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South Dakota lawmakers looking to remake the state’s voterpassed medical marijuana law previewed a coming battle in the Legislature Wednesday, September 1, as they recommended outlawing growing medical marijuana in homes and allowing local governments to prohibit dispensaries.

The Department of Revenue’s tax collections at the 2021 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally are currently at $1,795,706. The revenue sum from temporary vendors in the Black Hills is a 34 percent increase compared to 2020.

The Gregory Community Foundation is looking for help from area residents to increase the Foundation’s ability to fund community projects. Once again residents are asked to help out by donating their Rosebud Electric capital credit checks to the foundation, The donation of this unexpected income will help the Foundation make grants to organizations that will benefit the community for years to come. Two of the most recent grants include a check for $15,000 to complete the pledge of $25,000 for the new hospital and commitment of $24,000 to raise funds for the new swimming pool.

The family of Dwayne Lindgren requests a card shower for Dwayne as he celebrates his 90th birthday on September 10th, 2021. Dwayne has lived most of his life in the Fairfax area. His current address is: Dwayne Lindgren, P.O. Box 262, Wagner, SD 57380.

Suicide is a preventable public health problem and Governor Kristi Noem wants anyone who is struggling to find the help and resources they need. That is why she has proclaimed September as Suicide Prevention Month in South Dakota.

DEATHS Kenneth Ward Miner, 79, September 3, 2020, Missouri. Monica Mary Qualm, 90, August 15, 2021, Burke, SD.

Funeral services scheduled for Walter Hein Funeral services for Walter Hein, age 86, of Herrick, South Dakota, will be held on Friday, September 10, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at Kotrba-Smith Funeral Home, Gregory, SD.

The Gregory, Burke, and South Central School Districts all report increases in total school enrollment for the 2021-22 school year. Although official enrollment numbers won’t be reported until the end of September, school officials anticipate little change between now and then.

The Prairie Wanderers Volkssport Club is having a first ever Volks-Walk in Gregory on Sunday, September 12, and everyone is invited to join in. Two different routes have been planned around the town -- a 5 kilometer route (3.1 miles) and a 10 kilometer route (6.2 miles).

Find your passion, identify a need, build an international business -- three steps that sound simple enough but that few people are able to complete, and Gary and Karen Hoffman of Spencer, NE, almost quit before that final third step began for Huffy’s Airport Windsocks. Gary started flying for fun in 1975,