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The Gregory School District received its first delivery of beef as part of the Beef to School program. Shown above, l to r, are FFA students Ash Simison and Mason Peck, Gregory School employees Jared Schmitz and Ashley Lozano, and delivery driver Kevin Larsen. The 1500 pounds of ground beef came from donations of cows by Kenzy Family Backgrounding, Reber Ranch, and Graesser Ranch. Wall Meats processed the first cow free of charge; donations from Cenex, and Mr. Automotive and BankWest helped cover the processing costs for the other two. Students enjoyed their first lunch, spaghetti, using locally produced beef on Friday, January 7.

Douglas L. Anderson, PsyD Some anxiety is common and even normal in many situations, but when your anxiety disrupts your work life and starts to mess with your relationships, then it has become a problem in need of your attention.

The South Dakota Constitution requires South Dakota circuit court judges be elected in a nonpartisan election for an eight-year term of office. In the November 2022 general election, all current serving circuit court judges in South Dakota, along with any open position(s), will stand for election.

The Sons of the American Legion will be holding their monthly meeting on Thursday, January 20th, at the Legion Post in Gregory. The meeting will start at 7:00 p.m. and all members and potential members are encouraged to attend.

A total of 591 full-time and 188 part-time students qualified for the president’s academic honors list for the 2021 fall semester at Dakota State University (DSU) in Madison, SD. The following local full-time student achieved a grade point average of 3.5 to 4.0 to qualify for the honors list is: Brady Petterson of Gregory, SD..

Southeast Technical College has named the following students from western South Dakota to its president’s list for fall 2021. To attain this recognition, students must be full-time, degree-seeking students with a term GPA of 3.5 or higher.

If you recently bought meat from a local farmer, you are not alone. Over the past 22 months, millions of Americans quit overpaying at the grocery store and began buying food grown closer to home. This is good news for local livestock producers and the independent meat lockers they partner with.

MARRIAGES William James Marshall, 48, Gregory, SD, to Tessa Mere’ Jones, 50, Gregory, SD, December 10, 2021. Sagon George Ulrich, 20, Wagner, SD, to Kierra Esperanza Garcia, 20, Wagner, SD, December 22, 2021.

Funeral services are scheduled for Melvin Klein Funeral services will be held for Melvin Klein, age 94, of Norfolk, NE, on Friday, January 14, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at Clausen Funeral Home in Burke, SD.

The South Dakota legislative session for 2022 opened at noon on Tuesday, January 11. Senator Erin Tobin and Representative Caleb Finck provided a glimpse into what they expect in the upcoming weeks. Representative Rocky Blare had not responded as of press time.