On Monday, June 9, 2025, two separate crews began simultaneous work on chip seal and fog seal projects on various highways in the Mitchell area. The contractor’s crews will move from one project to the next in the following scheduled order, please note all completion timelines are weather dependent:

Four members of the Gregory Gorilla track team have earned a spot in the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Oregon, June 19-22, 2025. The sprint medley relay team of Max Cook, Luke Stukel, Pierce Stukel, and Fin Adams will be competing against some of the best teams in the US at the Hayward Field on the University of Oregon Campus.

The Gregory varsity football team hosted the 21st youth football camp at Mike Dacy field last week. Seventy-five campers ages six to twelve attended the event to learn more about the great game of football. Gregory football players and coaches were instructors for the camp and opened each session with football fundamentals, drills, and skills. Campers were sent to different stations around the field to practice running, tackling, passing, catching, and blocking, utilizing cones, bags, and pads. After a much needed popsicle break all campers were split into teams for flag football games. All campers received a camp tee shirt and some grass stains free of charge.

The Burke Bombers won a big 10-0 victory over the Winner Demons in their first game of the season on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at Winner. The Bombers got on the board in the top of the first inning after Gannon Thomas grounded into a fielder’s choice, the Demons committed an error, and Hunter Van Niewenhuyse singled down the right field line, each scoring one run.

NEW YORK (AP) - Between collections resuming, courts blocking student loan programs and layoffs at the Education Department, borrowers might be confused about the status of their student loans. Recently, the Education Department announced it would start involuntary collections on defaulted loans, meaning the roughly 5.3 million borrowers who are in default could have their wages garnished by the federal government.

It’s June and summer break is in full swing. As parents you may feel some relief from the rushed mornings and the stress of homework, but if you have school aged children at home for the summer you may carry a different stressor, the challenge of open time.