Originally known as the Upper Platte Agency, it was renamed the Whetstone Agency in 1869, then Spotted Tail Agency in 1874, before finally acquiring the name Rosebud in 1878. The Agency served the Sicangu Lakota people led by Spotted Tail as well as members of the Sans Arcs, Oglala, Hunkpapa and Minconjou bands.

QCD; August , a/k/a August L. Bortz, and Paula Bortz, husband and wife, to August and Paula Bortz, trustees of the August Bortz and Paula Bortz Revocable Living Trust, the S 25’ of Lot 5, Block 42, Gregory Town, less the E 70’; Lot 6, Block 42, Gregory Town, less the E 70’; E 70’ and W 70’ of Lot 9, Block 69, Gregory Town,; Lot 10, Block 69, Gregory Town; E½ of 14-96-73; E½ SE and SWSE and SESW of 8-100-73; part of the NWNE of 17100-73; E½ NW of 17-100-73.

After the Bronco fundraiser, a matching pledge challenge up to $200,000 was issued, beginning July 9. Since that time, various fundraisers have been held, and the total amount of money toward the matching funds is currently at $28,298.40.

We might not have had snow for Christmas this year, but the morning of Christmas Eve gave us a “white Christmas” nonetheless. After overnight fog, a blanket of frost covered the area on Tuesday morning.

January Boaz Swift joined the Gregory Animal Clinic as a veterinarian. The Gregory High School team of Nathan Fortuna, Eli Barreto, and Trey Murray won the Q107.3 Quiz Bowl, along with a $1,000 check, in Mitchell.

Lee Lubbers was recently announced as the South Dakota winner in the The National Wheat Foundation’s National Wheat Yield Contest for 2024 with a yield of 138.35 bushels per acre, almost three times the average Gregory County yield of 50.3.