On Monday, April 17, 2023, Governor Kristi Noem applauded the passage of the social studies standards revisions by the Board of Education Standards: “Today is a wonderful day for the students in South Dakota. They are our future,” said Governor Noem. “Now, they will be taught the best social studies education in the country, one that is a true accounting of our history. We want our children to have honest and factual classroom teaching so they can be engaged participants in our civil society for the rest of their lives.”

It can be difficult to talk to someone close to you about how much they are drinking. As someone who is close to them you are often one of the first people to recognize the signs or changes in their behavior.

It was on August 1, 1908 that folks living in South Dakota first heard about Mrs. Mary Sully, widow of Jack Sully, filing a federal law suit to have land allotted to her and the descendants of Jack under the General Allotment Act of 1887. That matter would not be resolved until March of 1912 when the United States Supreme Court awarded 8,960 acres of land on the Rosebud to Mrs. Sully and Jack’s descendants.

Burial for Imogene Wittenhagen to be held Imogene Shaffer Wittenhagen, age 88, formerly of Gregory, SD, passed away on April 8, 2023, at St. Martin’s Village Nursing Home in Rapid City, SD. Her funeral mass was held on Friday, April 14, at the Blessed Sacrament in Rapid City, SD. Her burial will be held on Saturday, April 22, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Gregory, SD.

Join the high school play cast for two nights this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.. at the Dixon Town Hall Theatre for the production of Murder Can Be Habit Forming by Billy St.

The regular meeting of the Gregory City Council was held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, April 17, 2023, at City Hall. Library to sell books for a limited time Librarian Tara Engel was notified that she was awarded a professional development grant of $450, which she will use to cover her expenses to attend her final year of library institute.