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Jerry Jeff Wolf, 39, Burke, SD, speeding on state highway, fine $39.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50. Ernest Henry Rupp, 69, Sturgis, SD, speeding on state highway, fine $59.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50.

The Preacher’s Daughters will perform a Christmas concert at Prairie View Gospel Barn at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, November 27, 2022. The Preacher’s Daughters Amanda Ellison and Korissa Olson - are an acclaimed powerhouse vocal duo based in Minneapolis, MN.

Thanksgiving is a special holiday that reminds us to take some time to acknowledge all that we have to be grateful for in our lives. It’s a good thing to do. Calling to mind all the big and little things that make our lives wonderful adventures helps us realize that we’re probably a lot better off than we sometimes think.

The Gregory County Board of Commissioners should have foreseen trouble ahead when they agreed to give employees of the highway department a one dollar per hour raise at a recent regular meeting. Kerri Grim, register of deeds, was the first courthouse employee to raise the issue, appearing at the November 15 regular meeting, and questioning why the board would randomly give a raise when the February 2, 2021 minutes stated that pay raises and salary adjustments would be budgeted for and authorized at the first meeting of the year.

The parking lot was full at the new Avera Gregory Health Care Facility on Thursday, November 17. After many years of planning, perfect timing for fundraising, and long months of construction, the new facility held an open house and blessing ceremony to celebrate the near completion of the campus.

The state-bound FFA Ag Issues team delivered their district-winning Gregory County Pumped Storage presentation to the Gregory City Council during the public forum portion of the council’s regular meeting at 6:00 p.m., Monday, November 21.

The Winner Regional Health Board of Directors recently announced that Charisse Oland, EdD, FACHE, MHA, RD, EDAC has been contracted to provide interim CEO services while a new CEO is being recruited. Oland will work with current CEO Kevin Coffey until his resignation takes effect on December 2, 2022.

Starting January 1, 2023, the State of South Dakota will be issuing a new plate design for noncommercial and emblem plates with the titling of motor vehicles and registration renewals. The reissue will include standard noncommercial, motorcycle, emblem, emblem motorcycle, personalized, personalized motorcycle, amateur radio, and low speed plates.

Thanksgiving is only a week away, so it is time to talk turkey. Specifically, how to thaw, cook, and carve are matters that seasoned as well as new cooks ask about. After all, how often do any of us prepare a turkey each year?

Young people face a difficult moment in history while at an impressionable age. Something that might not have much impact in the life of a 45 year old could emotionally level a 19 year old.