Archive For January 2010
Clay Rural Water decides Hyperion can't tap into system
January 29th, 2010
The board of directors of the Clay Rural Water System (CRWS) decided at its monthly meeting Thursday to not fulfill a request of the Hyperion Energy...
Dr. Thomas Allan Langworthy
January 29th, 2010
Dr. Thomas Allan Langworthy, 66, passed away at his home in Sioux Falls on Jan. 20, 2010. He was born Aug. 7, 1943 in Oak Park, IL to Thomas and Jean (Hruby) Langworthy.He e...
This week in Vermillion City Pool League
January 29th, 2010
By Joe "MOJO" ReiserHello again folks. A cold winter has been wearing on the lot of us, and we look forward to the warmth of a coming spring. Let us now look back to a Week 11 of our...
VHS veteran gymnasts place second, fourth in dual
January 29th, 2010
Vermillion's two veteran junior-class gymnasts finished second and fourth in the all-around standings as the Tanagers faced friendly rival Yankton/Bon Homme in a dual at the VHS gym last Thu...
Sergeant Bluff-Luton defeats Tanagers 49-43
January 29th, 2010
A 20-12 advantage in the third quarter was enough to lift Sergeant Bluff-Luton over a determined Vermillion girls basketball team and go on to a 49-43 victory Saturday in the Dakota Valley Cl...
Tanager JV girls improve record to 7-1
January 29th, 2010
Vermillion’s junior varsity girls streaked to two more wins last week to improve their record to 7-1 for the year so far.A 13-2 first quarter left no doubt about their game...
Tanager wrestlers lose thriller to Canton
January 29th, 2010
Last Thursday’s home wrestling match against Canton, the only team to beat Vermillion this season or last year in head-to-head duals, couldn’t have started any better for the Tana...
USD women's b-ball game rescheduled
January 29th, 2010
The University of South Dakota women’s basketball team’s game vs. the University of Sioux Falls, originally scheduled for Monday, Jan. 25, was postponed because of poor weather an...
Tanagers drop game to West Central
January 29th, 2010
Playing yet another tough opponent the day after practice was wiped out by the weather, the Vermillion Tanagers nevertheless found a way to make a game of it against West Central Tuesday afte...
Furniture donations being accepted for Volin family
January 29th, 2010
The Furniture Bank in Yankton, located at 801 W. 25th St., is accepting furniture for the family in Volin that lost their house to a fire.
Items needed include beds, dressers, living...
Gayville-Volin Students Make A Warm Donation
January 29th, 2010
VERMILLION — Members of the Gayville-Volin school district recently donated five handmade tie blankets to Sanford Hospital Vermillion. The donation was part of the district’s Teachers A...
Glory featured at library
January 29th, 2010
Glory will be the first featured selection for the February Film Festival. The free film will be shown on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the Vermillion Public Library...
Local Lions Club celebrates 60 years
January 29th, 2010
The W.H. Over Museum was the setting for the Vermillion Lions Club 60th anniversary celebration held on last Thursday, Jan. 21. The event marking the beginning of a year-long cele...
Chamber Chat
January 29th, 2010
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce& Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionc...
Whazzup? Whazzup? Yo Whazzup!
January 29th, 2010
I’ve always wondered why people say, Hello, the way they do.Come to think of it, fewer and fewer people actually use Hello these days . I’ve noticed how oth...
Bob didn't know cats could be supernatural
January 29th, 2010
Recently I read a book about a cat that was so smart it could tell if a postage stamp or a painting was counterfeit just by sniffing it. He could tell if a five pound note was real. He...
I confess... I like Brett
January 29th, 2010
I know there are some people who could show nothing but disdain for Brett Favre – even before he signed on last year to be quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings. Frankly, me not b...
USD medical students to display cultural posters
January 29th, 2010
Students at the Sanford School of Medicine of The University of South Dakota will use posters to present what they learned from last fall’s cultural colloquium. Enhancing cultural competence...
University Theatre to hold auditions for Boy Gets Girl
January 29th, 2010
The University of South Dakota Department of Theatre is holding open auditions for Boy Gets Girl, Feb. 2 and 3 in the Arena Theatre of the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. Auditions ar...
Exchange vows
January 29th, 2010
Abigail Elizabeth Douds, Baltimore, MD, exchanged vows with Thomas Milleret Ring, Oct. 17, 2009, at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Libertytown, MD, with Father Gene Nickol and Deacon John Martin o...
