I am writing this on Earth Day, which was created to commemorate the work of Rachel Carson in the 1960s. She showed that all species on earth have an ecological relationship which maintains environmental stability. I taught high school biology using textbooks created with this ecological viewpoint. This article will deal only with the worldwide crisis of global warming /climate change/ weather weirding, which is part of our constant conversation, and if nothing is done, our grandchildren will bear the consequences.

Our kids and our grandkids will be the next generation of leaders, business owners, and entrepreneurs. They will also be the leaders of the future of our great American republic.

DITOR Dear Editor: We would like to increase awareness about the memorial poppy and the poppy crosses that are displayed in many Gregory businesses. The memorial poppy is a symbol of the price of war and the sacrifice of millions.

“WILD MISSOURI SWEEPS VA L L E Y -- A River Gone Mad -- 100,000 Persons Homeless in Nation’s Worst Domestic Disaster” was the headline in The Frontier of O’Neill, NE, on Thursday, April 17, 1952. “Where does one begin to write a story about a sullen, chocolate brown monster,” wrote Cal Steward, editor of The Frontier, “that roars down one of the world’s most fertile valleys, leaving thousands of families homeless and prostrate, inundating countless farms, spreading sheer destruction, devastation, and destruction that defy description?”

Monday, April 24, 2023, Governor Noem signed Executive Order 2023-05 expanding job opportunities to South Dakotans without a postsecondary degree. The order requires executive branch agencies to consider work and life experiences during the hiring process when a postsecondary degree is not required to perform the duties of the job.

The agenda was brief as the Gregory County commissioners met for their regular meeting Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in the Gregory County Courthouse. 4-H youth program leader Jamie Wolf discussed current youth activities with the board, and a travel request for Ashley Meyer to attend fair training in Mitchell on April 24 was approved.