It’s an opportunity that doesn’t happen very often, but when a rider is chosen to participate in the buffalo roundup at Custer State Park, it is well worth the wait. This year Scott Zimbelman was chosen for his second time.

The Gregory cross country team participated in the Platte - Geddes Invite on Satruday, September 25th. The varsity girls started off the day with a 2nd place team finish. Hanson out distanced the Gorillas by 5 points, as Hanson scored 16 points, Gregory 21, Platte Geddes 31, to round out the top three. Individually, Emma Thomas placed 2nd with a 20:58.2, Asia VanDerWerff placed 4th with a time of 22:16.4, Kodi Timanus got 20th place with a 24:26.1 and Emily Grim 25th with a 26:45.4 for the Gregory team.

There are currently 94 missing people in South Dakota, with 62 of those people, or about 65%, being Native Americans. The numbers demonstrate an epidemic of missing Indigenous people, especially from reservations.

The Gregory Spikers volleyball team extended their record to 11-5 last week with wins over Todd County and Corsica-Stickney. Scores in the Todd County game were 25-20, 25-9, and 25-8.

Geologist Nick Anderson says the only definitive way to actually know what is under the surface of the homes in the Hideaway Hills subdivision is to drill underground. That operation, which began this week, September 13, is part of a lawsuit filed on behalf of Hideaway Hills homeowners by Fox Rothschild, a national law firm.