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The Gregory County Board of Commissioners held their first regular meeting of 2022 at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at the Gregory County Courthouse. Election was transparent and legitimate The first item of business was electing a new chair and vice chair.

The regular meeting of the Gregory County Board of Commissioners was held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at the Gregory County Courthouse. Budgets supplemented for 2021 After approving the claims as presented, the board moved into the supplemental budget hearing as advertised at 9:30.

COVID, marijuana, and hot, dry weather might have been in the news a lot in 2021, but there was a lot more than that going on in the county this past year. January: Community Memorial Hospital began administration of the COVID-19 vaccine to priority group 1D.

A Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera Buckleyi) in your home can certainly stand out if it is in front of a snowy window. With its bright-colored blossoms (reds, purples, and pinks) against the snowy backdrop, this might be one of the pretty flowers to have during the holidays. While there is no guarantee that this plant will bloom on December 25 every year, you can still keep this plant healthy and strong for a long time. Here are some plant care tips to consider for a Christmas Cactus.

A total of 320 students at Mitchell Technical College have been placed on the fall semester 2021 president’s list. To be named to the list, students must earn a term GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and be registered for at least 12 credit hours of academic work during the semester. Students marked with an * earned a 4.0.

More than 2,200 students at the University of South Dakota are being honored for their high achievement during the fall 2021 semester with the release of the dean’s list and academic honors. Full-time, undergraduate students are named to the dean’s list if they received a 3.5 GPA for courses they took in the fall 2021 semester, and they had no incomplete or failing grades.

Lloyd Hanson was honored during the Burke Livestock Auction Christmas Party on Sunday, December 26th at the Burke VFW. Lloyd recently retired, culminating 54 years of dedicated work for the Lambley family business. Pictured from l to r: Chism Lambley, Donivan Lambley, Lloyd Hanson, and Dillon Lambley.

Applications for the Billie Sutton Leadership Institute's 2022 Sutton Leaders and Rural POWER programs officially opened January 1st. Sutton Leaders is seeking applicants for it's fourth year, and Rural POWER, a leadership development initiative specific to rural South Dakota launched last year, will accept applications for its second cohort.

The regular meeting of the Gregory City Council was held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, January 3, 2022, at City Hall. Engel receives more grant money for the library In department head reports, Librarian Tara Engel detailed some of the library’s events planned for January.

2021 is now in the books. The city experienced some surprises with weather and COVID-19, but came through the challenges very well.