Gregory JV vs. Wagner Gregory hosted Wagner in JV action on January 11.

The Burke/Gregory Storm wrestlers traveled to Atkinson, NE, on Friday, January 14, to compete in the West Holt Invitational. Even with several of the varsity wrestlers out, the team only missed first place by 12 points to O’Neill, 201 to 189, well ahead of the rest of the pack, with Summerland coming in third with 120 points, Plainview fourth with 108, and Neligh-Oakdale fifth with 98 out of 13 teams.

While some South Dakota businesses have struggled during the pandemic, others have seen success by expanding e-commerce, online messaging, and social media services. Every week, quilters from around the world can participate in Fabric Friday, a virtual shopping event hosted by Quilter’s Corner in the small town of Faulkton.

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is hosting a yearround activity with chances to win prizes for going outside and playing BINGO in 2022. The 2022 Go Outdoors BINGO activity has a total of four BINGO cards - one for each season - with five chances to win.

National nonprofit credit counseling agency Take Charge America shares tips to cure the postholiday financial blues The holidays may be over, but their financial impact is likely to add extra strain in the new year for the 36% of individuals who took on debt to pay for gifts, decorations, and more in 2021, according to LendingTree. “It’s easy to feel overwhelmed if you brought holiday debt into the new year,” said Michael Sullivan, a personal financial consultant with Take Charge America, a nonprofit credit counseling and debt management agency, but with a little focus and hard work, you can create a plan of action that will pay off that debt as quickly as possible so you can focus on your other big money goals for 2022, like buying a home or taking a dream vacation.” Sullivan shares six tips to help you quickly pay off your holiday debt: Stop using credit cards.

South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg told state lawmakers last week that he has been unable to find funds to hire someone to coordinate tribal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to investigate missing Indigenous people.