In a culture that prizes hard workers and rewards those who push through, Thomas Eisenbarth found himself doing exactly that: pushing.
- Janelle Atyeo
When Pleasant Valley Church faces a challenge, members are steadfast in their faith that God will see them through.
- from Avera Health
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the time of year when you’ll see lots of reminders about colon health and the importance of getting screened for this type of cancer.
- Brent Olson
“You're pretty lucky to be married to someone with the Welsh love of music in his bones,” I said. I don't remember exactly what my wife replied, but I think she agreed.
- Janelle Atyeo
Those living in rural areas know that in a medical emergency, help can be a long way away. One remote country church in central South Dakota recently brought life saving tools a little closer to home.
- Colleen Stegenga
Rural communities value cooperation, helping your neighbor, and putting the good of the community first. These are beautiful values – until they become a trap that leaves you exhausted, resentful, and invisible in your own life.
- from Avera Health
Many adults have felt a twinge or pang of pain in their chest and a natural question comes to mind: Should I be worried?
- Sheri Poore
Cakes and bars, mints and pudding! We've got all the chocolate concoctions for your sweet Valentine!
- Janelle Atyeo
“Why was it that people worked so hard to stay on a bit of land? What was it in us?” Bruce Roseland asked himself after making it through the 1980s farm crisis. His answers became poems.
- Janelle Atyeo
Polish settlers who came to the Dakota Territory in the 1880s practiced their faith in homes and saw a visiting priest once a month. Today, the congregation of St. Joseph Catholic Church is back to meeting montly, but members find ways to foster a community they've been a part of for generations.
- Janelle Atyeo
Prayers on the Prairie is a regular feature of the Tri-State Neighbor, taking the place of the Crop Watchers report during the winter season. If you have a suggestion for a rural church to feature here, contact editor Janelle Atyeo at janelle.atyeo@lee.net.
- Colleen Stegenga
The phone rings in the middle of the night. There's been an accident. Your spouse, your parent, your child, your friend, gone in an instant. No warning. No goodbye. No chance to prepare.
- Colleen Stegenga
It's January. You're sitting at the kitchen table with spreadsheets, loan applications, and a knot in your stomach.
- from Avera Health
Each year, it’s important that you and all members of your family schedule an annual preventive health visit. You may know this as a yearly checkup, physical exam, well-woman exam, well-child visit, and so on. It’s that one chance each year to check in with your primary care provider, even i…
- Janelle Atyeo
My father-in-law used to love driving. Whether it was to the corner convenience store for a cup of coffee and a newspaper or to an out-of-the-way truck stop for soup and pie, Dale Hult loved to going out to eat, seeing other regulars at cafes and teasing waitresses with nonstop dad jokes. Th…
- Janelle Atyeo
A year into his role as Komstad Covenant Church pastor, Dan Davey’s focus is relationships. Confirmation classes and an adult Bible study bring people together, he said, and he’s also working to make connections outside the walls of the rural church southwest of Beresford, South Dakota.
- Colleen Stegenga
But here on the farm, January feels different than it does for the rest of the world. The idea of adding MORE to your plate with ambitious resolutions feels laughable.
- Sheri Poore
Start your new year with flavors from around the world! Our columnist has compiled a great list of recipes for your New Year's Eve party. Enjoy!
- Colleen Stegenga
The last car pulls out of the driveway. You wave from the porch until the taillights disappear, then turn back to a house that suddenly feels too big and too quiet.
- By Avera Health for Tri-State Neighbor
All the varied levels of health care help ensure that patients are in the best setting for their condition and recovery. In many cases, that setting is home – which is exactly where most patients want to be.
- Colleen Stegenga
We hear a lot today about a mental health crisis among farmers and in rural communities. Is this a new problem, or are we finally talking about something that's been there all along?
- Sheri Poore
Who's doing their holiday baking this weekend! We've go you covered with lots of recipe options hand selected by our columnist.
- Sheri Poore
My Kansas cousin Laura is, in my opinion, one of the best kinds of grandmothers.
- By Nicole Stoner, Nebraska Extension
Now that Thanksgiving is over, we will all be getting our holiday decorations out, if you haven’t already started.
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