The academic achievements of the best and brightest students of the Class of 2025 were recognized recently at the 35th Annual Academic Excellence Recognition luncheon. Governor Larry Rhoden and the Associated School Boards of South Dakota (ASBSD) honored students who were identified as the top one percent of their senior class, from the state’s Public, Private and Tribal/ BIE schools on Monday, April 28, 2025.

Gregory County 6 St. Thomas 2 Colt Keiser was dominant on the hill as the starter rang up 14 strikeouts in Gregory County’s 6-2 victory over St.

The Gregory track team traveled to the Danielson relays in Salem on Tuesday, April 29. It was a bluebird day, which allowed a lot of personal records and school records to fall.

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Beef imports into the United States market have exploded over the past two years, and no one in the industry wants to say anything about it. Beef imports for the entire eight-year period from 2015 through 2022 averaged 266 million pounds per month, but for the two-year period from 2023 through February of this year, they averaged 359 million pounds per month. That’s a monthly average increase of 94 million pounds during the past two years – a 35% increase.

A small group of South Dakota family farmers and ranchers are in Washington, D.C. this week asking Congressional leaders to end the Trade War, pass a Farm Bill and adhere to the Constitution. The advocacy effort is organized by South Dakota Farmers Union in collaboration with National Farmers Union.