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Concerned citizens were not ready to let the issue of hand counting ballots die as the Gregory County Board of Commissioners met for their regular meeting at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 1, 2022. Steve McCance and Juli Peppel were in attendance to further discuss the matter with the board.

The Gregory County Board of Commissioners, at the request of the fire chiefs and the Gregory County emergencymanagementdirector,put theburnbanonfull-time.Thenormal burn ban is only in place when the Grassland Fire Danger Index (GFDI) is in the very high or higher category. The full-time burn ban bans all open burninganywhereinGregoryCounty outside of organized municipalities withafewexceptions.Mostcommunities already ban open burning.

Russel Nelson was in attendance as the Gregory City Council opened their regular meeting at 6:00 p.m., Monday, November 7, 2022, to plead for the return of his dog that had been deemed vicious by the police department. Nelson added to the comments that he had already sent by letter to the council, stipulating that he would put up a fence and always keep his dog on a leash if he had her outside the fence, but the council was bound by Ordinance 2017-09.

The Gregory Gorillas have officially punched their ticket to the dome in Vermillion to play for the Class 9A Championship after taking down the Lyman Raiders last Friday night by a score of 41-6, improving their record to 10-1 on the season.

Division of Criminal Investigation agents, Yankton Police Department officers and deputies from the Yankton County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a Gayville, S.D., residence on Wednesday, Oct. 26, that resulted in the seizure of 22 pounds of marijuana, 751 grams of concentrated marijuana wax, 95 Nerds Rope Marijuana edible packages, Suboxone, a Ruger SR-556 rifle, a Glock 48 9mm pistol and $6,250 in cash.

Caregiving is a tough job. During November, caregivers of every kind are recognized, whether it be taking a relative to a doctor’s office, managing medications, or the overall care of a loved one.

The South Dakota Division of Insurance reminds consumers the Affordable Care Act (ACA) open enrollment period for 2023 coverage runs from Nov. 1, 2022, to Jan. 15, 2023, for consumers with individual policies.

A firm believer in networking and continuing education in order to better serve the community, Gregory’s police chief Doug Catts was busy doing both in October. These PODS are more useful than mobile storage units Officer Catts was asked to be a part of a POD class in June.

The midterm election will take place on Tuesday, November 8. Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m until 7:00 p.m. Residents in Gregory City Precinct #1 (Gregory Civil, Edens, Dixon, Carlock, Dickens, Lone Star, Huston, Landing Creek, and the north portion of Rhoades Townships) will vote at Gregory Memorial Auditorium. Burke City Precinct #2 residents (Burke Civil, Lucas, Scissons, Turgeon, Turney, Herrick, Spring Valley, Union, Ellston, St Charles, Jones, and the south portion of Rhoads townships) will vote at the Burke Community Room. Voters in Fairfax Town Precinct #3 (Fairfax Civil, Randall, Star Valley, Bonesteel, Lindley, Pleasant Valley, Schriever, and Whetstone) will cast ballots at Bonesteel Community Room.

The Prairie View Gospel Barn will host The Paul Family Bluegrass band at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, November 5. Originally from Florida, The Paul Family Bluegrass band is a family of seven that operates a 12,000 tap, 260 acre maple syrup farm in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.