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On April 1, 2025, Food & Water Watch filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit on behalf of Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America, Western Organization of Resource Councils, Latino Farmers and Ranchers International, and the Alabama Contract Poultry Growers Association to defend new commonsense protections safeguarding farmers and ranchers from meatpacker discrimination, retaliation, and deception under the Packers & Stockyards Act. The lawsuit, filed by the National Chicken Council, Meat Institute, and other industry groups, seeks to strike down these protections to greenlight continued abuse.

This is the fourth of eight articles being published through eight newspapers in an eight county area bringing awareness to the community regarding extreme dry conditions expected in 2025. Managing for green leafy grass maintains an active living root.

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Nancy Geaghan, owner of Serenity Hair Salon, presented a check to Kara Kirwan, a director of Gregory County Laps of Love. Nancy Geaghan donated a portion of January and February sales from Serenity Hair Salon to Gregory County Laps of Love.

The State Fair and perennial State Fair entertainer Sherwin Linton are excited to invite entertainers of all ages to submit their acts for consideration to be featured on the Centennial Stage during the 2025 South Dakota State Fair.

The South Dakota State Square, Folk, and Round Dance Association, is sponsoring the Spring State Square Dance Festival in Sioux Falls, SD. The event will be held on May 2, and 3, 2025 and will be hosted by the Spares N Pairs Square Dance Club of Sioux Falls. The theme of the festival is “Cloverleaf into Sioux Falls.”

In the Gorilla Good News portion of the Gregory School District Board of Education regular meeting, Thursday, April 10, 2025, Mollie Andrews, FFA advisor reported that the chapter had recently finished the state FFA convention. Of the 44 students who participated in spring CDEs, 23 qualified for state—five teams and three individuals.

Free trade dogma suggests that more imports benefit consumers by affording them more choices and lower prices. Let’s see if this holds true in the U.S.

A single vehicle fatal crash occurred at approximately 10:15 a.m., Sunday, April 13, 2025, four miles west of Gregory. The driver, a 15-year-old female from Gregory, was wearing a seat belt and received life-threatening injuries.

Thirty voters turned out for the municipal election held Tuesday, April 8, 2025, to determine who will fill the Ward I seat on the city council. With this being the lone race on the ballot, only residents in Ward I were eligible to cast a vote.