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The regular meeting of the Gregory County Commission was held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 20, 2022, in the county courthouse. Plat approved After reviewing a plat for Lot 1in the Roggow First Subdivision, the board found it to be in conformance with codified law, and so approved it.

The Gregory Business and Industrial Development group discussed changing their name at their last meeting. “After talking to people, sometimes ‘BID’ is not such a great name,” Board President Laura Petersen said Sept.

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Expanding Medicaid in South Dakota is either a prudent use of tax dollars designed to enhance health care coverage or a disaster that will bust the state budget. Those are the arguments offered by backers and opponents of Amendment D, a measure that would expand access to Medicaid in the state.

It may seem like deja vu for South Dakota voters this year as they will once again be deciding whether or not they want the state to allow recreational marijuana. Initiated Measure 27 is a scaleddown version of the Amendment A that voters approved in the last election.

Cattle producers shared personal stories of anticompetitive practices and the Department of Justice listened. “Eyes were wide open and notepads came out,” explained a South Dakota cattle producer.

Family farmers and ranchers making time to travel to Washington, D.C. to meet with congressional leaders and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials does make a difference, said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack.

Originally, National Good Neighbor Day was created in the early 1970s by Becky Mattson of Lakeside, MT. In 1978, United States President Jimmy Carter issued a proclamation stating, “As our Nation struggles to build friendship among the peoples of this world, we are mindful that the noblest human concern is concern for others. Understanding, love, and respect build cohesive families and communities. The same bonds cement our Nation and the nations of the world. For most of us, this sense of community is nurtured and expressed in our neighborhoods where we give each other an opportunity to share and feel part of a larger family…I call upon the people of the United States and interested groups and organizations to observe such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.”

On Thursday, September 22, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will hold two meetings via telephone regarding the study of the Gregory County Pumped Storage Project (GCPSP). At each meeting, FERC will solicit comments on the Preliminary Application Document (PAD), which includes the proposed studies that will be conducted on GCPSP.

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