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South Central South Dakota was again blanketed with the white stuff Friday night and Saturday with an unofficial estimate of another ten inches. The snow brought with it bitter cold temperatures for several days, but this time the winds were gentle.

The Ludington Pumped Storage reservoir, mentioned by Marcus Galante, project developer for MidAmerican Energy Company during his portion of the Gregory County Pumped Storage public meeting on January 25, was built between 1969 and 1973. It sits on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan near Ludington MI. Able to hold enough water to power 1.6 million households, this and other pumped storage plants like have been called the “world’s largest batteries” because of the potential energy they are able to store.

Helen Ann Harding made her initial appearance in court on Wednesday last week for a charge of neglect of animals. The charges date back to November 2019 when the sheriff’s department began receiving several calls a week reporting the neglect of feeding and properly maintaining a place for the animals, which resulted in crop damage to her neighbors.

Trenton Seegers, former director of the Gregory/Dallas Chamber of Commerce, has been accused of embezzling a sum of more than $5,000 but less than $100,000 from the Chamber between March 16, 2022, and January 5, 2023.

The Gregory County Highway Department would like to take the opportunity to clarify a misconception regarding snow removal activities across the county. Gregory County has implemented a new policy to employ residents on a part-time basis in the event of inclement weather.

Representatives from Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) and MidAmerican Energy Company (MEC) held a couple public meetings on Wednesday, January 25 - one at 1:00 p.m., and a second at 5:00 p.m. - at the Burke Civic Center.

Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D., has released the dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester. Students who have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average for the semester are eligible for the dean’s list.

With egg prices more than doubling in the past year, calls are coming for an investigation into possible price gouging. U.S.

Stanley and Elma spent their entire life in the Gregory area. They raised their three children on the farm that Stanley was born and raised on. Their three children, David, Linda, and Julie all attended and graduated from Gregory High School. Dave and Roxie’s three children were raised on that same farm and all attended and graduated from GHS.

South Dakotans can check out state park passes from many public and academic libraries across the state through the new Check Out South Dakota State Parks program. The program is made possible through a partnership between South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) and the South Dakota State Library.