hoden Things are pretty good in South Dakota. Our economy remains one of the strongest in the nation.

A party of Sioux City people including a few ladies, were pas sengers on the Carrier going up as far as Fort Randall on a pleasure trip. The agent was furthermore burdened with a large sum of money - many thousands of dollars in gold and silver coin, which he was to pay to the Indians at their new reservation as the first installment under the treaty.

To begin, I would like to express hearty appreciation of The Gregory Times Advocate for its ongoing series of excellent historical articles about the foundation of the United States in observance of its 250th birthday. Today I reference the September 2 article in this series – “The Quebec Act, or so much for religious tolerance” – because of its relevance to an important point that I have been making in my own “Government Can Do Good” and “Government is Doing Bad” series of letters to the editor of this newspaper, which is the negative political impact of the mixing of religion and politics. Illustrating such an impact, this article directly connects the Quebec Act passed by Great Britain in 1774 with the shaping of the boundaries of the United States – specifically, with why Canada is a separate nation today instead of being part of the United States. This article explains that while the Quebec population shared the same dire political grievances against Great Britian as the American colonists, Quebec’s behavior was the result of the religious and cultural tolerance granted its Catholic populationby the Quebec Act, which was tolerance that the largely Protestant colonists were unwilling to provide.

ourt Homecoming 2026 is just around the corner, and the royal court has already been chosen. Two of the ten members of the court, chosen by their peers will be crowned king and queen on Monday, September 28, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at Gregory Memorial Auditorium Max Bearshield

We have introduced you to Andy Yoder of Flying A Construction, now meet his enterprising wife Katie. Katie has her own business, Windy Ridge Sales, where she offers safe, natural products for home, personal care, children’s supplements, adult supplements, tinctures, salves, and much more.

On Saturday, September 12, Guhner Kepler completed an 11-mile ruck to help draw attention and support to 22 No More, a suicide prevention program for veterans. As a member of the Nebraska National Guard, Kepler was required to participate in the ruck for their September drill.