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Several members of the Chamber of Commerce were in attendance at the regular meeting of the Gregory City Council on Tuesday evening, January 16, to further discuss the future of how the city will fund the Chamber director position. The council had decided during executive session at the last meeting to fund the position as a salaried employee until July 1, 2024, and in the meantime come up with a permanent solution.

The Gregory County Board of Commissioners had a short agenda to work through at their regular meeting at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 17. Part-time employee at DOE resigns The board approved a plat for Lot 1-A, Cahoy Century Farm Subdivision in the N½ of Section 16, T95N, R68W, as presented by Planning and Zoning Administrator Betty Jo Hoffman.

Secretary of State Monae L. Johnson would like to provide important information regarding the ballot measure petitions that are currently being circulated around the state.

With the presidential primaries front and center in the news these days, local matters might take a back seat, but local elections are where your views can be heard more clearly. This is where you can either confirm your support for how things are run or jump into a race to make a change. Whether you live in city limits or outside, an opportunity exists to get involved.

On January 6, three seniors, Trey Murray, Eli Barreto, and Nathan Fortuna, headed to the Pepsi Cola Theatre in Mitchell to compete in the quiz bowl finals sponsored by the Q107.3 radio station. They started their journey in September, when they were chosen by their teachers to represent Gregory, and brought it to an end winning $1,000 for their school a few weeks ago.

Scientists still have questions about the mechanism involved in the increased infection risk among repeat vaccinees. A recent preprint co-authored by the U.S.

A group of Gregory youth bowlers attended the State Youth Tournament on April 5 and 6, 2023, at Huron, SD. Following are the results: Bear McSweeney placed 3rd in the boys All Events HDCP 99 Average & Under.

The 70th annual SD Picnic in Florida will be held February 24, 2024 at 12:00 noon at the Grace Lutheran Church fellowship hall in Lakeland, FL. All former South Dakotans, either permanent or seasonal residents, are invited to attend with their family.

More than 3,400 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the fall 2023 semester at South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD, 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.

Over the weekend Guhner Kepler and Brody Boes beat the weather to get to Box Elder and compete in South Dakota’s first “Battle of the Badges” on Saturday, January 13. “Battle of the Badges” (BOTB) is a nonprofit amateur boxing competition to raise money for local charities. Originally, a showdown between police and firefighters in Louisiana, BOTB has expanded across the country and includes veterans from the armed services and other first responders in addition to police and fire fighters. Occasionally the competitions are dodge ball and blood drives.