The Business and Industrial Development Group (BID) has been an organization on a mission the past couple years. Literally.

On Monday evening the Gregory Music students held a dinner and a show for their ticket holders. There were twenty-two selections consisting of solos, duets, vocal groups and a saxophone quintet. The two Eli’s entertained the audience with Metallica’s “Anesthesia” and a percussion ensemble shook the house with “Thunder On The Bay.” The featured guest was Dr. Grant Manhart - Northern State University trumpet professor.

South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced last week that the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has certified that South Dakota’s regular Concealed Carry Permits qualify as an alternative to a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).