As people return to their fall routines, economic concerns are top of mind, and many are finding themselves spending more time worrying about the health of their things than the health of themselves. According to new research by MDLIVE, an Evernorth company and leading provider of virtual care services, most people (67%) view fall as a time to get back into routines, pointing to reprioritizing schedules, getting kids started in the new school year, and prepping for winter.

The Gregory Gorillas cheer team started the season with 12 girls, dropped to 11 mid-season, and hitting the mat this year for State were 10 very talented young ladies. Stunting and the pyramid was our biggest challenge this year.

The Gregory High School boys cross country team finished in eighth place at the state B meet in Huron on Saturday, October 22. Sophomore Fin Adams was the team’s top runner, placing 19th with a time of 18:10.13. He was followed closely by Luke Sinclair, who ran his final cross country race as a Gregory Gorilla at the meet, finishing in 22nd place with a time of 18:14.66.

Election security was brought up during the public input portion of the Gregory County Board of Commissioners regular meeting at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 18. Steve McCance spoke on behalf of a group of citizens who are concerned about the results of previous elections.

Election Day in the United States is always held the Tuesday following the first Monday of November, therefor, the 2022 midterm election will be held Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Gregory County residents will choose between two candidates for sheriff and decide on two contested seats on the board of commissioners - one in District 3 and one in District 5.

The concept of psychological defenses dates back to Sigmund Freud. Interestingly, the use of the word “defenses” came about because Freud liked using military metaphors to help people make sense of what he was saying. What he saw in people was a tendency to avoid reexperiencing what they feared would be unbearable and overwhelming pain. In other words, they were engaging in some kind of defensive process to avoid feeling their painful emotions and to keep them out of awareness, as if those emotions were the enemy.