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There will be “A Golden Fleecing” (no, not really) in Valentine, Nebraska, on April 24 at 7:00 p.m., and again on Sunday, April 27 at 3:00 p.m. The Old West Days Committee is happy to present the return of the popular Melodrama during its lineup of events April 24 – 27, 2025.

Ag Mechanics - 15th of 44 teams: Mitch Zimbelman 51st; William Sinkular 65th; Mac Zimbelman 66th; Mason Simison 83rd. Agronomy - 19th of 36 teams: Maddox Mayer 44th; Shyanna Steffen 70th; Ben Stevicks 82nd; Mattie Kerner 97th.

The annual meeting for the Rosebud Farmers Union Cooperative was held at the Gregory Memorial Auditorium on Saturday, March 22, 2025. The meeting was busy, with nearly 200 individuals in attendance , 50 of whom were registered voters.

Ten years and 20 marathons have led local Marathon Man Wade Juracek to his latest accomplishment of the six-star Abbott World Marathon Majors. His final star in the medal was the Tokyo Marathon, which he ran on March 2.

Pickleball courts were on the agenda at the city council meeting, held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, March 17, 2025. City Finance Officer Trudy Waterman secured a quote of $858.87 from BSN Sports for nets and paint to transform one tennis court at the Gregory City Park into two pickleball courts.

The Sons of the American Legion will be holding their monthly meeting on Thursday, March 20th, at the Legion Post in Gregory. The meeting will start at 7:00 PM and all members and potential members are encouraged to attend.

On March 29th of each year is National Vietnam War Veterans Day. This year the 29th falls on a Saturday. On March 24, 2025, Gregory County Veterans Service Officer Dale Reber, will host the veterans for coffee and rolls for area Vietnam War and Vietnam Era Veterans.

The South Dakota State Fair is excited to announce Thunder at the Fair Truck and Tractor Pull sponsored by American Bank & Trust is coming back. The event is set for the Fair’s final day on Monday, September 1, at 1 P.M. CT.

On March 17, 2025, Governor Larry Rhoden launched the Rhoden RhoundUp, a short video series recapping each day of his Open for Opportunity tour. “The Rhoden RhoundUp gives South Dakotans a chance to see firsthand all the important things I am doing to keep South Dakota Open for Opportunity,” said Governor Larry Rhoden.

R-CALF USA welcomes the 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican beef and cattle, and we want more. Here’s why: For decades now we’ve argued that free trade, meaning when tariffs are reduced to zero, was harming American farmers and ranchers, particularly cattle and sheep farmers and ranchers. Our logical arguments against free trade included that many foreign countries had lower wages, lower production standards, relaxed environmental standards, and weaker currencies. We argued that each of these advantages gives foreign countries an inherent pricing advantage over domestic producers. But our logical arguments were simply dismissed based on the theoretical underpinnings of free trade. The free trade architects said none of that really mattered, that America can outcompete anyone and would come out on top in a zero-tariff world.