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An economic development group has concerns about the water supply in the Sioux Falls area as demand increases. The Sioux Metro Growth Alliance serves 13 municipalities along with Lincoln and Minnehaha counties.

What does 20 years in the military get you in South Dakota? Major Anthony W. Timanus knows now that it will get you a proclamation from the governor naming a day in your honor. August 31, 2021, marking the end of his military career, has been proclaimed Major Anthony W. Timanus Day in the state by Governor Kristi Noem.

Ladies, find your most outrageous hat, and men, don a tie for the Gregory Area Foundation Scholarship’s “Night at the Derby,” their sixth annual fundraiser event, on Saturday, August 28, at the Gregory Memorial Auditorium.

The regular meeting of the Gregory County Board of Commissioners was held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at the Gregory County Courthouse. Poisonous weed now present in county Ed And Annie Dostal met with the board to discuss Spotted Water Hemlock, a poisonous plant that is deadly to both humans and animals and has been found in creeks around the county.

The long-awaited week is finally here, the beginning of the new school year. The school’s staff gathered for an in-service the morning of Monday, August 23, and in the afternoon, open house was held.

Finley Frasch, daughter of Sarah and Jason Frasch, is very excited to start begindergarten with teacher Jana Winters. Students and parents were invited to an open house held on Monday, August 23 to meet their teacher and drop off supplies so they are ready for the first day of school.

Gregory County 4-H Achievement Days 2021 kicked off on Monday, August 9th with Consumer Decision Making which helps youth by matching knowledge, skills and abilities. They learn to rank items based on standards and quality. Following that event, was the Cloverbud small animal show, poultry show and showmanship, rabbit show and showmanship, interview judging and the dog show.

South Dakota’s cities fueled the state’s population growth over the last decade, according to detailed population data released August 12 by the U.S. Census Bureau that will form the basis for the state’s new legislative boundaries.

The Gregory Police Department and Avera Gregory Trauma Department teamed up again last week for a pool party cook-out. While grillmasters Police Chief Doug Catts and Officer Tom Grove cooked and served burgers, hot dogs, and good will just east of the Gregory swimming pool as part of their community policing efforts, Avera Gregory’s trauma department provided the food and used the event to talk to kids about water safety.

The widow of a man struck and killed on a South Dakota highway by the state’s attorney general is attempting to block the release of her husband’s mental health records. A judge recently ordered several hospitals and clinics to provide records about Joe Boever’s psychiatric state.