On February 1, 2023, Governor Kristi Noem signed HB 1011, which cuts unemployment insurance employer contributions by 0.5%, delivering an $18 million tax cut for South Dakota businesses. “South Dakota’s economy is booming, our unemployment rate is the lowest in our history, and our people are choosing to work,” said Governor Noem.

Students made an audition recording that was selected from hundreds of auditions. They are some of the best fourth through sixthgrade singers from across the state. This is also the most students from Gregory selected into Elementary Honor Choir in a single year. This year, the EFHC will be conducted by Ken Berg, director of the Birmingham Boys Choir. The students will practice during the day on Thursday, and present a concert at the Performing Arts Center on the campus of SDSU at 4:45 p.m.

South Dakota State University Extension welcomes Jamie Wolf as the 4-H youth program advisor for Tripp and Gregory counties. Wolf will lead the 4-H programs in Tripp and Gregory counties, and is looking forward to using his education and experiences to help 4-H continue to thrive and grow.

The Lady Gorillas basketball team went 2-1 in the last week of play. On Tuesday, January 24, the girls visited Stanley County, topping them by a final score of 71-49.

A group of South Dakota lawmakers pushed forward an initiative on Monday, January 23, that offers an optional social studies curriculum for K-12 and university students rooted in “American exceptionalism’’ and the founding ideals of the U.S.

The Gorillas started a busy week in O'Neill (NE) on Monday as they fell to the St. Mary's Cardinals 5053.