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At the regular meeting of the Gregory City Council, held at 6:00 pm., Monday, June 3, Police Chief Ryan Cook reported that he had spoken to the Buttes Scenic Overlook volunteer group regarding their policy for flying the flag on top of the buttes. Currently, their rule is that the flag comes down if the wind is over 15 miles per hour, which has caused complaints from residents, especially since it was not flying on Memorial Day.

Kaleb and Kayla Lauer recently launched their new business, Lauer Contracting in the Gregory area. Currently, they are focused on concrete work—sidewalks, driveways, patios, steps, and more—with plans to add services, such as electrical and plumbing after summer, looking toward a future as a full service contractor.

1974. That was the year Mr. John Hansen began his legacy with the Gregory School District. And now, after 50 years, although his tenure has come to an end, that legacy will live on in the hearts and minds of the students he impacted as well as in the stories that will be told of him in the classrooms of GHS.

I am Dan Andersson, a proud democrat and I am announcing that I am running for District 21 state senate. I live in Burke, with my wife Anna and our four children, Sophie( 9), Elizabeth(7), Anna(5) and Richard(2).

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The University of Sioux Falls announced more than 575 students who made the Spring 2024 Dean’s List. Among them were local students, Nicolaus Nelson of Bonesteel, SD, majoring in Business Administration; Christian Spann of Gregory, SD, majoring in English and Secondary Education and Bethany Swift of Burke, SD, majoring in Business Administration..

Ian Kirkpatrick, from Burke, SD, was named to the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Dean’s List for the 2024 Spring Semester. Kirkpatrick is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

The U.S. cattle industry underproduces for the domestic market. We simply don’t have enough cattle to satisfy America’s demand for beef. And yet, our industry has bought into the counterintuitive argument that imports and exports are the deciding factor in producer profitability.

Between inclement weather and school activities, Gregory School teacher Mark Braun was challenged to complete spring service projects with all of the classes this year, but with some persistence, he managed to get them done.

Agriculture education teachers/ FFA advisors make a world of difference for the students they teach. This spring, as part of an FFA Advisor Tribute Scholarship application, students wrote about how their ag teachers/FFA advisors have influenced their lives. Sixteen outstanding examples of amazing teachers impacting their students have been chosen out the applicants, and winning students will each receive scholarships to attend a SD FFA Leadership Retreat this summer.