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The Winner Regional Health and Wellness Foundation recently hosted a Donor Appreciation Social on September 20, at Winner Regional Health’s clinic. This event was to recognize the donors for the 2022 Driven to Serve Campaign who were instrumental in helping secure the new 3D Mammography. It provided an opportunity for a ribbon cutting, a plaque presentation to recognize the donors, and a first look at the new piece of technology that will allow the surrounding community members to receive advanced healthcare services on a local level. Words can not express how humbling it is to see a community come together for the greater good of their neighbors, coworkers, family, friends, and beyond.

The Gregory County FFA Chapter recognized National Agriculture Safety this past week, September 19-23, by inviting high school students to drive their farm equipment to school on Thursday, September 22. They had a turnout of about 15 pieces of equipment ranging from tractors and balers to lawn tractors and even a horse!

The 2022 Homecoming royal court is shown l to r: Luke Sinclair, Owen Hansen, Gunnar Stephens, Runner-up Eli Fogel, King Kade Stukel, Queen Jessy Jo VanDerWerff, Runnerup Katherine Stevicks, Sapphire Kenzy, Vy Nguyn, and Cassidy Keiser. Crown bearers, front, are Paisley Graber and Odin Reber.

Fall headcount enrollment at South Dakota’s six public universities is nearly 1 percent higher system-wide than the previous academic year, totaling 33,642 students. In addition, the South Dakota Board of Regents (BOR) welcomed 5,259 first-year students. The incoming 2022 - 2023 academic class was up 6.3 percent for the South Dakota public university system.

Assistance for South Dakota families whose water/wastewater service has been disconnected or who are at risk of losing access to water service may be available through the Department of Social Services (DSS).

The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in South Rush Lake in Day County. “Following confirmation of zebra mussels in Blue Dog Lake, GFP investigated neighboring waterbodies and found a single adult mussel near the boat ramp on South Rush Lake,” said Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator, Tanner Davis.

How can the weight of a large round bale become a deadly force? Aaron Yoder, PH.D., Associate Professor, Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), says understanding the role center of gravity (CG) plays in handling bales that weigh between 500 and 2,500 pounds is key element of avoiding a tractor or loader rollover. A tractor’s CG is the point where all parts balance one another.

South Dakota Public Broadcasting announced it is hosting a series of debates and political forums in the lead-up to the 2022 elections. All programs will be broadcast live on SDPB1-TV and streamed live on SD.net and the SDnet app.

In celebration of National Arts in Education Week, Sept. 11-17, Governor Kristi Noem and the South Dakota Arts Council announced the opening of the Governor’s Student Art Competition.

The Gregory High School Marching Gorillas have been busy competing the last two Fridays. On September 16th, the Gorillas traveled to Parker to the 4th annual Parker Marching Festival. The Gorillas came home with top flag corps in their class and top drum major in class ‘A’ at the festival. Even though the Marching Gorillas were given 3rd place in class ‘A’ behind Tri-Valley and Dell Rapids, the Gorillas were the clear cut fan favorite with their John Denver rendition of “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” The Marching Gorillas amassed over 57,000 views on a viral video of their performance on Facebook that a parent recorded and posted! Gregory was definitely the talk of the state this month!