Years after the Burke tornado caused extensive damage to the Gregory County Courthouse, Representatives from Ciavarella Design and Puetz Design Build held a pre-construction meeting with the Gregory County Board of Commissioners via video call during their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, to discuss the HVAC replacement and wall repair project for the courthouse. The wall repair was needed because after the tornado, the board opted to replace all the courthouse windows with new, larger windows consistent with the courthouse’s original design. This left the plaster on the interior damaged and awaiting funding for repair.

Gregory Invitational Track Meet April 10, 2024 Team scores Boys: 1. Gregory 157.5 2.

South Central Conference Meet HS, MS Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Andes Central Track & Field Boys Results 100 Meters Varsity 2. Landon Keiser, 12.01aPR 8.

Tuesday Mixed League 4/8/25 Six Balls, 250½-109½; Tee Riffic Creations, 235-125; Angry Birds, 228-132; Old Pioneer, 197-162; Buches Bowlers, 155½-204½; Carlock Babes, 132½-227½; The Outsiders, 127½-232½; HTG: Six Balls, 730; HTS: Six Balls, 2009; HIG: Steven Peterson, 266; Mae Long, 184; HIS: Steven Peterson, 615; Mae Long, 486. Splits picked up: Goldie Warnqvist, 6-8-10, 3-10; Shelly Holmberg, 5-6.

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One morning a student in Sunday School raised their hand and asked their teacher, “Why did Jesus have to die on the cross?” The teacher responded, “To die for our sins so we can have forgiveness.” Puzzled, the student asked another question “Why couldn’t He just forgive us?” Most of us reading have asked this question once or twice in our lives. Perhaps we have even been asked this question and could not come up with an answer. Many books have been written to answer this question, but I hope this short article can bring some satisfaction to this daunting question. Genesis records how God created all things good, but then Adam and Eve disobeyed God and sin entered the world. Romans 6:23 says the wages of sin is death, therefore, death is a consequence of sin. Since every person has sinned, every person is appointed to die Hebrews 9:7. The only way to punish sin is by death. Jesus had to die because only death can pay off our sin debt. God is a just and righteous judge. Sin must be punished. If God does not punish sin, He cannot be just or righteous. Instead of judging our sin at the moment we sin, because we all would be dead, God showed grace by establishing the sacrificial system.