The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) announced that the Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved $48.9 million in statewide projects. A total of $36,958,000 in state loans, including $425,000 in principal forgiveness, was authorized for drinking water and wastewater improvements.

near the top of a ladder, stretching just a little farther to finish the job. Maybe we are cleaning a gutter, hanging Christmas lights, or rescuing a cat from a tree. There is always the temptation to climb one rung higher to reach that final spot.

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If you've been around Gregory long you have probably noticed the Red Recycle Trailer sitting on the East side of City Hall. This trailer is hauled over to the Tripp County Recycle Center once a week by a group of volunteers with the goal of recycling material that would otherwise be going to the local land fill.

We all want to have friends that will speak well of us when we aren’t around. We want people to stand up for us. But we don’t always practice that ourselves. We let others talk down about friends of ours and don’t correct them. We allow rumors to continue when we could easily set the record straight.

R ESULTS Tuesday Mixed League 1/06/26 Six Balls, 53½-18½; Tee Riffic Creations, 47-25; Rosebud Electric, 39-33; Carlock Babes, 30½-41½; Boats ‘n’ Hoes, 24½-47½; The Outsiders, 14½-57½; HTG: Six Balls, 711; HTS: Six Balls, 2070; HIG: Couy Hollenbeck, 230, Linda Teel, 178; HIS: Couy Hollenbeck, 618, Linda Teel, 470. Splits picked up: Caleb Boener, 2-7; Michelle Weideman, 2-7; Linda Teel, 3-10; Jen Martz, 3-10; Justin Parkis, 6-10-7.