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A 31-year-old Nebraska cattle rancher is recovering after doctors replaced his coronavirusdamaged lungs. The Lincoln Journal-Star reports that Jake Immink, of Fairbury, got sick around Halloweeen and wound up hospitalized on a ventilator for months.

Feeding South Dakota truck arrived in Gregory recently and the following volunteers are pictured back row, l to r: Rod Vosika, Eric Veskrna, Corky Rezac, Ed Nebola, Merrill McFayden, Suzanne Braun, and Bob Wik. Front row, l to r: Judy Pense, Bryan Samuelson, Mary Kay Drees, Marcy Creekmur, and Cathy Hansen. Not pictured, Dr. Jerry Fogel.

Jhett Eklund, right, and Judd Hansen, left, went to the middle school national duals in Iowa. These two wrestlers walked away undefeated and received a national champion ring.

The outpouring of love and support for our family from dear friends, coworkers, neighbors, fellow ranchers, baseball community and loving family has been tremendous and a true comfort to us. To each of you, we extend a heartfelt thank you!

When South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem issued executive orders to bar transgender girls from girls’ sports leagues, it appeared to be a quick fix to what had become a political mess, but opponents of the orders say they amount to little more than a suggestion.

Gregory Schools recently participated in the American Legion essay contest. The title for this year’s essay was How Can We Address the Health and Well-being of our Veterans, Military, and Their Families? The winners’ essays went on to compete at the district level.

The newly organized Sons of the American Legion will be holding a meeting on Wednesday, April 21, at 7:00 p.m. at the Legion Post Home in Gregory.

Being a stay-at-home mom is an honorable occupation, but one that is not available to many women because of financial considerations. But times have changed.

The city election will be held Tuesday, April 13, and the only item on the ballot is for a city council seat in Ward III, in which incumbent Guyla Husman is being challenged by James Sargent. Shana Flakus’ term in Ward I ends this year, but neither she nor any contenders filed to run for the vacancy. Cory Graber, in Ward II, is running unopposed.

The Gregory/Dallas Chamber of Commerce and Gregory High School National Honor Society hosted three Easter egg hunts for different age groups in downtown Gregory on Saturday. Lots of children, along with parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and various other adults showed up to enjoy the beautiful Easter weekend morning.