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The regular meeting of the Gregory County Board of Commissioners was held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at the Gregory County courthouse. The minutes from the November 16 meeting were corrected to show that the easement for Dean Norberg was for a buried electrical line rather than a water line.

Have you squeezed back tears to avoid crying? Maybe you were alone at the time, or maybe you were around others and felt embarrassed or weak. Perhaps your child cries frequently.

MARRIAGES Aaron Allen Dog Soldier, 24, to Journey Mystic Austin, 25, on December 1, 2021, in Gregory, SD. MAGISTRATE COURT Isaac Gillette Holmes, 40, Worthing, SD, speeding on state highway, fine $39.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50.

Memorial service to be held for Stanley Chocholousek A memorial service for Stanley Chocholousek, age 97, of Gregory, SD, will be held on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Gregory, SD.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas ... or at least it was on Friday, as the first named winter storm of the season, Atticus, blanketed the area with 11.5 inches of snow. This week’s warm temperatures in the mid to upper 40s should leave little of the white stuff behind. The next chance of precipitation is Wednesday, with a 60% chance of rain changing to snow and accumulations around an inch. Temperatures will drop as that system moves through, so any snow that falls will likely remain for awhile.

AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced Burke Stampede Rodeo Committee its 2021 Sowing Good Deeds award winner. The award recognizes the committee’s charitable services, civic involvement, and educational activities in the community of Burke, SD. It was presented during the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) 2021 Awards Banquet in Las Vegas, Nevada. As part of the prize, the Burke Stampede Rodeo receives a new Massey Ferguson® 4700 Series tractor from Butte Implement Company of Butte, NE.

By the time you read this little article, when the news will be clearer than it is at the time that I am writing this on November 30. Once again, we are faced with yet another variant of COVID - this one being called Omicron. I wonder how the Greeks feel about the world using letters from their alphabet to name these variants. It seems a bit unpleasant, and I don’t think I would like it if I was Greek.