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Christopherson, survivor of Pearl Harbor, dies Sunday
January 31st, 2012
Darrel Christopherson, one of the last of the “Greatest Generation” in South Dakota and a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, died at his home in Vermillion Sunday, Jan. 29. H...


Will marry
January 27th, 2012
Will marryKatherine McDonald and Christopher Brumwell have announced their engagement.The bride-to-be resides in Bozeman, MT, where she is a full-time student. She ha...


Bailey shows backbone, fortitude
January 27th, 2012
 


Alcohol rules may change at USD
January 27th, 2012
Possession of alcohol on campus always has been prohibited for University of South Dakota students, even if they were 21 or older.That promises to change next semester, following a decision...


Community Calendar: Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2012
January 27th, 2012
Friday, January 27• National Music Museum (NMM) Brown Bag Lunch Program “The Autonomous Autoharpist,” featuring Bryan Bowers, autoharp master, singer/songwriter and storytel...


Report: Stronger diversity efforts needed at USD
January 27th, 2012
For any campus diversity plan to succeed, there needs to be substantial involvement at all levels – from the students to the upper administration.That was the consensus Thursday, Jan....


PUC: Protect wireless accounts
January 27th, 2012
PIERRE – The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission has learned of incidents involving fraudulent access of private wireless phone accounts and urges consumers to apply additional security...


Chamber Chat
January 27th, 2012
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionc...


Robert Tschetter
January 27th, 2012
Robert John Tschetter was born Sept. 10, 1939, to John and Elizabeth (Hofer) Tschetter in Bridgewater, where he lived in his parents’ home until 1957. In 1957, he moved to Redfield, where he...


Mildred Herren
January 27th, 2012
Mildred Herren, 92, of Vermillion, passed away at Bethany Retirement Living, Fargo, ND, on Jan. 22, 2012.Mildred was born the oldest child of Ambrose and Mary Elizabeth Ward on Dec. 6, 1919...


Nicholas Miller
January 27th, 2012
Nicholas James Miller, 31, passed away on Jan. 21, 2012, from injuries suffered from an accident on Jan. 16, 2012, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls. In death, Nick gave the gift of life by being...


Loretta Lofgren
January 27th, 2012
Loretta Lofgren passed away peacefully with family members on Jan. 17, 2012 she was 101 years young.  She suffered a stroke on Jan. 10, 2012 and developed complications.


Irwin is SESDAC January EOM
January 27th, 2012
Debbie Irwin, Direct Support Professional, was selected as the SESDAC, Inc., January 2012 Employee of the Month. Debbie has been a part of our organization since October 2006.


Sesquicentennial Highlights
January 27th, 2012
1971     The 1971 City budget is $3,418,270.00.  The following changes were made by the Council in answer to departmental requests.  A $300.00 per year across t...


Between The Lines: Committee urged to kill rotten bill
January 27th, 2012
Maybe it’s my imagination. But there seems to be a pattern developing here.Do South Dakota legislators routinely introduce all the really rotten bills to various committees in Pierre f...


MyStoryYourStory: Little bit of joy, pain in this and that
January 27th, 2012
Heading off to work on cold winter mornings, I experience an ancient reflex to lug a shoe bag with me. I don’t even own one and haven’t seen shoe bags in stores for years. You see, a sh...


Tanager boys continue slide, lose to WC 45-37
January 27th, 2012
Whoever said two weeks ago that the Vermillion boys basketball team was entering a tough stretch in its schedule wasn't just blowing smoke.The Tanagers, who were 6-2 at one point, dropped t...


Free throws key to Lady Tanagers’ win over Lennox
January 27th, 2012
Their favorite spot on any basketball court – the free-throw line – saved Vermillion's girls from their second defeat of the season in Lennox last Friday.The Orioles, who had lo...


Grove ties pole vault record, Huschle wins long jump at Jack Johnson M...
January 27th, 2012
Freshman Emily Grove tied the school indoor pole vault record and freshman Analisa Huschle captured the long jump to lead the South Dakota women’s track and field team at the opening day of t...


Defense powers Western Illinois past Coyote men
January 27th, 2012
Once again for the University of South Dakota men’s basketball team, it was a case of ‘yeah-but.’


