Nico Vergara was 18 years old when his six-week trip to New Zealand completely uprooted his career dreams. After ordering a treat from a small cart on the coast, Vergara watched the vendor dump a vanilla ice cream base and fresh fruit into the top of a “cool” machine, which […]
Day: June 4, 2023
WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. — Small rural towns have a special place in Danna Larson’s heart. As a small-town girl from Odebolt, Iowa, Larson knows the challenges rural communities with populations around 1,000 or fewer are facing. Now, she’s on a mission to revive small towns where declining populations and vacant […]