Approximately 2,390 students at the University of South Dakota were honored for their achievements during the fall 2023 semester with the release of the dean’s list. Full-time, undergraduate students are named to the dean’s list if they received a 3.5 GPA for courses they took in the fall 2023 semester, and they had no incomplete or failing grades.

Henry Jones (most often just plain “Hank”), the veteran DeGrey postmas ter, desired to get into govern ment service. This was at the time of the Civil War; however, he had not yet reached military age.

We are closing in on one of the busiest times of year here in Pierre, South Dakota: legislative session. As we enter into our first week of session, and as I prepare to deliver the State of the State Address, I can’t help but think about some of the core reasons why we all engage in public service.

The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) reminds the public and commercial snow removal operators that it is illegal to place or dump excess snow on highway right-of-way, which includes driving surfaces, shoulders, and ditches.

The Gregory City Council had a short agenda to tackle as they met at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at City Hall. Library off to a good start for 2024 The library continues to gain patrons, adding six in December, according to Library Director Tara Engel.

As another winter storm moved across the country earlier this week, cancellations and postponements were the order of the day on Monday. Part of a winter storm warning, Gregory County was on the far western edge of the storm with most of the snowfall occurring to the east. Still, the 4.5 inches that fell, coupled with the threat of strong winds, were enough to cause a slow-down, especially since the snow was preceded by a freezing fog that created slippery conditions.