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Mellette producer reflects on her time as an Air Force JAG

Melisa Goss
Nov 5, 2024
Nov 5, 2024

Heather Beaner 2.jpg — Heather Beaner and her grandfather, Doug Robertson pose for a photo just before Beaner’s first assignment as a JAG officer in England. Robertson was a B-24 pilot during World War II.
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Melisa Goss

Like many area producers, Heather Beaner serves her community in a variety of ways.

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Heather Beaner 1.jpg — Heather Beaner works with other investigators and prosecutors from the Czech Republic, Russia and the U.S. during a deployment to Kosovo.
Submitted photo

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Heather Beaner (4).JPG — Heather Beaner pauses from harvesting soybeans on her Spink County farm.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Heather Beaner 3 worked.jpg — Beaner’s last official Air Force photo. She was a Lieutenant Colonel at Ellsworth Air Force Base at this time.
Submitted photo

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Heather Beaner (5).JPG — Heather Beaner harvests soybeans in early October on her Spink County farm. Beaner served in the U.S. Air Force.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Melisa Goss

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Melisa Goss, Assistant Editor for the Tri-State Neighbor, is a South Dakota farm girl whose love of travel has allowed her to see ag’s vital impact around the world, from America’s heartland to the rice paddies of Southeast Asia and many places in between. She makes her home in Hartford with her husband, daughter and miniature schnauzer. You can reach her at mgoss@lee.net.