Postcards from December

2024 went out with a frosty flourish. [read more]

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Food

Christmas Cookies With a Twist

Ammonia is the surprising ingredient in this traditional German recipe. [read more ]

Travel

The Humor of Rochford

How does a town with no people have a mall and a university? [read more ]

History

Blazing Trails

Black Hills road builders didn’t move mountains. They cut through them. [read more ]

George Kingsbury: Eyewitness to History

Outdoors

Remaining Ranchland

Cattle and elk are safe “in perpetuity” on a Spearfish ranch surrounded by development. [read more ]

Culture

Stopping the Green Glacier

Cedar trees are invading South Dakota ranchland, but landowners are fighting back. [read more ]

Business

Tasty Theatrics of the Wine Cellar

Diners seem to appreciate the little nighttime eatery with black tablecloths and a hostess who knows food and theater. [read more ]

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January 2

The Rapid City Air Force Base, now called Ellsworth Air Force Base, was founded today in 1942. The base was the training ground for B-17 Flying Fortress crews, but its mission changed as threats facing the U.S. changed. During the Cold War, Ellsworth was equipped with bombers able to drop atomic bombs anywhere in the world within a few hours. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the base reshuffled its squadrons. Ellsworth avoided closure in 2005 and today hosts the 28th Bomb Wing, which is involved in operations around the globe.