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On August 2, 2023, Mya Warnke, left, and Averie Stukel, right, made their way to Watertown, SD, to participate in the F.O.P. sponsored triathlon. The triathlon consisted of a 200-meter swim, a 2-mile bike ride, and finishing up with an 800-meter run.

Secretary of State Monae L. Johnson announced on Friday that the No Labels Party has officially been recognized by South Dakota after a review of their petitions.

The regular meeting of the Gregory County Board of Commissioners was held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at the Gregory County Courthouse. 4-H office hours are changing - or are they? Ashley Meyer, 4-H administrative assistant, reported on Achievement Days and other office activities.

$ The regular meeting of the Gregory City Council was called to order at 6:00 p.m., Monday, August 7, 2023. Snakes, speaking engagements, body scrubs, and movies - the library has it all One hundred people attended the latest program at the library, Cold-blooded Red Head, according to Librarian Tara Engel.

A few short years ago, Gregory City Council made the decision to purchase a large parcel of land on the east side of town. A gamble on the city’s economic growth, the vote to move ahead with the purchase was a split decision, with Mayor Scott Anshutz breaking the tie.

Marcus Popowski, Burke, S.D., graduated from Bismarck State College with a certificate in electronics technology during the college's 83rd commencement ceremony on May 12, 2023, at the Bismarck Event Cen-ter.

Farmers Union hosted “Cultivating Cooperation” day camp in Gregory on July 20th. Youth spent all day focused on learning more about the history of cooperatives and cooperative types through games and interactive lessons. Time was spent playing games, making crafts, and learning more about seed germination and its importance. Campers were able to follow along and color each step of the germination process with crayons that were sponsored by the South Dakota Soybean Association. Campers were all given a seed pods so they could plant the flowers of their choice and they each got to paint a pot in which to put their seed pods. All campers received a t-shirt. NRCS came and taught the kids how to identify different plants. Then the FFA chapter performed an experiment making ethanol gas using yeast and other ingredients that created varying amounts of gas; the kids had to wait until the end of camp to see the results. Finally, Rosebud Electric came out and showed the campers about electrical safety. Special thanks to CHS, the Cooperative Development Foundation, and Farmers Union for supplying t-shirts and funding. Thank you to all the campers who came out to join us! For more information on youth activities, visit http://www.sdfu. org/education/youth-programs-/ youth-camps.

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released a draft ballot explanation for a proposed initiated measure that would repeal South Dakota’s medical marijuana program. The measure is proposed by Travis Ismay of Newell.

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Coalition of Large Tribes (COLT) Treasurer and Rosebud Sioux Tribal Councilwoman Lisa White Pipe spent a busy week in Geneva, Switzerland for the 16th session of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Treasurer White Pipe offered three specific interventions: 1. A call on the United States to immediately return Federal Indian Boarding School lands to tribes consistent with Articles 10 and 11 of the UN Declaration.