Coyote Women’s Tennis opens spring season with 7-0 shutout
January 27th, 2012
The University of South Dakota women’s tennis team opened the 2012 spring season in convincing fashion, with a 7-0 win over Northwestern College (IA) Saturday afternoon at the Four Seasons In...


Bowling
January 27th, 2012
USD Faculty/Staff Bowling LeaguePrairie LanesJanuary 18, 2012Teams    Won    LossCoots    42.0    18.0...


Coyote Swimming and Diving teams swept at SDSU
January 27th, 2012
Seniors Lizz Hoffman and Janine James combined for five event wins during the South Dakota women’s swimming and diving team’s 140-97 loss to South Dakota State Saturday in Brookings. Th...


Coyote women bounce Western Illinois
January 27th, 2012
The University of South Dakota Coyotes returned to the DakotaDome from an emotionally draining road trip at North Dakota State and newly reinstated rival South Dakota State, finding themselves at 2...


Track benefit plans for G-V under way
January 27th, 2012
Make plans now to attend the Gayville Volin Track-a-Palooza!  The event is planned for March 24 at the Gayville Community Center. The purpose of this benefit is to build an all weather...


Tanager gymnast Rory Tucker champ at dual with Y-BH
January 27th, 2012
Vermillion gymnasts will have their last home meet Tuesday in a triangular against Wagner and West Central, and the competition will also conclude the regular season.All that will remain the...


Tanager grapplers will host duals tonight
January 27th, 2012
The last home matches of the regular season await Vermillion wrestling fans within the next four days, starting tonight (Friday).If it's true a team gets better by taking on strong competit...


For The Record
January 27th, 2012
Cases Disposed  1/13-19/2012Derek Weidemann, 613 W. Cherry Street, Vermillion; Failure to stop, $54.00 plus costsGeralda Backman, 209 E. 7th St., Wynot, NE; Speedin...


Check It Out
January 27th, 2012
Library Activities and InformationBook Page: America’s Book Review for January is available at the circulation desk. The Book Page features new and well-known authors and their books,...


SESD Experiment Farm Corporation annual meeting is Jan. 31
January 27th, 2012
Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Corporation invites the public to attend their annual meeting Jan. 31, 2012, beginning at 1 p.m. at The Bridges Event Center in Beresford.This annual e...


Vermillion honors Martin Luther King Jr.
January 20th, 2012
Although no classes were held Monday, many students from the University of South Dakota were still hard at


MLK Speaker: Poor diet is threat to young Americans
January 20th, 2012
The United States is often ranked as one of the unhealthiest countries in the world simply because of the kinds of food its citizens consume.“Obesity is a huge issue, preventable diet-...


Students honor King through art
January 20th, 2012
 


Community Calendar: Jan. 20-26, 2012
January 20th, 2012
Friday, January 20• National Music Music (NMM) Brown Bag Lunch Program “Hornucopia” with Professor Gary L. Reeves at 12:05 p.m. Professor Reeves will reveal the abundance an...


Engagement: Bottolfson-Hubert
January 20th, 2012
 


Business leaders join S.D. Rural Enterprise board
January 20th, 2012
Representatives of the construction, banking and utilities industries have been added to the South Dakota Rural Enterprise board of directors. Representing a wide range of business endeavors in all...


Chamber Chat
January 20th, 2012
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionc...


Writing & ESL Conversation Clinic at library
January 20th, 2012
The Vermillion Public Library, in collaboration with the University of South Dakota’s University Writing Center, is offering an opportunity for community members to improve their writing skil...


Connie Hubert Crabb
January 20th, 2012
 


Donald Ahrendt
January 20th, 2012
 


Thomas Schatz
January 20th, 2012
Thomas G. Schatz, age 86 years, of Sioux Falls, died on Jan. 10, 2012. He was preceded in death by parents, Gottlieb and Mary Schatz; and sister, Eileen (Mrs. Dale) Harris. Thomas is survived by hi...


Gayville-Volin track benefit being planned
January 20th, 2012
Parents and staff from the Gayville-Volin School District are planning a benefit to help build an all-purpose track and field.The benefit is scheduled to take place Saturday, March 24 at the...


