Last week the Gregory Times-Advocate printed a review of 2020 for the city of Gregory. The following account is for the rest of the county.
January:
The new Chief of Police for the City of Gregory, Douglas Catts, is now on the job.
Douglas Catts is the new chief of police for the City of Gregory. Catts has an extensive background with 38 years’ experience in law enforcement and security.
A severe thunderstorm in August damaged almost every roof in town as well as breaking windows and totaling cars.
A highly anticipated business addition to the city, Subway restaurant opened in the Buche Foods store in February.
Ryan Kass, DVM, joined the staff at Gregory Animal Clinic in May.
A January blizzard stoked fears of another year of aboveaverage precipitation.
Jackson Eklund won a championship title at the State B wrestling tournament.
Pierce Stukel earned a first place finish in the Boys Flag Race at the South Dakota 4-H Rodeo in Huron in August.
Avera Gregory Hospital and Nursing Home Administrator Tony Timanus was one of the first to receive the COVID vaccine when it arrived right after Christmas.
Prom was canceled because of the COVID virus, but students were still able to show off their nice clothes in a prom parade.
Although the movie theater could no longer show movies, volunteers kept the popcorn sales going.
Gas prices dropped to historic lows during the pandemic since travel was discouraged and even prohibited in some cases in an effort to slow the spread of the virus.
The Wuhan Virus, also known as COVID-19, was the big story of 2020. The flu season was upon the area in January and expected to peak in February, but that was all soon overshadowed as COVID became the big story.
The 96th South Dakota legislative session will begin on Tuesday, January 12, 2020. In anticipation, the Gregory Times-Advocate posed a few questions to District 21’s three legislators.
The regular meeting of the Gregory City Council was held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, January 4, 2020, at City Hall.
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