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President Trump’s announcement of a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods beginning Aug. 1 received high praise from R-CALF USA.

The 56th annual Winner Elks Rodeo for LifeScape is Friday through Sunday, July 25-27, 2025, at the Tripp County Fairgrounds in Winner. Competition starts at 7:00 each night, with bareback and saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, barrel racing, ranch bronc riding, and of course—bull riding.

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Gregory County 4-H held the annual 2025 youth in action pre-fair day event, also known as clothing judging, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at the Burke Civic Center. In this event, the fashion revue portion is where youth model outfits, either new, thrifted, or constructed, and interview with the judges regarding why they may have picked that outfit, put those colors and textures together, where they would wear the outfit, and more.

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The Burke Area Farmers Market is excited to bring a high-quality theater production to the rural plains of Gregory County. South Dakota-based folk musician, author, and rancher Eliza Blue will perform her original folk opera The Grass Widow

After a brief report from Amy Keiser regarding the CORE board meeting, and news from Jason Frasch that the end is possibly in sight for the Mid-Central Educational Cooperative, the oath of office was administered to Karen Timanus and Todd Schweigert who were reelected to their positions, the 2024-25 Gregory School District Board of Education was officially adjourned on Monday, July 14, 2025.

The Fort Randall Dam is taking on a massive modernization effort as the Major Unit Rehabilitation Project is officially in motion. Over the next eight years, all eight units of the powerhouse will be replaced. The first of the new units started to arrive the week of July 9. These hydro-powered turbine units are over three stories tall, far too tall to be delivered in one piece. So, piece-by-piece, parts of the new unit will be delivered and set up at the staging grounds near and inside Ft. Randall Powerhouse. Over the next 18 months, the first old unit will be removed and the new pieces will be assembled into a brand new unit, marking one of the largest upgrades in the dam’s history. Standing more than three stories tall, each unit is a towering feat of engineering. After some testing to confirm the new unit is running smoothly, the rest of the units will be similarly removed and replaced two at a time.