The Lady Gorillas hosted North Central on December 20, 2023, in Gregory. Gregory posted quarter stops of 14, 22, 34, and 41, while North Central had stops of 9, 24, 26, and 40. The Lady Gorillas shot 16/48 from the field for 33% and 5 of 11 from the foul line for 45%. North Central shot 11 of 43 from the field for 26% and 14 of 22 from the foul line for 64%.

171 3 McCook Central/Montrose 160 4 Redfield 139 5 Philip Area 136.5 6 Parker 117.5 7 Kimball/White Lake/P-G 108 8 Wessington Spr/Woonsocket, W-W 98 9 Bon Homme/Avon 79 10 Burke/Gregory 77.5 11 Lyman 76 12 Kingsbury County 72 13 Mt. Vernon/Plankinton/C-S 66 14 Howard 65.5 15 Elk Point-Jefferson 65 16 Potter County 44 17 Marion/Freeman 34 18 Flandreau 28 19 Andes Cent./Dak.

In spite of missing several wrestlers to family events and sickness, the Burke/Gregory Storm team finished tenth at the MCM Invitational Tournament Saturday, December 31, in Salem, with only five varsity wrestlers.

Tuesday Mixed League 12/027/22 Buche’s Bowlers, 23-1; Old Pioneer, 21-3; Bailey Welding, 18-6; Fritz’s Angels, 14-102; Tee-Riffic Creations, 10-14; Carlock Babes, 6-18; The Outsiders, 3-21; Wild Bunch, 1-23; HTG: Fritz’s Angels, 920; HTS: Fritz’s Angels, 2404; HIG: Steven Peterson, 223; Paula Dobesh, 198; HIS: Steven Peterson, 632; Addy Nelson 467. Splits picked up by: Augie Bortz, 3-10; Linda Teel, 2-7-8.

Omaha, NE - Throughout 2022, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division seized nearly 4.7 million lethal doses of fentanyl in both pill and powder form. Nationally, DEA investigators reported seizing more than 379 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl in a 12-month span, enough to kill every American.

The third annual Name the Snowplow Contest began in November, before the snow began to fly in earnest. The contest was created by the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) to engage people across the state in winter driving safety awareness. The SDDOT encourages travelers to use SD511 resources to make informed travel decisions during winter weather. Travelers can sign up for customized notifications on https:// sd511.org to receive text messages and/or email notifications for road closure updates and travel advisories along pre-selected travel routes.