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Lee and Jeanie Jones went to the Hills over the week to do some business and celebrate their anniversary and Valentine’s day. Last week they celebrated Lee and Tricia Jones’ birthdays and watched the Super Bowl.

DAPL hearing moved to April

A federal judge last week postponed a key hearing on the temporary shutdown of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, granting a request from government lawyers for more time to brief the new Biden administration on the case. Lawyers for the U.S.

Set Yourself Up for Financial Success

Between budgeting for bills, saving for retirement, and working to improve your credit score, managing your finances can begin to feel like a full-time job. Thanks to technology, there are many apps to help make managing your finances easier.

Rental Rates and Land Values – Are they related?

Is it important to keep your rental rates in line with the market? Do rental rates affect the value of your land when you’re ready to sell? When a piece of land is put on the market and a farmer, rancher, or an investor calls, the first question they will ask is “What is the current rental rate?
“I like to help people and solve problems. I get to do both in accounting,” says Christine Olsen, CPA, a new partner in KBA, Inc.

“I like to help people and solve problems. I get to do both in accounting,” says Christine Olsen, CPA, a new partner in KBA, Inc.

Olsen becomes partner at KBA

Christine Olsen, CPA, is one of two new partners at Kohlman, Bierschbach and Anderson (KBA), an accounting firm that has been operating in Mobridge for 57 years. Olsen has been with KBA since 2009, and the other new partner, Emily Schaefers, who works in the Miller office, started in 2004.
Robin Bickel of Firesteel is the AgritourismSD community coach for the Timber Lake area.

Robin Bickel of Firesteel is the AgritourismSD community coach for the Timber Lake area.

Robin Bickel talks new AgritourismSD program

What is the new AgritourismSD program? AgritourismSD is a program brought forth by South Dakota State University Extension to help rural communities across the state capitalize on the benefits of combining SoDak’s two largest economic industries, agriculture and tourism.

How to prioritize your bills during the pandemic

As recently as February, few people might have expected 2020 to unfold the way it has. A thriving economy and low unemployment numbers helped 2020 start off on a prosperous foot. But by mid-March, uncertainty set in.

AARP Offers Five Secrets to a Happy Retirement

Courtesy, AARP Some might say that an ideal retirement would find you waking up in a private Mediterranean villa on a mattress made of freshly ironed $100 bills. And it’s true: Money is a big part of a happy retirement for many. But most people need other things to be happy in retirement.