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Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative’s 71st annual meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Sept.

According to the South Dakota Secretary of State website, 354,670 of 597,073 registered voters cast a ballot in the 2022 election. As of July 2022, the state’s population was 909,824 according to the United States Census Bureau.

Get ready to channel your inner Guido, Luigi, or Sophia Loren for the Gregory Area Healthcare System & Foundation’s 8th annual fundraiser event, Taste of Italy. The event will be held Saturday, September 9, beginning with a social hour at 5:00 p.m.

Governor Kristi Noem’s “Freedom Works Here” nationwide workforce recruitment campaign has 1,289 applicants in the final stages of moving to South Dakota. The week of August 20th-26th saw the largest jump in this number since the start of the campaign. During that week, the “Bright Side” ad aired during the first Republican presidential primary debate on Fox News.

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) issued an air quality alert on Tuesday, September 5, for areas across South Dakota where smoke from wildfires is forecasted to settle this week. The smoke may cause low visibility and increased fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution. The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) advises that these levels may be a concern to public health and provides additional resources to make an informed decision on personal healthcare choices.

On Friday, September 1, Trenton Seegers was sentenced for the crime of embezzlement from the Gregory/ Dallas Chamber of Commerce. His sentence of five years in the penitentiary was suspended with three years of probation and 31 days in jail with one day suspended, pay restitution of $18,000 with $10,000 due that day, and attend counseling. He was also charged for court costs and court-appointed lawyer fees.

Southern Plains Behavioral Health Services (SPBHS) will host a butterfly release in Gregory at 7:00 p.m., September 10, at the Park Performance Center, to draw attention to suicide prevention. September is suicide awareness month, and Sunday, September 10, is being recognized as World Suicide Prevention Day.

Salmorejo is Spain’s lesser known but creamier tomatobased chilled soup. It has fewer than half the ingredients of gazpacho, but is no less flavorful thanks to a topping of savory ham and hard-cooked egg.

There is a new kind of money coming to South Dakota and hundreds of South Dakotans are hoping it becomes the Gold Standard for our local economy. The Goldback looks like a golden ticket, which acts as a thin gold coin that fits in your wallet just like paper bills. While the Goldback will not challenge the primacy of the Greenback, its use is growing fast. It is an innovation that allows people to use gold for even the smallest daily transactions, and that is propelling a niche local currency into a movement. Starting on September 19th these sleek gold notes will be available to the public and could soon be seen on your local main street.

Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life? Call 911 for that.