Secretary of State Monae L. Johnson would like to provide important information regarding the ballot measure petitions that are currently being circulated around the state.

With the presidential primaries front and center in the news these days, local matters might take a back seat, but local elections are where your views can be heard more clearly. This is where you can either confirm your support for how things are run or jump into a race to make a change. Whether you live in city limits or outside, an opportunity exists to get involved.

On January 6, three seniors, Trey Murray, Eli Barreto, and Nathan Fortuna, headed to the Pepsi Cola Theatre in Mitchell to compete in the quiz bowl finals sponsored by the Q107.3 radio station. They started their journey in September, when they were chosen by their teachers to represent Gregory, and brought it to an end winning $1,000 for their school a few weeks ago.

The Lady Gorillas hosted Winner on Saturday, January 6. The Gorillas fell behind 20 to 2 in the first quarter and trailed 36 to 9 at halftime. Winner outscored Gregory 15 to 2 in the third quarter and closed out the game claiming a 64 to 21 victory Gregory had trouble shooting, both from the field and the foul line, shooting a cool 9 of 36 from the field for 25%. Winner shot 25 of 63 for 40%. Gregory didn’t help themselves from the foul line, going a cool 2 of 9 for 22% while Winner made 5 of 9 for 55%. Scoring for Gregory were Dani VanDer-Werff with 6, Ella Sperl 4, Regan Graesser 3, Sadie Carlson 1, and Asia VanderWerff 7.

Tuesday Mixed League 1/9/24 Angry Birds, 56-16; Six Balls, 54-18; Old Pioneer, 45-27; Tee Riffic Creations, 43-29; The Outsiders, 42-30; Carlock Babes, 25-47; Wild Bunch, 16-56; Rez Dawgs, 0-72. HTS: Six Balls, 1877; HTG: Six Balls, 660; HIS: Steven Peterson, 567; Linda Teel, 449; HIG: Steven Peterson, 206; Kayley Hoffman, 188.

Scientists still have questions about the mechanism involved in the increased infection risk among repeat vaccinees. A recent preprint co-authored by the U.S.