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South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner Chris Nelson was sworn into office on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, to officially begin his new term. Nelson’s oath was administered by South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven R. Jensen in the State Capitol in Pierre as part of the 2023 inaugural ceremony.

An animal neglect investigation has led authorities to seize more than a dozen horses from a South Dakota home. The Rapid City Journal reported that the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office seized 14 horses and two donkeys from the home just north of Rapid City on Thursday morning.

In January, the South Dakota State Historical Society’s virtual “History Talks” author speaker series features professor emeritus of Native American Studies at the University of Montana Richmond Clow, speaking about his book, “Spotted Tail: Warrior and Statesman.”

R ESULTS Thursday Mens League 01/05/23 Nagel Body Shop, 88 1/2-61 1/2; Rod’s Sport Shop, 87-63; Stukel Eagle Ranch, 86-64; Mark’s Home Repair, 83-67; Gregory Lanes, 70-- 80; Northern Plains, 65-85; Home Town Automotive, 64½-85½; CATS, 56-94; HTG: Nagel Body Shop, 830; HTS: Nagel Body Shop, 2377; HIG: Damian Mitchell, 248; HIS: Matt Krogman, 644. Splits picked up by Rod Hlavka, 2-7-8; Jim Eastland, 4-5.

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January: As the year began, a new COVID variant was sweeping the country. Avera Gregory Hospital and Nursing Home Administrator Tony Timanus reported that hospitals were struggling to keep up with increased admissions, with 15-30 patients at Avera McKennan awaiting admission.

The New Year holiday was extended for many as Winter Storm Hudson moved into the area late Sunday night and continued to blanket the area with snow through Tuesday. South central South Dakota was the recipient of the storm’s heaviest snowfall as Hudson had dumped about 16 inches by Tuesday morning.

The regular meeting of the Gregory City Council was called to order at 6:00 p.m., Monday, January 2, 2023, at City Hall. With no department head or committee reports, the council moved right in to new business.

We are at the beginning of another year, and that always brings thoughts of starting fresh and having hope for the future. Most of us have watched the ball drop on New Year’s Eve which officially declares, “out with the old and in with the new.” At midnight, people from all over the world celebrated the turning of the next page of their lives. Over the years, the “time-ball” has undergone several changes in design, and the most recently, it was created for the millennial celebration in the year 2000 by Waterford Crystal. It’s a geodesic sphere, six feet in diameter, weighing approximately 1,070 pounds. It’s covered with a total of 504 crystal triangles that vary in size and each piece has a special designation: Hope for love, peace, wisdom, unity, courage, healing, etc. The name of the ball itself? “The Star of Hope.”

Applications for the Billie Sutton Leadership Institute's 2023 Sutton Leaders and Rural POWER programs officially opened January 1, 2023. Since its launch, the Sutton Leadership Institute has trained and mentored fifty-six talented next-generation leaders from across the state who have given back to their communities through public service projects.