Lura Roti
Reporter/ProducerLura Roti grew up on a ranch in western South Dakota but today she calls Sioux Falls home. She has worked as a freelance journalist for more than two decades. Lura loves working with the SDPB team to share the stories of South Dakota’s citizens and communities. And she loves sharing her knowledge with the next generation. Lura teaches a writing course for the University of Sioux Falls.
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Using nothing more than wire rods, grave witchers can locate unmarked graves in South Dakota. -
SDPB’s Lura Roti wanted to understand how an apiary impacts education at Augustana University.
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To supplement their family’s ranch income and provide needed services to neighbors in rural Meade County, Cheryl Hammerstrom and Ann Shaw started their own businesses.
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Held each summer in August, the ranch rodeo is a unique community tradition that draws hundreds to Union Center.
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Lake County Museum Director Julie Breu and Volunteer Denise Lewis work to keep Chautauqua legacy alive.
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With the support of her father - Tammy Basel has built her career as a rancher near Fairpoint – 70-miles northeast of Rapid City.
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Clark Arends share memories of his grandpa Garfield Simons who was a cowboy, wolfer, and when the need was urgent – a “dentist.”
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1880s Train conductor Cesareo Meza shares why he loves his job.
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The Depression and Dust Bowl were tough times for many South Dakotans. Irean Jordan of Faith is among only a few South Dakotans left who remember the drought, the dust, and the hunger.
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Bea Schelske and Alice Hager began to live their dream of becoming country music stars as they sang on Mitchell’s K-O-R-N Radio in the 1940s.
