/files/styles/success_stories_thumbnail/public/images/success-story/Donnell%20Family.jpg?itok=TrokFp-Y)
A White House, not “the White House”, With a Beautiful Yard
The Joe & Danielle Donnell family have been living in their new home, a white house with a porch and a beautiful back yard with a running creek next to it, for nearly nine months now.
“We feel blessed to have a place where our family can grow together,” said Joe… [Read More]
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