District 21 voters (Aurora, Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory, and Tripp counties, including the entirety of the Yankton Indian Reservation) will have a choice between Dan Kerner-Andersson and Mykala Voita for District 21 Senate in this year’s election.

The Gorilla football team faced the number 1 ranked Parkston at home Friday night, October 18. The Lincoln Juracek-Colt Keiser duo managed to connect for three touchdowns and four first downs for a total of 151 yards throughout the game, but the rushing game was all but shut down for the Gorillas in the 68-18 loss.

The annual Dig Pink volleyball game between Gregory and Burke was held in Burke on Thursday, October 17. The Spikers lost in four sets to a highly ranked Burke team, 8-25, 25-22, 10-25, 10-25.

Tuesday Mixed League 10/15/24 Old Pioneer, 115-29; Tee Riffic Creations, 94½-49½; Six Balls, 92½-51½; Angry Birds, 85½-58½; Carlock Babes, 77½-66½; Buches Bowlers, 52-92; The Outsiders, 31-- 113; HTG: Old Pioneer, 719; HTS: Tee Riffic Creations, 1982; HIG: Couy Hollenbeck, 233, Lisa Liewer, 184, Catie Lutt, 184; HIS: Couy Hollenbeck, 614, Jenifer Soesbe, 436. Thursday Mens League 10/17/24 9 & Wiggle, 143½-36½; Stukel Eagle Ranch, 118-62; Northern Plains, 89½-90½; Rod’s Sport Shop, 89-91; CATS, 76½-103½; Gregory Lanes, 74½-105½; Home Town Auto, 67½- 112½; Blue Lightning, 50½-129½; HTG: 9 & Wiggle, 873; HTS: 9 & Wiggle, 2505; HIG: Dustin Stukel, 258; HIS: Dusty McKenzie, 730..

South Dakota’s graduating class of 2024 earned an average ACT composite score of 21.1, well above the national average of 19.4, and the highest among neighboring states. The ACT is a standardized test used for college admissions in the United States which includes four academic skill areas: English, mathematics, reading, and science.

Melanie VanderPol-Bailey, MSW, CSW-PIP In 1989, the United States Congress declared the month of October to be Domestic Violence, Awareness Month. Through the years, the ways we educate and deal with domestic violence has progressed, but the prevalence of the epidemic continues.