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May 12, 2025 - For the week ending May 11, 2025, there were 6.7 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 24% very short, 42% short, 33% adequate, and 1% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 30% very short, 44% short, 25% adequate, and 1% surplus.

Often your tasks will be many, And more than you think you can do. Often the road will be rugged And the hills insurmountable, too.

A colleague shared a podcast with me a couple of weeks ago that spoke about “high-functioning codependency.” Before you write this off thinking you are not involved with an alcoholic, an addict, or an enabled person, I encourage you to open your mind to an aspect of codependency this podcast helped me to consider in a new way.

Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away! You have brains in your head.

May 2-4, 2025, 15 participants gathered at Lakota Youth Development (30122 352nd Ave, Herrick, SD 57538) for the Lakota Earthsong Ethnobotanical Workshop. Funded by the USDA: NCR Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Grant, this event was part of a pilot project aimed at developing an ethnobotanical curriculum specific to a four-state area in the North Central Region. The workshop bridged Lakota traditional knowledge with ethnobotanical studies, emphasizing the importance of cultural wisdom in sustainable farming practices.

Gregory County 4-H held their annual Youth in Action day, public presentations contest at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, May 5, 2025, at the Burke Civic Center. This year, 11 youths participated in this event. Participants, presentation topics, and results include: Jack Schulte, senior, Car Maintenance,

Vivian Nguyen has been announced as the speaker for kindergarten graduation at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Nguyen, an eighth grader at the Gregory School District, is the daughter of Joe Nguyen and Mai Khuu.

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Only a few months after being named one of the top places to retire in the country, Gregory has again been named to a top place list, this time as one of the 30 best public high schools in South Dakota.

It seems that whatever direction motorists take from Gregory on a state or federal highway, they will run into some road construction. The project started last summer on US Highway 18 is still ongoing.