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A municipal election will be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Gregory. Competition for seats on the city council and Gregory School District Board of Education is, again this year, lacking.

The Rosebud Farmers Union Board of Directors recently recognized Gregory County FFA Advisor Mollie Andrews. Rosebud Farmer’s Union General Manager Clayton Whitney presented a plaque to Andrews at the Gregory Elementary School on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, to commend her on all she does to promote the field of agriculture to the youth in Gregory County.

Forty members of the Gregory County FFA chapter competed at the District 4 contest in Parkston on Monday, March 24, and came away with five teams and three individuals qualified for the South Dakota State FFA Convention.

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M OMENTS Did you know that 30% of adults in the United States experience some type of disability? A disability is a visible or invisible condition that substantially limits one or more major life activities such as eating, sleeping, speaking, hearing, walking, seeing, breathing, caring for oneself or working. 1 in 7 adults experience a mobility disability, 1 in 10 adults experience a cognitive disability, 1 in 15 adults experience independent living disability, 1 in 17 adults experience a hearing disability, 1 in 21 adults experience a vision disability and 1 in 27 adults experience a self-care disability (World Health Organization.) Disability awareness is necessary, but not sufficient.

Credit is a tool that lets you borrow money or access goods and services with the promise to pay later. It’s essential for personal and business finances, enabling large purchases like homes or cars and helping small businesses grow.

Drought management awareness on grazinglands meetings are being held around the area. Look for updates on Facebook Page ‘Fourever Grazingland LLC’. Upcoming meetings will be April 7 Murdo, 8th Hayes, 14th Winner, 15th Interior. Past meetings were March 24 Mission, 25 Vetal, 31 White River & April 1 Gregory. Will try to Facebook Live one of the sessions.

As of March 18, 100% of South Dakota is under drought conditions, with 42% of the state under severe or extreme drought. During the same time last year, 11% of the state was experiencing drought with no areas under severe or extreme drought.

The U.S. sheep industry reveals what happens when our nation ignores market failure for too long, and it’s a case study applicable to every livestock sector in America. So, let’s examine market failure.

Members of a prison work group say they’ll need to leave the past in the past if they expect to find consensus on new facilities for South Dakota’s correctional system. There’s plenty to leave behind, they acknowledge.