The Gregory Elementary held a Track and Field Day on May 8, 2024. The morning was packed with track and field events. After lunch, the students participated in some fun relay contests. Some of these relays included tug-of-war, 3-legged race, gunny sack race, balloon pop relay, cracker race, box race and the gallon of water race. It was a nice day with tons of fun.

Centerville, SD (AP) — Three people were shot to death in a small South Dakota town, and a former law officer who once served as the town’s mayor is charged in the killings. Jay Ostrem, 64, was jailed on $1 million cash-only bond on three counts of first-degree murder, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said May 28 in a news release.

On June 3, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley welcomed 23 officers, including 11 tribal law enforcement officers, to the state’s first-ever tribal enforcement specific training session. Gov.

Agriculture education teachers/ FFA advisors make a world of difference for the students they teach. This spring, as part of an FFA Advisor Tribute Scholarship application, students wrote about how their ag teachers/FFA advisors have influenced their lives. Sixteen outstanding examples of amazing teachers impacting their students have been chosen out the applicants, and winning students will each receive scholarships to attend a SD FFA Leadership Retreat this summer.

Between inclement weather and school activities, Gregory School teacher Mark Braun was challenged to complete spring service projects with all of the classes this year, but with some persistence, he managed to get them done.

The U.S. cattle industry underproduces for the domestic market. We simply don’t have enough cattle to satisfy America’s demand for beef. And yet, our industry has bought into the counterintuitive argument that imports and exports are the deciding factor in producer profitability.