jason ferguson |
kate najacht |
esther noe |
jay gismondi |
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Jason Ferguson has been writing for the better part of 20 years and has won dozens of South Dakota Press Association awards and one National Newspaper Association Award . He was named the state ’ s Outstanding Young Journalist in 2002 . Ferguson has a bachelor ’ s degree in English and journalism from Chadron State College . He enjoys movies , sports , exercising and being outdoors . |
Kate Najacht moved to the Black Hills in June 2014 after living in a small college town in Ohio for 30 years . She earned a bachelor of arts degree in English literature and popular culture in 2004 and worked for an academic library . She loves God and her son . |
Esther Noe has been writing since she could first hold a pencil . In 2021 , she graduated with a bachelor ' s in Liberal Studies from Thomas Edison State University where she studied writing , communications and literature . Today Esther is an office manager and an award-winning journalist for Hill City Prevailer News and was named the South Dakota Newspaper Association ' s Outstanding Young Journalist for weekly newspapers in 2022 . When not writing , she enjoys crafting , reading and spending time with family and friends . |
Jay Gismondi has traveled and lived all over the country and the world . He is a father of six children and a K-9 enthusiast who loves rucking and hiking in the Black Hills . Jay is an avid horseman who has accomplished two - 1,000 mile endurance rides , five - 500 mile plus endurance rides and has ridden horseback on three continents . He now rides a desk doing graphic design for Down Country Roads and several other publications . |
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nathan steele |
leslie silverman |
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Nathan Steele is a Black Hills native , having grown up in Custer and only leaving to earn his bachelor ’ s degree in English at the University of Wyoming . Upon graduating , Nathan returned home to Custer in late 2022 to begin a career as a reporter at his hometown newspaper , the Custer County Chronicle . He is passionate about the outdoors and loves to hike , kayak and view wildlife . He enjoys art in all forms , collecting houseplants and his mom ’ s homemade ice cream . |
Leslie Silverman has called the Black Hills home since 2018 . She earned a bachelor of arts degree in English and physics in 1994 and worked in education for more than 30 years before beginning her second career in journalism . She loves being outdoors and spending time with family , friends and her dog Sadie . |
laura lindblom
Laura is a writer and photographer near Hermosa , SD , where she ranches with her husband . She writes a blog , Song Dog Journal , and does portrait photography , western lifestyle , and fine art photojournalism . When she isn ' t working cows , writing , or taking pictures , you can find her in her garden , hiking with her dog , Josie , or wrangling chickens .
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deb mclain
Deb worked for the Custer Chronicle for nine years before catching the wanderlust bug , which led her to the Bitterroot Valley in Montana . Today , you ' ll find her as the creative director at The Sheridan Press in Sheridan , Wyo . Deb has a passion to work with small businesses helping them craft unique brand identities
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