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A worker in a bucket truck makes repairs after Hurricane Helene.
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Linemen from South Dakota work in heavily wooded areas to repair power lines after Hurricane Helene in South Carolina and Georgia. So many trees were uprooted it was difficult to get equipment in.
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Linemen from South Dakota work in heavily wooded areas to repair power lines after Hurricane Helene in South Carolina and Georgia. So many trees were uprooted it was difficult to get equipment in.
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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 .
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