Harding County, South Dakota

A crypto mining operation planned for northwest South Dakota fails after natural gas well leasing rights change hands.

When you think about forests in South Dakota you might think of the Black Hills but a patchwork of forests also exists in the northwest part of the state.

The Painter family continues a centuries-old ranching tradition in Harding County, South Dakota.

Riley Pass has been the site of a 320-acre landform reclamation project after it was scared by uranium strip mining more than 50 years ago.

Vicki Anderson is the only employee of the Northwest Regional Library in Buffalo, South Dakota.

Paula Richter's love of journalism keeps Harding County residents, both past and present, a way to keep up with their neighbors.

Iver Heier is a third-generation Harding County rancher. Although there were times when his wife Bev’s nursing career was all that kept things afloat financially, ranching is a career he loves.Heier shares his passion for ranching and the history of his namesake - Grandpa Iver - who started the family ranching legacy more than a century ago.

Decades before the internet, social media existed in the form of community newspaper columns. Documenting the comings and goings of neighbors, these columns kept folks connected and in the know.Even today, thanks to dedicated volunteers, these columns continue to thrive in some rural newspapers.

Each fall ranch families across western South Dakota round up their cattle and move them to pastures closer to home where they can more easily provide feed and protection to their herd throughout the winter months.SDPB’s Lura Roti recently spent a day with the Painter family and brings you this story from their Buffalo ranch

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