In June of 1858, an enumeration of the white people in Yankton County would have revealed the presence of George Fiske, William Lyman, Samuel Mortimer (Spot), Samuel Jerou, A. B. Smith, Lytle Griffith, the first carpenter, Frank Chapel, James Stone, who had come in during the spring and was operating the ferry on the James River, which he had probably purchased from the trading firm or had built another boat, and Francis Dupuis. Mr. Dupuis was a skillful raftsman and had convoyed a small raft of sixteen red cedar logs from Fort Pierre to Yankton, which were employed in the construction of the trading post.

A leaky faucet that’s been on the to-do list for months; rain gutters growing plants; a smoke detector chirping but the tall ladder is a hassle to move in to get at it; the air conditioner filter needs to be changed, but your knees don’t like going down to the basement to change it; a hole in the drywall that needs to be patched from the ladder you moved in to change the smoke detector battery; the new desk kit with seven types of screws and one allen wrench that needs to be assembled —What do you do when you have any of these chores but no time, interest, proper tools, or ability to complete?

Gregory High School student Savanah Lozano competed in the Miss All American Pageant in Charleston, South Carolina, July17-18, 2026. Savanah had a full week leading up to the competition.

The Gregory City Council approved the second reading of the ordinance reducing the speed limit throughout town to 20 miles per hour at their regular meeting, held at 6 p.m., Monday, July 20, 2026. Because the air conditioning was not working at City Hall, the meeting was held at the fire hall.

As we celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States this year, the Gregory Times-Advocate is featuring a column periodically to recount key events and people that led to our country’s independence.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) opened an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to determine if Brazil is engaging in certain practices that are unreasonable and burden or restrict U.S. commerce.