Marriages Anthony James Isaacson, 35, Bonesteel, SD to Rebeca Marie Schaaf, 38 years, Bonesteel, SD, June, 5, 2021, Fairfax, SD. Magistrate Court Jakob Rinker, 19, Dallas, SD, fail to maintain financial responsibility, dismissed - motion by court (including for no probable cause).

The Martins entertained a crowd at Prairie View Gospel Barn last Friday night. The trio is a popular attraction at the venue.

Gregory County Producers are you done planting? Please contact the Gregory Co. FSA Office as soon as you have completed planting. Our office will assist over the phone, email or online tools. If you need maps or to make an appointment, call (605) 775-9122.

The South Dakota Department of Tourism was again recognized for its 2020 marketing efforts, this time winning a Gold Telly Award for its one-minute “Great Places Are Waiting” online commercial. The video spot was the department’s first major marketing message after COVID-19 shut down many states and brought domestic and international travel to a halt.

South Dakota has the distinction of being the first state in the Nation to provide for the popular Initiative and Referendum for enacting and rejecting legislation. This was accomplished by constitutional amendment which was approved in 1898. These forms of direct legislation, first used in 1908, rest on the theory that since the legislature may not always adequately represent them, the citizens should have the last word.

The 2019 World Bowfishing Champion team was in Gregory recently, preparing for the 2021 tournament, held in Brookings, SD. The Georgia team of Blake Fulbright, Chad Griffith, Ben Turner, and JJ Hayes (from Texas), was scouting the Missouri, putting about 300 miles on their truck every day, looking for fish in order to find the best location for this year’s tournament and defend their title. Because of COVID no tournament was held in 2020.