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Brian Kalenda, bagger extraordinaire at Buche Foods in Gregory, is headed to Las Vegas for the best bagger competition at the National Grocers Association Convention (NGA Show 2025) February 23-25, 2025, at Caesars Forum Convention Center. To get to this level, Kalenda has competed in store and state competitions for the last four years. In September he claimed the state title at the South Dakota State Fair to earn this trip to the national championship.

Taos Weborg may not have been born on a horse, but it wasn’t long after that he started on his path to trying to stay on animals. “I started riding sheep when I was probably three,” he estimated.

The South Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) Board of Economic Development and the Economic Development Finance Authority (EDFA) approved projects that will contribute to a total of $26.6 million in capital expenditure and 26 full-time jobs across the state.

Elle Johnson, Honor List, Burke South Dakota. The Academic High Honor and Honor lists (Dean’s lists) for the past fall semester at Minnesota State University, Mankato have been announced by Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David Hood.

As part of the 2025 South Dakota School Board Recognition Week, on behalf of the staff, students and community, we would like to extend our gratitude to the dedicated individuals who serve on the Gregory Board of Education. These elected members devote their time and energy to ensuring quality education in our schools, working tirelessly for students, staff, and the entire community.

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South Dakota Housing (SDH), in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, will be hosting a public meeting on Feb. 25, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. CST, to accept comments on the drafts of the 2025 Annual Action Plan and the Citizen Participation Plan.

Beginning Farmer Bond Program The South Dakota Beginning Farmer Bond Program (SDBFBP) is a tax-exempt bond program designed to assist Beginning Farmers in the state of South Dakota to acquire agricultural property at lower interest rates. The Program enables lenders, individuals, partnerships, corporations, and other entities (herein referred to as the “Bond Purchaser”) to receive federally tax-exempt interest with respect to a loan or contract sale made to Beginning Farmers.

South Dakota’s dairy industry is thriving. Our milk cow population reached 215,000 as of Jan. 1, 2025. That means that South Dakota’s dairy cow population has more than doubled in the last 10 years, an increase of 117% according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The increase in the last five years has been 88,000 head, or 69%. South Dakota’s growth in dairy cow inventories leads the nation over both time periods.

Members of the Ty Eschenbaum Foundation Board of Directors invite high school seniors and past graduates of South Dakota high schools, who have been diagnosed with a form of cancer at any point in their life, to apply for their Survivor Scholarship Program. The enrollment period is open now and closes on Saturday, February 15, 2025. Students can apply by visiting https://www.tyefoundation.org/ survivor-scholarships.