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Gregory Community Foundation grants money to Czech-Bohemian Cemetery

Gregory’s first ever Super Group meeting was held Wednesday, May 19th at City Hall with a promising start and a host of upstanding members of the community in attendance. The idea for the super group meeting was a brainchild of community members at the Gregory/ Dallas Chamber, GED, and Horizon annual meeting in February. With so many “groups” overlapping members, the idea was to have all, (GED, Horizons, IOOF, Sunshine Club, City Council, School Board, Arts Council, Hipp Movie Theater, Gregory Public Library, American Legion, etc.) join forces and collaborate on common issues within Gregory. JMe Braun, Chamber Director of the Gregory/Dallas Chamber was appointed to plan and lead the meetings. Part of the agenda included an open discussion on what collaborating would look like and ensuring everyone has a voice during these meetings. It was also stated that, because everyone’s time is valuable, the meeting would have a hard stop at an hour. The items of interest for this first meeting included a discussion of the community calendar, the community meal, and the commodity program. In regards to the community calendar that the Chamber puts together, it was decided that school-related events would be left off to ensure enough room for everything else. Any events going on within the community should be emailed to the chamber at: chamber@ cityofgregory.com As for the commodity program, it was mentioned at a city council meeting a couple months ago that Marcy Creekmur, and Marlene Rezac would like to retire. Since the Gregory commodity program services 70 families (nearly quadruple the number other communities serve) the sisters would like to see the program continue to help.

You may have seen her in cheer and dance competitions, school dramas, working at Mr. G’s or the Gregory Pop-up Book Shop, or one of her many other endeavors, but Gregory High School student Savanah Lozano is pursuing an interest outside of Gregory that probably won’t come as a surprise to those who know what an outstanding young woman she is — she is preparing to compete for the title of Miss Teen South Dakota in a regional pageant in Des Moines, Iowa, May 29-30, 2026.

Rod and Jen Hoeft, owners of Cornerstone Property & Storage, have stepped up to run the monthly Community Meals as Ryler Stevicks backs away to pursue his education at Mitchell Tech. Jen is the sister of Greg and Jeff Smith and daughter of Gerald and Diane Smith.

Megan Clark is a paraprofessional at the Gregory School District, but her credentials go far beyond education. She will compete in the Ms. USA Ambassador pageant as Ms. South Dakota USA Ambassador in July in Florida.

Producers in Gregory County are eligible to apply for 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) benefits on native and improved pastures. LFP provides compensation if you suffer grazing losses for covered livestock due to drought on privately-owned or cash-leased land or fire on federally managed land.

Senate testimony highlights rising fertilizer costs, market concentration concerns, and need for federal action. The South Dakota Corn Growers Association today urged federal lawmakers to increase transparency and competition in the fertilizer industry during testimony before the U.S.

RAPID CITY, S.D. – In 28 years of being Timothy Bjork’s best friend, travel buddy and devoted wife, Bonnie Bjork said there was one topic that her “Tim” was reluctant to talk about.

The American Stroke Association highlights how recognizing B.E. F.A.S.T.

While the race to secure the nomination for governor has dominated the headlines ahead of the June 2 primary, Republican voters will also choose a candidate for one of South Dakota’s two U.S. Senate seats.