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Pittsburgh Steelers join Team Buche Cares

Steelers in the Field is a food fundraiser supporting Team Buche Cares in their mission to address food insecurity among tribal and rural communities across South Dakota. This exclusive, one-day guided pheasant hunt in Dallas, South Dakota, offers a rare opportunity to take part in a beloved South Dakota tradition—all while hunting alongside Pittsburgh Steelers football players.

Part III: The state of America’s beef industry

In Part I, we talked about how the concentration in the marketplace exploded from 1980 to 2021, and how that explosion in concentration resulted in a complete reversal of the allocation of the consumers’ beef dollar to each participant in the beef supply chain. In Part II, we discussed how the government allowed the beef packers to form a tight oligopoly with access to imported beef and cattle from around the world, resulting in fewer opportunities for domestic producers that caused the domestic cattle industry to shrink. We ended with the statement that 15 years ago, the U.S. cow herd shrank to a level too low to allow the cattle industry to withstand even a moderate economic shock.

Legislative Report

Assistant Majority Leader District 21 Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Tripp Counties Committees: Chair of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chair of House Government Operations and Audit, Vice Chair of State Affairs, Member of Legislative Procedure Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

Legislative Report

R eports Senator Mykala Voita District 21 Aurora, Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Tripp Counties Committee: Appropriations Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

Legislative Report

Committees: Education, Health & Human Services Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

Cats and dogs fight for turf in Gregory Middle School play

Join the junior high play cast for two nights Friday and Saturday, March 20 & 21, 2026, at Dixon Town Hall Theater at 7 p.m. The alley between Park and Second has been a neutral zone for cats and dogs for decades.

Basketball court next on the list for park improvements

Now that the pickleball and tennis courts have been completed, the council has turned their attention to the basketball court at the park. At the regular meeting of the Gregory City Council on Monday, March 16, 2026, two quotes for a new concrete pad obtained by Public Works Superintendent Guhner Kepler were discussed. The council accepted the estimate from Tyler Nelson of N&S Concrete for $14,960. Nelson is donating the labor, and the public works department will assist with removing the old concrete.

America 250: Colonists assert their loyalty as well as their rights

As we celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States, the Gregory Times-Advocate is featuring a column periodically to recount key events and people that led to our country’s independence. The last installation (March 11, 2026) left off with the formation of the Stamp Act Congress in response to the Stamp Act, Britain’s tax that forced colonists to use special stamped paper for many printing needs.

Stevicks witnesses legislative drama during his second time as page

Gregory High School senior Ryler Stevicks was sponsored by District 21 Senator Mykala Voita to serve as a page again this year in the state’s 101st legislature. Stevicks said he chose to work in the Senate again because he knew everyone on that side, where they sit, and how things work.