The South Dakota Bankers Association (SDBA), the professional and trade association for South Dakota’s financial services industry, elected officers for its 2021-2022 Board of Directors. The SDBA is honored to have the following individuals serve as officers:

On Tuesday, June 29, Governor Kristi Noem announced that up to fifty South Dakota National Guard troops were being deployed to Texas to help secure the border between the United States and Mexico. This is in response to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s request for help to respond to ongoing violations of state and federal law by illegal aliens crossing the unsecured border.

WALL, SD – Samantha Timanus will receive a $1,000 Golden West scholarship for 2021. A 2021 graduate of Gregory High School, Samantha is the daughter of Tony and Karen Timanus.

Depression is insidious and can sneak up on us. These days, in the midst of a receding pandemic, we are seeing increases in the frequency and intensity of depression. Take a look at the list of symptoms of depression outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and see if any of these symptoms apply to you.

Gregory County 4-H held two greeting card workshops on Thursday, June 24th where the youth were able to use stamps, colored pencils, fancy cutouts and many other crafty items to design their cards. Everyone was able to create three or four cards with many different themes like bugs, under the sea, flowers, different animals and many more. Jeanne Steffen, 4-H volunteer, shared her card making talents and skills with the youth.

Miranda Willmore was waitressing at a Cracker Barrel Restaurant in Marion, Illinois. Miranda was waitressing because Covid 19 essentially eliminated what she does for a living. In a cool chain of events, Miranda was asked to sing the Happy Birthday song to a patron and she lit it up. What followed was a TikTok video of Miranda’s beautiful rendition that received a million views and thousands of shares and landed her a spot on Good Morning America. TikTok is a social media platform for creating, sharing and discovering short videos.