Avera delivery units across the region were busy this year as thousands of new bundles of joy were welcomed into the world. A grand total of 6,227 babies made their arrival at Avera birthing centers this past year with the month of July coming in as the most active month to have a baby. While each of these miracles that made their way into the world are special and unique, it appears many will grow up sharing a similar name. Take a peek at the names given to the tiny patients in our nurseries for 2025.

Cattle group applauds USDA intervention in King Ranch dispute R-CALF USA commended the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for intervening in the King Ranch case in Washington state.

Tuesday Mixed League Tee Riffic Creations, 252-84; Six Balls, 227-109; Rosebud Electric, 188½-147½; Boats ‘n’ Hoes, 141195; Carlock Babes, 134½-201½; The Outsiders, 65-271; HTG: Tee Riffic Creations, 703; HTS: Six Balls, 1973; HIG: Steven Petersen, 265; Emily Long, 175; HIS: Steven Petersen, 642; Goldie Warnkvist, 429. Splits picked up: Stephen Petersen, 2-5-7.

The official start of the South Dakota snowmobile season began on Dec. 15, with the opening of the statewide trail system.

The lady gorillas hosted O’Neill St. Mary’s on December 11, 2025. This was the opening game of the season for the Lady Gorillas and St. Mary’s fourth game of the year. The Lady Gorillas fell behind right out of the gate, but were able to respond and Gregory led after the first quarter 14-11.

By Coach Jeff Determan The Gregory Gorillas opened up the 2025-26 basketball season on Thursday evening as they hosted the St. Mary Cardinals. The Gorillas found themselves in a hole early as the Cardinals jumped out to a 9-0 lead but after a timeout, the Gorillas settled down a little but still trailed 15-9 after one quarter. Baskets were hard to come by in the second quarter for both squads and the Gorillas trailed 24-14 at the half. “St. Mary’s hit a couple of threes early but we were able to string some stops together on the defensive end in the middle eight minutes of the half, we just didn’t capitalize on the offensive end.” The Gorillas struggled again offensively in the third quarter and the Cardinals outscored the Gorillas 17-6 in the third quarter to take a 41-20 lead after three quarters. The fourth quarter was much of the same as Gregory was outscored 16-2 in the final quarter. “I was happy with our effort throughout the game. There are always things to work on and we will continue to evaluate and look for ways to improve.” Gregory was led by Lincoln Juracek with 10 points and Colt Keiser with 7 points. Gregory will travel to Chamberlain on Tuesday and North Central (NE) on Saturday.