The Territory of Dakota, with the exception of the portion drained by the Red River of the North and the Mouse River, was a part of the Louisiana Territory, acquired by the United States from France, by purchase, in 1803.

hoden There’s something about a small town. You walk into a local restaurant, and they greet you by name.

Dear Editor, Hi, I’m back from planting a crop in Sask, and two weeks ago, checking on it. What is everyone there and here talking about? The weather with tornadoes, hail, drought, high winds, flooding and sometimes they’re happening all in close proximity. It’s Worldwide, look at the situation in Western Europe. Hurricanes in Hawaii? This winter, we are going to be praying for snow to replenish our water supply. Does anyone still doubt that global warming is real? The warming of the ocean has changed the current flow directions, making these unpredictable weather events happen. Forget 7 or 10 day forecasts, the forecast can change through the day, because of upper atmosphere winds. HE got rid of FEMA to make more money available for his other priorities, so now he can decide who gets the disaster relief payments, and Texas is the only one I have seen so far. With this new war of choice, to make oil investors richer, and rising fuel prices, we see the advancement of renewables and alternate energy sources. Our phev just got more valuable and EV’s make up 60% of new vehicle sales worldwide.

A celebration of life for Gary Feyereisen, age 77, of Gregory, SD, will be held at the Prairie View Gospel Barn, Gregory, SD, on Sunday, August 30, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. The family requests casual dress. In lieu of flowers the family will be directing memorials to the Dallas Horseman Club and the Iona Community Center. Kotrba-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

A special meeting of the Gregory City Council was held at 5:30 p.m., Monday, August 24, 2026, to make a decision on a change order for Phase I of the city’s sewer/water/ streets project. At the regular meeting on August 17, the council took no action on the change order, wishing to get more information as to why the project incurred extra costs of $474,829.10.

Rod Hoeft has taken on the role as the executive director of the Gregory Economic Development Group (GED). Having built a career managing an insurance agency in the Fargo/ Morehead area, Hoeft and his wife Jen moved to Gregory in 2023 to be close to Jen’s parents, Diane and the late Gerald Smith.