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Ever since I was a little girl and would go see western movies with my dad at the Tacora Theater in Aurora, I have been interested in American history, the Wild West, the gold rush, and ghost towns. …

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Heres a breakdown of how big the Sioux Falls Amazon fulfillment center is in comparison to other buildings across the state and country.

How did Grant know that moving to Mitchell would be so good? A few summers ago, the family took "Winnie," their Winnebago, on a trip through South Dakota, stopping at the Corn Palace, visiting the South Dakota sites, and then on to another of his favorites, Zions National Park.

“We wouldn’t be able to even outline a design in a mural with the black corn we did get. The ears are about 33% smaller this year as well,” said Jeff Hanson, Corn Palace lead decorator and maintenance supervisor.

The Corn Palace in South Dakota romanticizes the history of corn in rural America. But the current reality is that corn is now less of a food than an industrial product, raising questions about sustainability.

Dakota Counseling Institute and Heartland Regional Economic Development were among the nonprofits that had their subsidy cuts remain as proposed.

The outside mosaics of the Corn Palace change every year, the inside mosaics almost never. A committee meets to choose each year’s theme.

The iconic roadside attraction in Mitchell, S.D., is an unintended window into America’s complex relationship with its leading agricultural commodity. To think of it as just rural nostalgia is to miss the point.

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