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The 2025 annual Ribfest attendees “got the heat sweats and the meat sweats” with 110 degree temperatures, and 238 people served. Seven teams were entered to compete on Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Gregory, SD. Each team was judged on a ten point scale in these three categories; taste, appearance, and tenderness.

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The regular meeting of the Gregory School District Board of Education was held at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, June 12, 2025. Summer food prog ram extended through July 18 Delivering the Gorilla Good News was outgoing Food Service Director Suzanne Braun.

A mother’s intuition is often the most accurate predictor of what is going on with one of her children, and Kaylea Hannahs is proof of that. Kaylea and Phillip Hannahs, who live about ten miles south of Reliance, have four boys: newborn Brooks, two-year-old Riggs, Lane 8, Rylan - 9, and Kord - 10.

Several lifeguards and pool manager Jana Winters were on hand at the Gregory City Council meeting Monday evening, June 16, 2025, to find out the status of the city’s twin pools for the summer. The pool is losing tens of thousands of gallons of water, but Public Works Superintendent Guhner Kepler has not been able to determine where it is leaking or where all the water is going.

Prairie View Gospel Barn is excited to welcome back awardwinning recording artist Chris Golden for a return engagement on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:00 p.m.

Golden West is offering FREE community education classes at the Gregory Community Room/School Auditorium in Gregory! These classes will help you get the most out of your Golden West service and will review online safety.

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) has confirmed Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) in Milbank, South Dakota. DANR has expanded the existing State Plant Pest Quarantine to include Grant County.

More than 3,800 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the spring 2025 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the dean’s list. To earn dean’s list distinctions in SDSU’s colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.

More than 2,400 students at the University of South Dakota are being honored for their high achievement during the spring 2025 semester with the release of the Dean’s List and Academic Honors. Dean’s List: Mya Jayne Determan, Gregory Cassidy Eleanor Keiser, Gregory Jordan Jo Svatos, Gregory Jessy Jo VanDerWerff, Gregory Gracie Julieann Kenzy, Iona Summer J.