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South Dakota family farmers and ranchers met in San Francisco to develop policy that supports the future of their farms, ranches and rural communities during the 121 National Farmers Union Convention held March 5-7.

The Gregory County Board of Commissioners held their regular meeting at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at the Gregory County Courthouse. Board considers use of slipliners Todd Steffen of Dakota Prairie Landscapes, LLC, was present to explain the process of using slipliners with a cellular concrete slurry to repair metal pipes, in conformance with DOT specifications.

State AAU wrestling was hosted in Aberdeen over the weekend. Fourteen Gregory youth wrestlers competed for a spot on the podium in heavily contested weight classes.

Tuesday Mixed League 03/14/23 Old Pioneer, 189 ½-74½ ; Bailey Welding, 187-77; Fritz’s Angels, 171 ½ -92 ½ ; Tee-Riffic Creations, 127 ½ -136 ½ ; Carlock Babes, 108-156; Wild Bunch, 84 ½ -179 ½ ; Buche’s Bowlers, 79-185; The Outsiders, 51-213; HTG: Bailey Welding, 781; HTS: Bailey Welding, 2254; HIG: Dan Soesbe, 254; Misty Claussen, 175; HIS: Dan Soesbe, 700; Misty Claussen, 471. Splits picked up by: Justin Parkis, 5-7; Goldie Warnkvist, 3-10; Jen Soesbe, 2-7; Kevin Liewer, 6-7; Amy Moeller, 3-7.

The 11th Annual Scavengers Journey has been scheduled for June 23-25, 2023. When it first started years ago, there were only four towns which participated in this annual event: Chamberlain, Oacoma, Pukwana, and Kimball. It is a non-profit organization that began in 2012.

Three Gregory High School girls have been selected to participate in this year’s Girls State; Mya Determan and Cindy Khuu will be sponsored by the Gregory Legion Auxiliary, and the Dallas Legion Auxiliary will sponsor Natalie Smith.

Hannah is trying to finish her science project - a model of the solar system. But there’s a problem: it’s due tomorrow, she’s not finished yet, and it’s past her bedtime. How will she get it done? With a little help from her friends – the most talented troupe in the Milky Way!

If you are looking for some firstrate musical entertainment close to home, look no further than the Gregory High School music department’s Dinner and a Show, a fundraising opportunity that sells an experience rather than a product.

Middle school math teacher Lenna Braun delivered the Gorilla Good News as the regular meeting of the Gregory School District Board of Education was called to order at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Using real-world applications in medicine, pies, and sports statistics, she provided practical uses for math skills such as finding circumference, diameter, radius, ratios, mean, median, mode, and probability.

The regular meeting of the Gregory City Council was held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, March 20, 2023, at City Hall. Money and patrons keep coming in to the library Leading off department head reports, Librarian Tara Engel reported adding six new patrons as well as having 55-60 people visit the library in the last two business days prior to the meeting.