In the development of Dakota Territory, the ox was an important and indispensable element. With the patience and fortitude only exceeded by that of his master, he transported the pioneers and their household goods onto the frontier.

DITOR Dear Editor, In several press releases and articles since taking office, Governor Rhoden has been very outspoken about making himself available to his constituents. So we took him at his word and last week sent a letter about a critical issue affecting our family’s ranch in southern Lyman County and many others along the Missouri River. This letter also brought to light how an inefficient, bureaucratic snarl is impacting South Dakota’s ability to tackle a huge grassland problem.

Pickleball courts were on the agenda at the city council meeting, held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, March 17, 2025. City Finance Officer Trudy Waterman secured a quote of $858.87 from BSN Sports for nets and paint to transform one tennis court at the Gregory City Park into two pickleball courts.

Ten years and 20 marathons have led local Marathon Man Wade Juracek to his latest accomplishment of the six-star Abbott World Marathon Majors. His final star in the medal was the Tokyo Marathon, which he ran on March 2.

Gregory 73 vs. Marty 45 The Gregory Gorillas defeated the Marty Braves on Friday night, March 7, in the Region 5B basketball action.

Participants included: 6U: 40-Brogan Beetem, 4th; 43-Easton Shoemaker, 3rd; 43-Ashton Lee, 5th; 46-Abram Veskrna, 1st; 49Bear Anderson, 3rd. 8U: 53-Alex Wenger, 1st; 53-Ruger Anderson, 2nd; 53-Chester Vomacka, 6th; 57-Rebel Kepler, 7th; 57-Henry Cook, 8th; 57-Newt Boes, dnp; 57-Jax Bearshield, dnp; 61-Jaxon Stukel, 5th; 65-Brody Arizmendis, 2nd; 70-Briggs Hamilton, 2nd; Hwt-Anders DuFrane, 1st; Hwt- Max Lane, 2nd.