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A fire broke out at the home of Melvin Vosika Monday evening. Fire Chief Joel Bartling determined the cause to be electrical. The Gregory Fire Department was assisted by the Burke Fire Department with a water tank. They battled the blaze in -6˚ temperature, but the house was a total loss.

On December 2, 2022, Federal Trade Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya visited the Buche Foods store in Pine Ridge to see first-hand how a lack of antitrust enforcement is harming independent grocers and their consumers. Commissioner Bedoya met with RF Buche, fourth generation grocer and president of GF Buche Co., and his team. Also in attendance were District 27 Representative Peri Pourier, South Dakota Retailers along with other Oglala Sioux Tribal council representatives, OST Chairman Frank Star Comes Out and members of his staff, along with consumers in the area.

South Dakota lawmakers can adorn their office with a crucifix, but they can’t pound the nail into the state Capitol’s wall, a legislative oversight board clarified on Tuesday as part of a policy regulating how religious symbols can mark the state’s seat of government.

On December 2 and 3, seven Gregory students traveled to Mitchell to compete at the 113th annual South Dakota Oral Interpretation State Festival. Ninetyone high school students across the state took part in this two-day event.

The Java Jives will spread their Christmas cheer with a holiday concert at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, December 17, at Dixon Townhall Theater. “Gettin’ in the Mood” is the title of their program this year, and a table of goodies will help add to that festive mood.

Although the 2022 election is over, Steve McCance continued to express concern about the ballot counting during the public input portion of the Gregory County Board of Commissioners’ regular meeting on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.

The regular meeting of the Gregory City Council was held at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at City Hall. Library is in the Christmas spirit The library has several events planned for the rest of the month, as outlined by Librarian Tara Engel.

Music teacher Katie Opp was the bearer of Gorilla Good News at the regular meeting of the Gregory School District Board of Education on Monday, December 12. Opp reported that four students had been selected from over 500 who auditioned to the South Dakota Junior Honor Choir. Ella Sperl, Piper Bartlett, George Timanus, and Dani Timanus will perform with other 7th-9th graders in Rapid City January 20-21, 2023.

The Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) and Board of Technical Education are partnering to provide eligible individuals occupational skills training through online, in-person and hybrid formats. Twenty seats are available, and the deadline to apply is Tuesday, Dec. 27.

South Dakota retailers hope to take advantage of a national trend toward increasing in-store shopping this holiday season by enhancing customer experience and blending online offerings into their business model.