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At the regular meeting of the Gregory City Council on Monday, March 3, 2025, Mayor Al Cerny informed the council that Avera McKennan has offered to gift to the city the land (12 acres) where the former hospital and nursing home were located. The gift comes with a covenant that the land be used by the city to build an aquatic recreational center. The city has a deadline of five years to make progress toward this goal. City Attorney Rachelle Norberg reviewed the contract and recommended the words “the city” be removed from the covenant restrictions. Once accepted, if the city does not move forward with an aquatic center, they can simply give the land back to Avera McKennan without any penalty.

A very engaged crowd of about 50 people showed up for the legislative Cracker Barrel held at the Community Room of the Gregory Memorial Auditorium on Saturday, March 1, 2025. After Senator Mykala Voita, and Representatives Marty Overweg and Jim Halverson briefly introduced themselves, the conversation quickly turned to the new prison.

Prairie View Gospel Barn is proud to welcome Legacy Five for a matinee performance at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, March 9, 2025. When the legendary Cathedral Quartet retired in December of 1999, Scott Fowler and Roger Bennett decided to continue the rich musical tradition of Southern Gospel Quartet singing.

Troy and Paula Sundquist are the owners of Flat Top Roofing, having purchased Wayne Willuweit’s Duro-Last business last year. As a certified Duro-Last dealer/ installer, Flat Top Roofing installs the membrane overlay on flat or low slope roofs on commercial, agricultural buildings, steel buildings, and some residential applications.

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One hundred fifty elementary and middle school students from Highmore-Harrold, Chamberlain, Winner, Wagner and Gregory convened at Gregory Memorial Auditorium for the South Dakota Music Educators Association Festival Choir concert on Monday afternoon, March 3, 2025. Under the direction of Dr. Tracelyn Gesteland, Professor of

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In the past few weeks there has been a lot of misinformation and fear spread by opponents of HB 1239. As we prepare to debate the bill in the Senate I would like to present the facts of the situation.

A behemoth defamation lawsuit brought by the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline against Greenpeace began its trial in a North Dakota courtroom on Monday. Energy Transfer, a Texas-based oil and gas company, accuses Greenpeace of using underhanded means to back demonstrations against the pipeline in 2016 and 2017.

R eport District 21 Aurora, Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Tripp Counties Committees: Education, Health & Human Services Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.