Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced on Thursday, July 22, a historic $26 billion agreement that will help bring desperately needed relief to people across the country who are struggling with opioid addiction. The agreement includes Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen – the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors – and Johnson & Johnson, which manufactured and marketed opioids. The agreement also requires significant industry changes to prevent this type of crisis from happening again, and also resolves investigations and litigation over the companies’ roles in creating and fueling the opioid epidemic.

“Le Compte Island” was an island on the Charles Mix side of the river between C a m p - bell Creek and Benge Creek. “Le Compte” was a name frequently found in the records of the early fur trade; however, the specific connection to the island cannot be determined. No other information on the island is available.

Mass of Christian burial to be held for Leone Thoene Leone Thoene, age 93, of Bonesteel, SD passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Mass of Christian burial will be held on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at 10:30 a.m.

The Rough & Tumble is making a return appearance in Gregory on Sunday, August 1, 4:00-6:00 p.m., at the Park Performance Center. In their previous appearance, in September 2019, they demonstrated their musical prowess and creativity on instruments ranging from mailbox snares to a suitcase kick drum, a nose harp, an accordian, and acoustic guitars to a banjulele.

The regular meeting of the Gregory County Board of Commissioners was held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 20,2021, at the Gregory County Courthouse. More houses going up in the county Convening as a board of adjustment, the commissioners approved two variance applications.

Last Thursday, July 22, a baler and a hay bale were destroyed when a bearing failed and caught fire. Members of the Gregory Volunteer Fire Department were able to extinguish the blaze before it resulted in even more damage.