The first effort at road building by white men in what would later become Dakota Territory was in 1857. One of the dreams of the pioneers at St. Paul, Minnesota, was that it should become the eastern terminus of a wagon road which took early settlers to the far west (Minnesota Territory was created in 1849 with St. Paul as its capital). It was planned that the road would go west by way of Fort Ridgely, to the South Pass which is a route across the Continental Divide in southwestern Wyoming.

The word anxiety and how people view it or understand it seems to have evolved throughout the past 10-15 years. It is not uncommon for someone to say that they have anxiety. What comes to mind when you hear that? Because of the increased awareness of mental health, one’s thoughts might jump to anxiety in its form of a diagnosis, but let’s consider the definition of anxiety.

M arriages Michael John Gregerson, 33, Gregory, SD, to Barbra Jane Kalenda, 39, Gregory, SD, October 14, 2023, Gregory, SD. Kurt Kendall Braun, 26, Gregory, SD, to Lauren Lee Svatos, 25, Gregory, SD, October 14, 2023, Gregory, SD.

The South Dakota State Fair Foundation is excited to announce Dakotaland Feeds has pledged $25,000 to the ‘Raise The SHED’ fundraising campaign. The SHED will be the new home for Open Class Sheep at the South Dakota State Fairgrounds in Huron.

The regular meeting of the Gregory County Board of Commissioners was held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at the Gregory County Courthouse. Reporter asks board to consider changing meeting time or date In the public input portion of the meeting, this reporter asked the board to consider changing their regular meeting day.

Five Gregory students will have the opportunity to be part of All-State Chorus and Orchestra in Rapid City on October 27-28. Dani Timanus, Piper Bartlett, Kaydence Klein, and Lincoln Juracek were selected to be part of the nearly 1,000 person All-State Chorus.