Lana Svien appointed to state board
January 20th, 2012
Lana R. Svien P.T., Ph.D., M.A., chair of the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of South Dakota, has been appointed to the Physical Therapy Advisory Committee of the South Dakota Boa...


USD Theatre announces open auditions for Sweeney Todd
January 20th, 2012
The University of South Dakota’s Department of Theatre will be holding open auditions for their spring production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Stephen Sondheim’s T...


Between the Lines: A final, lasting lesson from Janklow
January 20th, 2012
I wrote a column about Gov. Bill Janklow not that long ago … shortly after he announced that his life would be ending soon because of brain cancer. Janklow, the consummate fighter for...


MyStoryYourStory: I’d get down on my knees and pray
January 20th, 2012
Why is it that we don’t get down on our knees much anymore? Sure, we stand, sit, lean, lie and sometimes we even stoop, but rarely do we kneel. Maybe this is because, over the years, kneeling...


Guest Commentary: Daugaard remembers former Gov. Bill Janklow
January 20th, 2012
It is very hard to imagine South Dakota without former Gov. Bill Janklow. Bill told us this was going to happen, but it is a shock. Again and again, decade after decade, Bill Janklow proved...


Bowling
January 20th, 2012
USD Faculty/Staff Bowling LeaguePrairie LanesJanuary 11, 2012Teams    Won    LossCoots    29.0    1.0M...


Madison dominates Vermillion in gymnastics
January 20th, 2012
Madison may have lost a state gymnastics championship last year for the first time since the mid-'90s, but that doesn't mean the Bulldogs still aren't a dominant team in their sport.The v...


VAST dominates in Sioux City
January 20th, 2012
The Vermillion Area Swim Team took to the road yet again this season, this time to Sioux City for the annual Siouxland Sharks Invitational. Twenty-five VAST swimmers competed in the event over two...


JV wrestlers compete in Mitchell tourney
January 20th, 2012
On Jan. 7 the JV wrestling team competed in the Mitchell tournament and came away with a good showing of the skills they have learned.Eleven young grapplers participated, and came home proud...


Busy schedule ahead for Vermillion Tanager grapplers
January 20th, 2012
A three-event stretch during which Vermillion's wrestlers will make their only home appearances of the entire regular season began last night (Thursday) in a dual against a powerful Canton team.


Yoga workshop set for Jan. 28
January 20th, 2012
Come and experience the joy of yoga through a variety of yoga sessions and instructors from 8-10:45 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Avera Professional Office Pavilion and Education Center. Th...


Clay RWS named S.D. Rural Water System of the Year
January 20th, 2012
The Clay Rural Water System was named the 2011 SD Rural Water System of the Year at the recent South Dakota Association of Rural Water Systems Annual Technical Conference held in Pierre. Cla...


For The Record
January 20th, 2012
Cases Disposed 1/6-12/2012Jon Scott Keszler, 1000 S. Crawford, Vermillion; Seat belt violation, $25.00Jon Scott Keszler, 1000 S. Crawford, Vermillion; Seat belt violation, $25.00


Scholastic Achievements
January 20th, 2012
Ford named to Dean’s Honor List at Morningside College Lydia Ford, daughter of Steven and Pamela Ford of Vermillion, was named to the Dean’s Honor List at Morningside...


Online graduate business degrees recognized by U.S. News
January 20th, 2012
The Beacom School of Business at the University of South Dakota has one of the nation’s best online education degree programs for its graduate programs in business, according to U.S. News and...


We’ve been very blessed as a company’
January 13th, 2012
Anyone who steps into Jerad Higman’s office can’t help but notice the large painting of Clint Eastwood, playing the role of one of his steely-eyed, western characters, hanging above his...


VCDC, Masaba cooperating to find workers
January 13th, 2012
The expansion of Masaba Mining, Inc. should have positive effects for the Vermillion area well into the future.“This type of capital investment in the community pays off for years to c...


Dakota Farm Show attracts thousands to DakotaDome
January 13th, 2012
The DakotaDome was crammed shoulder-to-shoulder with people, booths and equipment last week when it was the site of the 29th annual Dakota Farm Show.


