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In a dedication ceremony at the Upper Cut Meat Community near the Bennett County line and again in the afternoon in the Ft. Randall Dam area on Friday morning, July 12, the portion of South Dakota State Highway 18 from Pickstown to the Bennett County border was dedicated as the Sicangu Lakota Code Talker Highway in honor of the Lakota Code Talkers who served the United States military in WWII.

During the public input portion of the regular meeting of the Gregory County Board of Commissioners, held at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 17, 2024, Mark Williams, Roland Dummer, Todd Dummer, Eric Bruinsma, and Deb Herrmann showed up to discuss the condition of a road in their part of the county, referred to as Williams Bottom. They cited concerns with the road, particularly since heavy rains earlier this summer, listing gravel that has washed out, leaving behind exposed rebar and large boulders, lack of proper maintenance causing water to remain in the road rather than running off the sides, and the road having narrowed to one lane. They also mentioned that students have a much longer bus ride since the bus is unable to pass through this area and has to go around a different way.

Ryler Stevicks is a high school junior determined to make a positive difference in this town, and one of the ways he intends to do that is by taking on the role of intern for the Gregory/Dallas Chamber of Commerce for his two remaining years of school.

Calli DeMers, the new director for the Gregory Economic Development (GED) Group, is no stranger to the economics of a small town, having grown up in rural Montana, she has seen the waves of change as small businesses try to compete with national chain stores and online shopping.

The following students graduated after the spring 2024 semester at South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD. More than 1,500 students completed all requirements for a degree and/or certificate program.

There’s something we must do to ensure America’s cattle markets can begin again to support our nation’s independent cattle farmers and ranchers. That something has everything to do with the upcoming election.

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On July 15, 2024, Governor Kristi Noem announced that South Dakota closed the 2024 budget year with a surplus of $80.7 million. As she did last year, Governor Noem announced her intention to set aside the surplus to offset the cost of prison construction.

Megan Knoll, Physician Assistant - Certified (PA-C) joined the Avera Medical Group Gregory on July 8, 2024. Knoll grew up in Pierre, SD, completed her BA in health sciences at the University of South Dakota, and went on to earn her master’s degree at Augsburg University’s Physician Assistant Program in Minneapolis, MN.