Solutions
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Pine Ridge solar nonprofit trains workers for high-paying jobs
Red Cloud Renewable Energy Center houses and trains students to work in the solar power industry, and the nonprofit was recently given a national award for its efforts.
After decades without a new house, Tripp developing its own
The small town south of Mitchell had no new homes built in nearly 30 years, stalling potential growth. But now, a coordinated local effort is leading to new houses and new opportunities.
Housing solutions from across South Dakota
A list of entities and programs that can assist in developing or obtaining housing as well as links to News Watch reporting on housing solutions.
Monastery makeover: Nuns leave lasting legacy of service in Watertown
The aging Benedictine sisters had a late-in-life decision to make: sell their land and live out their final years elsewhere or stay in Watertown and remake their monastery into a campus of housing, health care and community resources.
How donors in De Smet are bringing big projects to little town on the prairie
Using few tax dollars, local boosters raised millions in donations to expand a hospital, build a community center, revive the downtown and further capitalize on the legacy of author Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Solutions-based programs filling resource gaps in schools
South Dakota efforts that help disadvantaged students provide support for districts with high poverty rates.
'A new canvas:' Freeman Academy enters transitional period
After over 120 years of serving the Freeman community, the private school is closing its doors to students and entering a transitional period.