Community Calendar: Jan. 13-19, 2012
January 13th, 2012
Friday, January 13• National Music Museum (NMM) Brown Bag Lunch Program “Aint Superstitious” with T. Wilson King at 12:05 p.m. Vermillion’s popular and energetic poet/...


Chamber Chat
January 13th, 2012
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionc...


Aldna Ufford
January 13th, 2012
Aldna M. Ufford, 103, of Rochester, MN, formerly of Vermillion, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at Samaritan Bethany Home in Rochester, MN.


Hazel Vennard
January 13th, 2012
Hazel G. (Peterson) Vennard, 92, of Vermillion, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012 at the Sanford Vermillion Hospital in Vermillion.


William Conway
January 13th, 2012
William C. Conway, 88, of Kimball, passed away Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012 at Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center. Burial will take place at a later date at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis. Mo...


Foundation continues growth, seeks members
January 13th, 2012
The Clay-Union Foundation  matches youth in both counties, and just made its 129 match  last Sunday. Youth age 5 to 17-years-old are welcome to join the program, and it is seeking more yo...


'Ain't Superstitious'
January 13th, 2012
Vermillion poet/songwriter T. Wilson King, pictured performing before a large audience at the 2011 "Saturday in the Park" in Sioux City, IA,  is set to perform "Ain't Superstitious" as pa...


USD’s ‘God of Carnage’ chosen to perform at regional festival
January 13th, 2012
The University of South Dakota Department of Theatre will bring “God of Carnage” back to the stage at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14 for a special performance in the Wayne S. Knutson Theat...


Traffic stop nets 980 pounds of marijuana
January 13th, 2012
A Massachusetts man was arrested on drug charges after a routine traffic stop by the South Dakota Highway Patrol resulted in discovery of 980 pounds of marijuana.The incident happened on Fri...


Sesquicentennial Highlights
January 13th, 2012
1970About 250 people attended the Ice Cream Social at the Clay County Historical Societies 2nd Annual Event.  Thirty five families became new members.The second flying fickle fin...


Between the Lines:I don’t like the ‘new normal’
January 13th, 2012
I was just getting used to the “new normal.”And then, well, today happened. Specifically, Wednesday morning.The wind was howling. And light snow was falling.What&rs...


MyStoryYourStory: Skip January? Think about it
January 13th, 2012
What do you say we skip January? Think about it. It’s a nothing of a month in a year, whose story is yet to be told, the days drag on and the weather’s usually horrible.At any ra...


Winning streak ends for Tanager girls Friday, followed by win Tuesday
January 13th, 2012
A season-opening winning streak of six games came to an end for the Vermillion girls last Friday, but Tuesday night saw what was hopefully the start of a new one.


VAST has 22 first-place finishes in Yankton
January 13th, 2012
The Vermillion Area Swim Team is back from the holiday hiatus and completed its first meet of the new year.  Many swimmers have been working hard during the break toward making the South Dakot...


Tanager boys have back-to-back wins over West Central, Parkston
January 13th, 2012
Vermillion stayed unbeaten in out-of-town games in boys basketball last week, winning at West Central and Parkston on back-to-back nights.The Tanagers survived a night of 50 percent free-thr...


Coyotes prep for NDSU with 79-56 rout of Cornell
January 13th, 2012
Stopping in Vermillion for a non-conference home game and a break from their three-game Summit League road trip proved to be the perfect remedy in the wake of the University of South Dakota’s...


VHS grapplers place fourth at Brandon Valley
January 13th, 2012
Two individual champions and three other top-four placers within their respective weight classes lifted Vermillion’s wrestlers to a fourth-place team finish at Saturday’s Brandon Valley...


Coyote Football completes 2012 schedule with Montana
January 13th, 2012
University of South Dakota Director of Athletics, David Sayler, announced Monday that the Coyote football team will play at the University of Montana Sept. 1 in Missoula, MT, completing both teams&...


K of C free throw contest is Jan. 22
January 13th, 2012
The St. Agnes Council of the Knights of Columbus is having their Free Throw Contest Sunday Jan. 22, at 1 p.m. in the Vermillion High School Gym.  This Free Throw Contest is for the ages...


VHS presents O’Neill’s play ‘The Hairy Ape’
January 13th, 2012
Vermillion High School students will be presenting the one-act play “The Hairy Ape” by Eugene O’Neill on Friday, Jan. 20 at the Vermillion High School Performing Arts Center. This...


