Rural issues and the South Dakota Legislature

Caleb Barber covers rural issues and the state legislature in Mitchell, South Dakota for the Mitchell Republic/Forum News Service. Barber was an associate editor and reporter at the Daily Emerald, the University of Oregon's flagship independent student newspaper, where he covered issues pertaining to the city of Eugene, Lane County and the UO at large. Barber interned at the Eugene Weekly, where he covered city government of Eugene, Board of Education elections for Lane Community College. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication with minors in English and Legal Studies.

Jason Harward is a multimedia journalist reporting on the state legislature and the economy for the Mitchell Republic in Mitchell, South Dakota. A recent graduate of Northwestern University, he holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in legal studies. Harward spent three months reporting on the U.S. Congress for Medill News Service, part of Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, focusing on infrastructure, antitrust and the early buildup to the midterm elections. As an intern at KSAT, the ABC affiliate in San Antonio, Texas, he assisted in the production of daily newscasts and reported for the news site. When he’s not working, Harward loves the outdoors, cooking and reading Gothic novels.