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Rural Life and History

Rural Life and History

Stories from across the state of South Dakota focusing our state's history and rural culture.
  • Photo of Kitty O’Neil & Jessi Combs
    SDPB
    Eureka’s own Kitty O’Neil held the women’s land speed record for over 40 years—until fellow South Dakotan Jessi Combs posthumously claimed the title in 2019, earning a Guinness World Record for the Fastest Land Speed (Female).
  • In 2017, SDPB caught up with Janine Ellis of the Royal Bake Shop of Centerville, now known as Ellis Donuts, for a world famous zebra donut and to find out what has kept people coming back for generations.