Nebraska agriculture officials say 570,000 broiler chickens will be slaughtered after bird flu was confirmed in the flock. The state Agriculture Department said that avian influenza had been confirmed at a commercial operation in Butler County in eastern Nebraska.

EMI’s founder and CEO, Rod Wilson, a Gregory High School graduate, has a long-standing history with Daktronics. Starting in the LED business as their 17th employee, he worked directly with co-founder Al Kurtenbach who guided him to transition from engineering to sales. This dramatic change was the moment that ultimately led to his founding of Southern California’s leading custom digital outdoor sign company, EMI Signs.

Steve Gates, a second-year medical student at the University of South Dakota School of Medicine, recently completed a three-week rotation at Avera Medical Group Gregory and Avera Gregory Hospital. Originally from Rapid City, Gates graduated from Stevens High School in 2010 before continuing his education at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

The Gregory VFW, along with the American Legion Auxiliary, presented the Gregory Police Department and the Gregory County Sheriffs Department with homemade cookies in appreciation for their continued efforts in keeping the residents of our community and surrounding communities safe. Law enforcement also assist the fire departments with traffic control in event of a fire and they also assists the ambulance service when they are dispatched for a medical emergency.

South Dakota is in the middle of a healthcare boom. While the strain of the pandemic has challenged this industry across the country, our state has remained resilient.

DEATHS Tom Graden Graesser, 100 years, February 27, 2022, Winner, SD. Mary Evelyn Stevicks, 95 years, February 28, 2022, Gregory, SD.