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Hannah Steger is the new high school math teacher at Gregory High School this year, the only new teacher at the school. Though Steger’s roots are in South Dakota, she grew up in different places around the United States and abroad.

Rod Hoeft has taken on the role as the executive director of the Gregory Economic Development Group (GED). Having built a career managing an insurance agency in the Fargo/ Morehead area, Hoeft and his wife Jen moved to Gregory in 2023 to be close to Jen’s parents, Diane and the late Gerald Smith.

A special meeting of the Gregory City Council was held at 5:30 p.m., Monday, August 24, 2026, to make a decision on a change order for Phase I of the city’s sewer/water/ streets project. At the regular meeting on August 17, the council took no action on the change order, wishing to get more information as to why the project incurred extra costs of $474,829.10.

A celebration of life for Gary Feyereisen, age 77, of Gregory, SD, will be held at the Prairie View Gospel Barn, Gregory, SD, on Sunday, August 30, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. The family requests casual dress. In lieu of flowers the family will be directing memorials to the Dallas Horseman Club and the Iona Community Center. Kotrba-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

BILLINGS, Mont., Aug. 13, 2026 – This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security aimed at strengthening protections against foreign animal disease and pest threats, including New World screwworm (NWS), and combating illegal cattle trafficking.

Citing historically low cattle inventories as its reason, Tyson Foods announced Thursday the closure of its Joslin, Illinois, beef facility – a 3,000-head-perday slaughtering plant; its Eagle Mountain, Utah, case-ready facility; and the sale of its Pasco, Washington, beef facility – a 2,000-headper- day slaughtering plant.

Gregory Music students attend Rushmore Music Camp

Gregory County 4-H celebrated its 2026 Achievement Days from Monday, August 3, to Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at the Burke Rodeo Grounds and Burke Civic Center. The event kicked off on Monday with the Cloverbuds exhibiting their animals and skills.

From greased pig to Nordina: Anderson brings home the bacon Kahler & Ginger race to first .

Breakfast, brunch, lunch, supper, and dinner. Prior to moving to South Dakota, I don’t believe I had ever heard the noon meal called dinner.