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STURGIS, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will provide daily traffic counts at nine locations for vehicles entering Sturgis for the 86th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which runs from August 7-16, 2026.

STURGIS, S.D. – It takes only a brief drive through the streets of Sturgis during the 2026 motorcycle rally to realize that threewheeled cycles have become a hot new trend in the biker world.

The Gregory County FFA Chapter was again recognized as a twostar chapter at Nationals. The chapter received a national chapter award at the state convention in April, and placed 7th overall.

With the start of a new school year just around the corner, The Train Station is giving the community an opportunity to support local teachers while enjoying a sweet treat. The Train Station is asking community members to help stock local classrooms by bringing in items from a teacher’s classroom wish list.

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Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative members can vote on 2026 cooperative business online or by mail beginning Aug. 10 until Sept. 22. Voting will also occur at the cooperative’s 74th Annual Meeting to be held Saturday, Sept. 26, at 10 a.m. at the Community Center in Wall.

Claudia Shaffer read a letter from Karley Arizmendis during the public input portion of the regular meeting of the Gregory School District Board of Education, held at 7 p.m., Monday, August 10, 2026. In it, Arizmendis said that the school could utilize existing staff to create a crisis team and requested the board create a team along with protocol for situations involving weapon-related threats against students. She cited FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) regulations which allow school officials to disclose personally-identifiable information without parental consent in certain situations.

Come and celebrate Prairie View Gospel Barn’s 50th concert with Gold City Quartet, the most awarded quartet in gospel music history, at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 16.

For Jo and Dan Petty, it’s clear they were meant to break down in Reliance, SD and be ‘stuck’ in Gregory for ten days. The Petty couple, who reside in Woodstock, GA, also claim residence to a twenty-seven foot Airstream called Gracie. Thanks to Gracie, which the Petty’s purchased in 2022, they have traveled across the country having adventures, and impacting lives in a way that would make most politicians jealous. On this particular road trip, the Pettys ‘plan’ was to cross the state of South Dakota and spend a few days visiting Ellsworth Airforce Base, Custer, and Sturgis. That was to be followed by a stop in North Dakota, completing the Pettys’ travels through all 48 continuous states in Gracie. Those plans were quickly scrapped on August 1, when a tire on Gracie became extraordinarily hot, causing the Pettys to pull over in Reliance. An axle had broken and only an authorized Dexter dealer would be able to replace it. Phone calls were made to dealers in the area, but no one was answering that late Saturday afternoon.

Several men in Burke are sporting new, or more accurately, no hairstyles these days. During Dog Days in Burke, a fundraiser was held for Lynndi Kahler, daughter of Brandon and Katie Kahler.