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The Gregory School District Board of Education convened for their regular meeting at 4:00 p.m., Monday, June 10, 2024. In the Gorilla Good News portion of the meeting, Head Cook Suzanne Braun reported on the kitchen remodel.

The primary election held on June 4 yielded some narrow victories as well as an unsurprising runaway decision. In the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Joe Biden was the undisputed winner, garnering 75% of the votes cast by South Dakotans over his three rivals.

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During the regular meeting of the Gregory County Board of Commissioners, held at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 5, 2024,the commissioners convened as a board of adjustment to review a variance request from Joseph Yoder. Commissioner Byrain Boes questioned the legality of resubmitting a variance request for a property previously denied if nothing on the application had changed. States Attorney Amy Bartling-Jacobsen was consulted and stated that the zoning ordinance does not give a time limit for resubmitting a variance request.

Weekend guests in the Bonnie Johnson home were daughter Terri Frank of Beresford, and granddaughter Jaime Serghini and great-granddaughters Aisha and Amani Serghini, all from Houston, TX. Also visiting was Jerry Frank (Dad and Grandpa) from Spearfish. They also visited Grandma Iola Frank in Burke.

Nicolaus Nelson of Bonesteel, SD, was named to the University of Sioux Falls Spring 2024 Dean’s List. Nelson is majoring in Business Administration.

More than 3,300 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the spring 2024 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the dean's list. To earn dean's list distinctions in SDSU's colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.

Nathan Fortuna (right): He will be attending South Dakota State University in the fall. His major is Nursing. Nathan feels that helping people to the best of his abilities is what he loves most and with a nursing degree he will be able to help more people. He thanks his mother for raising him and teaching him to be empathetic, which is a key trait when working in the medical Field

This award was established in 1979 after the passing of Edward J. Batt, MD.