Free bariatric seminar for weight loss scheduled in Yankton
January 13th, 2012
The public is invited to attend a free educational presentation on Bariatric Surgery for Weight Loss using the adjustable LAP-BAND® System on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m. at the Best Western K...


St. Agnes Youth will serve breakfast
January 13th, 2012
The St. Agnes Youth Group is having a French toast breakfast fundraiser Sunday morning, Jan. 22, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the St. Agnes Gym. This breakfast fundraiser is for the St. Agnes youth Grou...


Petition filing deadline for county offices is March 27
January 13th, 2012
The deadline for political hopefuls to get their names on the ballot is approaching.The official date is March 27, but petitions only can be submitted “not less than 10 days, nor less...


Check It Out
January 13th, 2012
Library Activities and InformationBook Blab is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Community Room of the library.  Stop by the library for the fifth year of sharing...


For the Record
January 13th, 2012
Cases Disposed  12/30/2011-1/5/2012Douglas Michael Conners, 708 Walnut, Springfield; Speed on four-lane in rural areas, $19.00 plus costsDaisy Dobesh, 400 Carr St....


Ernest Wingen
January 6th, 2012
Ernest W. Wingen, 88, of New Ulm, MN died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 at the Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 at St. Anthony&rsq...


Veronica Heimes
January 6th, 2012
Veronica Ann Heimes, 88, of Vermillion, passed away Thursday, Dec. 29 at the Sanford Vermillion Care Center.


There goes the neighborhood
January 6th, 2012
A couple of modest brick buildings that for decades provided cheap and cozy housing to married students at the University of South Dakota have fallen to a wrecking ball.


Study supports small conference center
January 6th, 2012
While it would not be feasible financially to build a hotel headquarter facility in Vermillion to host events for more than 250 people, there does appear to be support for a smaller conference cent...


Alderman approve 2.75 pay increase for city employees
January 6th, 2012
A wage freeze  – a practice that levels of local government from the Vermillion School District to the University of South Dakota has had to administer because of budget constraints &nda...


New Year's Babies
January 6th, 2012
 


Community Calendar: Jan. 6-12, 2012
January 6th, 2012
Friday, January 6• Dakota Farm Show, USD DakotaDome.• Hospital Auxiliary Meeting, 2 p.m. at the Care Center Dining Room, 125 Walker St. Saturday, January...


Chamber Chat
January 6th, 2012
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionc...


Vermillion man pleads guilty to bank robbery
January 6th, 2012
FORDYCE, Neb. — A Vermillion man who robbed a Fordyce, Neb., bank more than a year ago has pleaded guilty in federal court in Sioux City.The announcement of the plea came Tuesday after...


South Dakota Corn Growers’ meeting set for Saturday
January 6th, 2012
The administrator of the federal Risk Management Agency will discuss crop insurance and other farm programs Saturday, Jan. 7 during the 26th annual meeting of the South Dakota Corn Growers Associat...


Pianist will present recital Jan. 12
January 6th, 2012
The University of South Dakota Department of Music will present guest pianist Reid Alexander in a solo recital on Thursday, Jan. 12, at 8 p.m. in the Colton Recital Hall of the Warren M. Lee Center...


Great books shared at library
January 6th, 2012
During Book Blab, great books will be shared in the Community Room of the Vermillion Public Library on Thursday, Jan. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m.  For the fifth year, adult readers are once again invi...


Between the Lines: Do we have nothing to celebrate?
January 6th, 2012
During a phone conversation with the mother of young children here in Vermillion, an interesting question was raised.“Whatever happened to all of the activities that used to go on in t...


MyStoryYourStory: Untold stories rooted in gestures
January 6th, 2012
The old lady across the way sits alone in a corner booth. Sipping morning coffee, she’s engaged in a lively conversation with herself that replays like a stuck needle on a scratched LP.


Guest Commentary: Ethanol needs infrastructure in absence of tax credi...
January 6th, 2012
As 2011 comes to a close, we will say goodbye to something called the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, or VEETC for short. Most people have probably never heard of VEETC, but they have certain...


