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South Dakota is one of four states, along with the District of Columbia, that won’t be resettling any of the nearly 37,000 Afghan evacuees who made it to the U.S. during the final days of its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan last month.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem issued an executive order to restrict access to abortion medication and make it clear that medicine-induced abortions fall within state law requiring an in-person consultation with a physician.

Monday, September 27 Hamburger w/bun, spinach salad, tropical fruit salad Tuesday, September 28 Salmon patty, parslied potatoes, Chinese coleslaw, pudding, peaches Wed., September 29 Ham, baked potato, navy bean side dish, cooked broccoli, banana Thurs., September 30 Chicken strips, coleslaw, tator tots, plums Friday, October 1 Sloppy joes, potato wedges, macaroni salad, peaches.

Although Josey Larson took over as Public Works Superintendent for the City of Gregory on July 1, many people still don’t seem to know. Larson started working for the city three years ago, so perhaps people haven’t realized that he has stepped into a new position.

Bowling a perfect 300 game – 12 strikes in a row – is no small feat. As excitement rises and adrenaline starts pumping, when it is time to throw that 12th strike, it is difficult to keep everything in check. That’s why perfect 300 games don’t happen very often.

The city has been working for several years to make Gregory a more attractive place to live and visit, and the Gregory/Dallas Chamber of Commerce is taking the beautification efforts one giant step further, hosting “Paint the Town” on Saturday, October 2, in an effort to bring out the arts in the two communities.

The regular meeting of the Gregory City Council was held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, September 20, 2021, at City Hall. Grants are the story at the library Librarian Tara Engel is looking to hire one or two eighth or ninth grade students and/or an adult to fill out her work schedule.

On July 16, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules to establish 988 as the new, nationwide, easy-toremember 3-digit phone number for Americans in crisis to connect with suicide prevention and mental health crisis counselors.

On Monday, September 13, the Legislature’s Interim Rules Review Committee approved the Department of Health’s proposed administrative rules to establish a medical cannabis program in South Dakota. The legislature approved 143 of 149 proposed rules.

Soon after Jesus had resurrected, we find a beautiful passage found in John chapter 20 that is a wonderful example of how much God loves us and wants to encourage us. The friends and family of Christ were gathered together after his horrific crucifixion and were still grieving over his death when all of a sudden, he appears in their midst! Even though they remembered how he had promised to return I’m sure they were still awestruck. Jesus stretches out His hands and reveals his previous wounds, and of course, they are overjoyed to see him again. He spoke peace and breathed on them and before he left, he filled them with the Holy Spirit. Thomas was not there that night and later when he returned verse 25 says, “The other disciples, therefore, said to him, we have seen the Lord, but Thomas replied, unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe.”