Due to drought last summer and ongoing, Gregory County livestock producers became eligible for the Livestock Forage Program on June 22, 2021. Many producers have completed their applications and provided us with their supporting documentation. This is a reminder that if you have not completed your application or if you still need to provide our office with supporting documentation or sign your application, the deadline to complete this process in its entirety is January 31, 2022.

The Dakota Territory law makers met for the first time in Yankton on March 17, 1862. This was the first legislature in the territory. The two legislative bodies were referred to as the “house” and the “council”, and neither trusted the other. The entire legislative session was stormy and many of the relationships were frayed.

The South Dakota legislative session for 2022 opened at noon on Tuesday, January 11. Senator Erin Tobin and Representative Caleb Finck provided a glimpse into what they expect in the upcoming weeks. Representative Rocky Blare had not responded as of press time.

The Gregory County Board of Commissioners held their first regular meeting of 2022 at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at the Gregory County Courthouse. Election was transparent and legitimate The first item of business was electing a new chair and vice chair.

The regular meeting of the Gregory County Board of Commissioners was held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at the Gregory County Courthouse. Budgets supplemented for 2021 After approving the claims as presented, the board moved into the supplemental budget hearing as advertised at 9:30.

COVID, marijuana, and hot, dry weather might have been in the news a lot in 2021, but there was a lot more than that going on in the county this past year. January: Community Memorial Hospital began administration of the COVID-19 vaccine to priority group 1D.