Letters: I will not give up on South Dakota
January 6th, 2012
Several months ago, our family of six left our home in Vermillion for a job in Minot, ND. Leaving the house where two of our four boys were born was hard, but not nearly as hard as leaving the peop...


Tanager Gymnasts place fifth at Winter Wonderland
January 6th, 2012
Blessed without the spectre of an oncoming winter storm such as happened a year ago, 10 gymnastics teams from far corners of the state came to Vermillion High School Dec. 30, and when a day of comp...


Three Tanager grapplers place, one wins championship at Floyd Farrand...
January 6th, 2012
With athletes from 15 Class "A" and Class "B" teams providing competition equal to that of the state tournaments, Vermillion's wrestlers dived headfirst into the Floyd Farrand Invitational in...


Boys fall to Tea Area Titans 52-43
January 6th, 2012
Vermillion's boys basketball team, home for three of the season's first five games, began a four-game stretch on the road last night at West Central, hoping to stay perfect in the Big 8 Conferenc...


Coyotes drop game at Western Illinois
January 6th, 2012
It was a tale of two halves for the South Dakota men’s basketball team as it dropped a 67-44 Summit League contest at Western Illinois Tuesday evening at Macomb, IL.  With the loss, the...


Tanager girls’ defense keeps winning streak alive against Sioux City...
January 6th, 2012
When one's shooting percentage is cooler than usual, it's up to the defense to step to the forefront.  Because Vermillion's defense did just that, holding Sioux City East to one fourth-quar...


Hegge, Boss post big games as South Dakota Downs Southern Utah
January 6th, 2012
After Thursday night’s 66-53 loss to Oral Roberts, University of South Dakota’s head coach Ryun Williams promised that his team would respond.They did so on Saturday as they pick...


Eagle Scout
January 6th, 2012


Reduce cancer risk by reducing excess weight
January 6th, 2012
•  Excess body weight increases the risk of developing and dying from many types of cancer.• About one in three cancer deaths in the U.S. is related to nutrition and physical...


Taggart is Sanford Vermillion December PRIDE Employee
January 6th, 2012
Chuck Taggart, assistant plant operations manager, was selected as the Sanford Vermillion December 2011 PRIDE Employee of the Month. He has been employed here since 1988.


A moment in South Dakota history: King of the Rivers Boat Pilots
January 6th, 2012
It was said that he could navigate a sternwheeler through a seas of dew.


842nd platoon busy in Afghanistan
January 6th, 2012
FOB SHARANA, Afghanistan — Long days are nothing new for members of the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 842nd Engineer Company maintenance platoon, especially since they have reached...


Nelson elected as new PUC chairman
January 6th, 2012
The leadership of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission was transferred today to new chairman Chris Nelson after a vote among the three commissioners. Commissioner Kristie Fiegen was elected...


New games at library’s fun & games in Jan.
January 6th, 2012
If you’re looking for some exciting entertainment this winter, there will be afternoons of fun and games in the Community Room of the Vermillion Public Library from 1 to 4 p.m. on the followi...


Dog rescued from icy James River
January 6th, 2012
YANKTON (AP) — Authorities say a dog that fell through thin ice on the James River at Yankton recovered quickly.The Yankton Search and Rescue team arrived at the scene within 15 minute...


Various cultures welcome 2012 in United States
January 6th, 2012
New Year celebrations unite cultures as every culture celebrates the beginning of a new year. But what’s even more interesting are the different ways the New Year is celebrated in various cul...


For The Record
January 6th, 2012
Cases Disposed 12/23-29/2011Alexander Joseph Hammerstrom, 901 Rose St. #274, Vermillion; Renewal registration during assigned month, $54.00 plus costsLauralyn J. Brunz, 623 S. 2nd, Si...


South Dakota Magazine features Vermillion’s ethnic eateries
January 6th, 2012
Research was never so delicious for the writers of South Dakota Magazine. The Yankton staff hit the road and sampled cuisine from around the world, but never crossed the state line. Their report on...


South Dakota Magazine features the USD’s green efforts
January 6th, 2012
Take a political science course from Rich Braunstein and you’ll notice a shortage of paper handouts. It’s one way the Vermillion school is trying to reduce its carbon footprint and is f...


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