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The South Dakota Senate’s decision last week to remove Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg from office was an emphatic victory for Gov. Kristi Noem, whose harddriving effort to oust her fellow Republican likely sealed his fate even as some GOP lawmakers backed him.

The South Dakota Senate on Tuesday, June 21, convicted Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg of two impeachment charges stemming from a 2020 fatal accident, removing and barring him from future office in a stinging rebuke that showed most senators didn’t believe his account of the crash.

Agriculture education teachers/FFA advisors make a world of difference for the students they teach. This spring students put into words, as part of an FFA Advisor Tribute Scholarship application, how their ag teachers/FFA advisors have impacted their lives. Thirty outstanding examples of amazing teachers impacting their students have been chosen out the applicants, and winning students will each receive scholarships to attend a SD FFA leadership retreat this summer.

One website defines it this way: “Cognitive dissonance describes when we avoid having conflicting beliefs and attitudes because it makes us feel uncomfortable. The clash is usually dealt with by rejecting, debunking, or avoiding new information.”

During their June board meeting, the South Dakota Board of Regents (BOR) unanimously approved an expanded alcohol sales policy for South Dakota public universities. The policy allows the six universities governed by the Board of Regents to extend the sale of alcoholic beverages into general admission areas of performing arts and athletic events.

Gregory County 4-H held a jewelry design with beads workshop on Monday, June 20th. This workshop, led by Erin Schulte, was held at the old community room in Burke from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The youth got to pick out their own beads and then decide on what order they wanted them to go in while designing their necklaces and bracelets.

Gregory County youth created different projects using wood flowers. These wood flowers were made from trees and carved into various flowers by hand. Youth dipped the flowers to color them and were able to then use those flowers for various crafts.

Dear Classmates: I have been informed that it is reunion time for the Class of ’57. This will be our 13th class reunion.

Dallas Cares awards one $500.00 scholarship to a boy and one $500.00 scholarship to a girl in the Gregory County/Tripp County area. Any high school senior who was interested submitted a essay on the value of volunteering. This year there were two boy applicants and seven girl applicants. The winners were Finnegan Bartles and Matilynn Stevicks.

Gregory County 4-H held an outfit assembly workshop at the Burke Thrift Store on June 22nd. The workshop went from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The youth had to shop for different pieces of clothing that looked nice together to create one whole outfit.