Wall, South Dakota

Despite being part of a booming tourist attraction, Wall Drug’s pharmacy faces challenges common to independent rural pharmacies.

A chance meeting with a salesman in Watertown led Ted and Dorothy Hustead on a drive across South Dakota to investigate an opportunity in a tiny town called Wall.

The state Supreme Court heard arguments in the city of Wall’s dispute with a convenience store chain looking to build a gas station there.

Piper Cordes of Wall, South Dakota is the high school world champion in barrel racing for 2023. She claimed the title this past week at the national high school rodeo finals in Gillette, Wyoming.

The Blasius family captures the heart of South Dakota through their community involvement. Parents Brett and Paula and their children Lane, Josie, Blair, Burk, and Jace all participate in the rodeo, which started with their dad when he was younger.

Five schools around the state were awarded this year’s workforce education grants.

The Brookings School District is accredited through the 2027-28 school year. Across the state, the Wall School District and Flandreau Indian School have also both cleared probationary status.

Holiday travelers across the nation were met with brutal wind chills, snow, and delays in the days before Christmas. In western South Dakota, the small town of Wall became a refuge for hundreds of stranded travelers.

Wall won their third state football title in history on Friday in Vermillion at the Dakota Dome with a 34-14 victory over Parkston.

Wall High School paid tribute to Jaxon Klempel of Harding County on Friday night by displaying a No. 76 jersey on the stadium fence line. Jaxon Klempel, who would have been a senio