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Ranch group welcomes end to deceptive origin claims; renews call for MCOOL for beef

On March 11, 2024, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued its final rule on voluntary labeling of meat with “Product of USA” and “Made in the USA” labels. The final rule states that only meat from animals born, raised, slaughtered, and processed in the United States is eligible for such domestic origin labels.

Gorillas heading to State Boys Basketball Tourney

Gregory 62 Dell Rapids St. Mary 46 The Gregory Gorillas punched their ticket to the 2024 State B Boys Basketball Tournament on Tuesday night when they defeated Dell Rapids St.

Gregory becomes second So. Dak. county to approve hand counting ballots

Steve McCance and other interested county residents showed up for the public input portion of the regular meeting of the Gregory County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday, March 6, to inquire about whether the board had made a decision regarding hand counting ballots at upcoming elections. Board Chair Jessy Biggins said that they had discussed it and were inclined to let their constituents make the decision by voting on it in the primary election.

SDSU announces summer, fall 2023 graduation list

The following students graduated after the summer and fall 2023 semesters at South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD. Nearly 1,000 students completed all requirements for a degree and/or certificate program.

Missouri Valley Mutual Insurance Company to hold annual meeting

Missouri Valley Mutual Insurance Company of Burke, SD will hold their 110th Annual Policyholders Meeting on March 19, 2024, at 1:15 PM at the Civic Center in Burke. Plan to attend this informative business meeting. Drawings will be held for Cash Prizes and lunch will be served at the close of the meeting.

Avery Zeisler named proficiency finalist

Gregory County FFA Member Avery Zeisler was announced as a finalist for the Ag Communications proficiency award this past week. This is the second time a Gregory County FFA member has been selected as a proficiency finalist.

A healthy plate

Many people might remember the food pyramid. It was created by the USDA in 1992 to give a visual explanation of what was considered at the time to be a healthy diet. This common image that is likely remembered frequenting the back of a cereal box was the model of food consumption for a short 19 years. It was replaced in 2005 by a staircase- looking model, then replaced again in 2011 by USDA’s MyPlate, which you might recognize as a plate divided into sections for fruits, veggies, proteins and grains with a side circle of healthy fats.

Student from Mongolia finds lots to like in South Dakota

Mungun Munkhbat is a foreign exchange student at Gregory High School this year, living with host family Virginia Dargatz and Clay Peck. Mungun is from Mongolia, a country located between Russia to the north and China to the south.