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THE 775 PROJECT is now accepting applications to determine income eligibility for the purchase of the new house at 633 Washington Street, Burke, SD. You can get an application by contacting Rachelle Norberg at rachelle@ggnlawfirm.com or (605) 775-2531.

The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is set to complete a road surfacing project at Burke Lake Recreation Area. The project is slated to begin November 6th The existing hard surface is in poor condition, and this project will include adding aggregate material, grinding the existing hard surface, and grading the final road surface and camping pads to a complete aggregate surface. This will improve the safety and experience for visitors to the park.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging agricultural producers and forest landowners in South Dakota to participate in voluntary conservation programs and adopt climatesmart practices in fiscal year (FY) 2024 as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), which help a wide variety of producers, including urban and organic producers.

Cruel joke for trick-or-treaters or coveted seasonal delight? The great Halloween debate over candy corn is on. In the pantheon of high-emotion candy, the classic shiny tricolor kernels in autumns white, orange, and yellow are way up there.

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As part of a nationwide health initiative under EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Act, water providers need to find out where lead lines still exist, so customers are aware of any potential health risks if their service line contains lead. South Dakotans are being asked to complete a quick five-minute survey as part of a statewide lead service line inventory. The City of Gregory will be sending out information about this to all their water customers within the week. Everyone is urged to check their line and fill out the survey whether the line is lead or not.

Five Gregory students will have the opportunity to be part of All-State Chorus and Orchestra in Rapid City on October 27-28. Dani Timanus, Piper Bartlett, Kaydence Klein, and Lincoln Juracek were selected to be part of the nearly 1,000 person All-State Chorus.

The regular meeting of the Gregory County Board of Commissioners was held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at the Gregory County Courthouse. Reporter asks board to consider changing meeting time or date In the public input portion of the meeting, this reporter asked the board to consider changing their regular meeting day.