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Avera announced on Monday, April 17, 2023, that President and CEO Bob Sutton has made the difficult decision to step down due to a recently diagnosed serious medical condition that requires an intensive treatment regimen. Sutton’s last day at Avera will be September 30.

Gregory County 4-H hosted the annual Youth in Action Day special foods event on Monday, April 10th, at the Burke Civic Center. Thirteen youth participated in this event this year. Results are as follows: Special Foods Owen Schulte - Cloverbud; Liam Sutton - Cloverbud; Elizabeth Kerner Andersson - Cloverbud; Milly Meyer - Beginner, Grand Champion Beginner; McKinley Peppel - Beginner, Reserve Champion Beginner; Ryder Meyer - Beginner, Blue; Sophie Kerner Andersson - Beginner, Blue; Jhett Schulte - Beginner, Purple; Paiden Shoemaker - Beginner, Blue; Brooklyn Bailey - Junior, Grand Champion Junior; Jack Schulte Junior, Reserve Champion Junior; Shyanne Williams - Junior, Blue; Tamara Imhof - Senior, Blue Top Beef Dish was awarded to Brooklyn Bailey, in memory of Ruth Sutton & Cheri Carlson. Brooklyn prepared tator toy casserole for her special foods dish.

C ounty C ourthouse N ews Marriages Blake Naven Combs, 22, Dallas, SD to Amber Kay Swan, 22, Dallas, SD, April 8, 2023, Gregory, SD. C ourt David Allen Herrlein, 57, Parkston, SD, speeding on state highway, fine $59.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50.

President Reagan famously said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help’.” Yet today, too many Americans are still relying on the government for their livelihoods and depending on the government to grant them their Freedoms. They have forgotten that their Liberties do not come from government, they come from God.

T ransfers Trustee’s Deed; Amy Hawkins, successor trustee of the Hawkins Family Trust Trust Agreement, to 57533 Real Estate, LLC, a Limited Liability Company, SE¼ and S½ NE of 10-97-73; less a strip of land being 17’ and 2609.2’ more or less, long and extending from the N and S one-quarter line of Sec. 10 to W boundary line of the regular public road right-of-way along the E side of Sec.