The regular meeting of the Gregory School District Board of Education was held at noon, Thursday, July 8, 2021, in the conference room at the high school. Storm repairs to roof still on hold Chad VanLaecken broke the news to the board that the roof damage from last August’s storm will likely not be repaired this summer.

The world-renowned Ernie Haase & Signature Sound will perform at Praire View Gospel Barn at 7:00 p.m., Sunday, July 18. From its formation in 2003, Ernie Haase has built Signature Sound into one of the most popular and beloved quartets in all of southern gospel music.

The regular meeting of the Gregory County Board of Commissioners was held at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 6, 2021, in the Commissioners Room at the Gregory County Courthouse. Commissioners declare drought disaster Because of the extremely dry conditions leading up to the meeting, the board declared a drought disaster.

The regular meeting of the Gregory City Council was held at City Hall at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 6, a day later than usual because of the July 5 federal holiday. Gregory drawing lots of interest from law enforcement candidates The Fourth of July holiday went well with minimal issues according to Officer Tom Groves.

Gregory County 4-H held the 2021 Horse Show on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. This year, we had 4 beginner contestants, and 3 junior contestants. Throughout the event, the Gregory County 4-H Leader’s Association provided lunch and snacks for all who attended with a freewill donation being collected. The event concluded with ribbons and awards for all participants. Brooklyn Bailey received All-Around Beginner, Brecken Vosika received All- Around Junior Girl, and Hayden Haiar received All-Around Junior Boy.

Ten years ago, the Burke Stampede Rodeo Committee was lucky enough to land a rising star of ro-deo…. Justin Rumford from Ponca City, Oklahoma as our rodeo funny man and entertainer. Nine time PRCA Clown of the Year and a set of triplets later, Rumford affectionately known as “Rump” will be returning to the Burke Stampede. We tried several times to get Justin back to the Stampede and this year, we got him!!! The Stampede Committee is excited to bring professional rodeo and professional entertainment of this caliber to this year’s rodeo.