One hundred-thirty high school boys, both juniors and seniors, were delegates to the 82nd Annual Session of The American Legion Boys State of South Dakota. Boys State officer elections were held on June 5, and Director Doug Harris announced the winners after lunch. They are as follows: Brody Tynan of Sioux Falls was elected Governor, while Alex Smith of Sioux Falls and Lewis Carlyle of Rapid City were selected as the two delegates to represent South Dakota at The American Legion Boys Nation in Washington, D.C. in July for a week of learning and networking. Each received a $1,000 scholarship. Ryler Stevicks of Gregory was selected as one of two alternates for Boys Nation.

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety (DPS) is warning residents about a scam text message campaign circulating across the state that falsely claims recipients owe traffic ticket fines and face legal action if they do not pay immediately.

In a formal letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), R-CALF USA’s Animal Health Committee called for swift approval to add ivermectin as an oral feed-through in livestock and wildlife feeds as a precaution against the potential introduction of New World Screwworm (NWS).

Dakota Wesleyan University recently released its spring 2025 dean’s list which includes 27 graduate students and 325 undergraduate students. To qualify for the undergraduate dean’s list, a student must have a semester grade point average of at least 3.5 on a four-point scale.

Gregory Jr. Teeners 11 Chamberlain 1 In the first game of a double header at home on Monday, June 2, 2025, the Gregory Jr.

Gregory Teeners 15 Stanley County Post 20 0 The Gregory Teeners (17U) scored eight runs in the first inning, which helped them defeat Stanley County 15-0 on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at home. Colt Keiser scored on a passed ball, Lincoln Juracek was struck by a pitch, allowing one run, and Carter Baumgartner, Eli Ekroth, and Colt Keiser all singled, each bringing in two runs.