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Traffic cones along Hwy. 18 have reappeared.

Get ready to walk for a great cause! Burke FCCLA is hosting a Walk-A-Thon to raise funds for Gregory County Laps of Love on Saturday, April 5, from 10:00 am 12:00 pm at the Burke track. Area community members and students will be challenged to collect pledges for walking laps. Come for the morning or stop by for lunch. Concessions will be served.

As bird flu ravages poultry farms across the country—including in South Dakota—fears are growing that the highly contagious avian influenza virus could mutate and begin to spread widely among the world’s human population.

Antibiotics are considered one of the great medical discoveries of the 20th century. Since antibiotics became widely available in 1945, they have been used to keep infectious diseases such as cholera and diphtheria under control as well as treating more common ailments such as pneumonia.

There will be “A Golden Fleecing” (no, not really) in Valentine, Nebraska, on April 24 at 7:00 p.m., and again on Sunday, April 27 at 3:00 p.m. The Old West Days Committee is happy to present the return of the popular Melodrama during its lineup of events April 24 – 27, 2025.

Ag Mechanics - 15th of 44 teams: Mitch Zimbelman 51st; William Sinkular 65th; Mac Zimbelman 66th; Mason Simison 83rd. Agronomy - 19th of 36 teams: Maddox Mayer 44th; Shyanna Steffen 70th; Ben Stevicks 82nd; Mattie Kerner 97th.

The annual meeting for the Rosebud Farmers Union Cooperative was held at the Gregory Memorial Auditorium on Saturday, March 22, 2025. The meeting was busy, with nearly 200 individuals in attendance , 50 of whom were registered voters.

Ten years and 20 marathons have led local Marathon Man Wade Juracek to his latest accomplishment of the six-star Abbott World Marathon Majors. His final star in the medal was the Tokyo Marathon, which he ran on March 2.

Pickleball courts were on the agenda at the city council meeting, held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, March 17, 2025. City Finance Officer Trudy Waterman secured a quote of $858.87 from BSN Sports for nets and paint to transform one tennis court at the Gregory City Park into two pickleball courts.