Armed with chain saws, shovels, trimmers, a lawn mower, a tractor, and other tools, the Gregory County Prairie Patriots showed up for a clean-up day at Burke Lake on Sunday, September 12, 2021. They spent a couple hours removing dead branches and trees, cleaning up debris, and mowing an area of the park as part of their multi-stage clean-up and renovation efforts to return the park to its former beauty.

Monday, September 20 Meatloaf, baked potato, creamed peas, pineapple tidbits Tuesday, September 21 Hot ham & cheese sandwich, chips, 3 bean salad, fruit, cookie Wed., September 22 Baked breaded fish, baked sweet potato, California blend, peach crisp w/topping Thurs., September 23 Baked chicken, mashed potatoes w/gravy, harvard beets, apricots Friday, September 24 French toast, sausage links, green beans, pears Walk-ins Welcome ROCS Dining Services - Gregory 604 Rosebud Ave., Gregory Call 835-8094 to reserve a meal.

Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has introduced two ballot measures that could change the way law enforcement handles illegal drug possession and ingestion cases in South Dakota. The measures would make ingesting a controlled substance a petty offense instead of a felony and possession of a controlled substance a class one misdemeanor.

The Sons of the American Legion will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, September 16th, at the Legion Post in Gregory. The meeting will start at 8:00 p.m. and all members and potential members are encouraged to attend.

Eden Merrill Schmitz was born July 7, 2021, to Jared and Alisa Schmitz at Avera Hospital in Sioux Falls, weighing 6 pounds 11 ounces. He is welcomed by brother Tyce, sister Ava, and grandparents Merrill and Lynn McFayden and Vic and Leana Schmitz, all of Gregory..

I heard about it on the radio. The fall morning of Sept. 11, 2001, was a regular day driving in my truck to the family farm. Until it wasn’t. The first reports were coming through my pickup truck’s speakers: an airplane has flown into the World Trade Center in New York City.