Relay For Life: Less cancer; more birthdays
January 29th, 2010
The annual Clay County Relay for Life is Sunday from noon to 6 at the DakotaDome. Your help is needed. Doors open at noon, so teams can sign in and set up their break areas (campsites). Those who d...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
January 29th, 2010
Excerpts from the Plain Talk By Cleo Erickson1934 An honest to goodness wedding, with County Judge Raymond L. Collar tieing the knot, was the big feature Friday night...
Jolley Elementary students raise over $1,400 for Haiti
January 29th, 2010
A simple idea on the part of three students from Jolley Elementary School turned into a humanitarian effort that surpassed their expectations. After seeing television coverage of the su...
Blood donors needed after stormy weather
January 29th, 2010
Community Blood Bank and Sanford Vermillion Medical Center will host a blood drive on Saturday, Feb. 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the USD Sanford School of Medicine building in conjunction with...
Highway Patrol plans checkpoints
January 29th, 2010
The South Dakota Highway Patrol has sobriety checkpoints scheduled in February in the following counties: Beadle, Bennett, Brown, Brule, Charles Mix, Codington, Custer, Hughes, Jerauld,...
KAOR will broadcast games
January 29th, 2010
The University of South Dakota athletic department has announced that KAOR 91.1 FM out of Vermillion will serve as a broadcast affiliate for the remaining home and away Coyote basketbal...
Welcome Table will meet Feb. 1
January 29th, 2010
The next Vermillion Welcome table will meet Monday, Feb. 1 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church.The Feb 1 meal will be sponsored and served by Friends of Welcome Tab...
Court asked to overturn air permit for SD refinery
January 29th, 2010
By Chet BrokawAssociated PressPIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Three groups opposed to a $10 billion oil refinery planned for southeastern South Dakota have asked a judge to overturn a s...
Discussions on facility use scheduled Friday
January 29th, 2010
Rich Van Den Hul, vice president of finance and administration at the University of South Dakota, said it’s important for the people of Vermillion to realize that a final decision regar...
Talks between USD, school, city center on DakotaDome dollars
January 29th, 2010
The Vermillion School District wants the Tanagers to play football in the DakotaDome.The University of South Dakota wants the Tanagers to play in the Dome.But the pric...
School board agrees to continue opt-out
January 29th, 2010
Citing an inability to meet the Vermillion School District’s financial needs under tax limitation measures that will kick in soon, the Vermillion School Board unanimously passed a resol...
Winter storm brings fierce winds
January 29th, 2010
A winter storm that moved across several Midwestern states Monday brought fierce winds and light snow that was easily blown around, leaving travelers stranded and closing some schools and bus...
Elaine J. Bertrand
January 22nd, 2010
Eliane “Elly” J. Bertrand, 96, of Elk Point, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010 at Prarie Estates Care Center in Elk Point.Elly was born on Jan. 21, 1913, to Henry a...
Robert W. Lewison
January 22nd, 2010
Robert W. “Bob” Lewison, 45, of Vermillion, passed away Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 at Sanford Vermillion Hospital under hospice care.Robert was born April 14, 1964 in Vib...
Karen Melby Hopkins
January 22nd, 2010
Karen Melby Hopkins passed peacefully in her home in Sunnyvale, CA on Jan. 7, 2010, following an extended illness. Born Oct. 18, 1947, and raised in Faulkton by her late parents, Lucille B. a...
E. Don McCoullough
January 22nd, 2010
E. Don “Doc” McCullough, 94, of Vermillion, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010 at Sanford Vermillion Hospital. E. Don McCullough was born Oct. 4, 1915 to...
Mervil A. Peterson
January 22nd, 2010
Mervil A. Peterson passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, at Sanford hospital in Sioux Falls, after a courageous battle with cancer. Mervil was born on May 25, 1932, on the family...
Coyotes bounce UND in Great West opener
January 22nd, 2010
There’s grinding out a win, and then there’s overcoming a 29-percent shooting performance.Especially in a league game against your rival.Yet, that’s...
UND women hold off USD 54-51
January 22nd, 2010
That old feeling returned to the DakotaDome Saturday night for the University of South Dakota’s matchup with the Fighting Sioux from the University of North Dakota.The Coyot...
This Week in Vermillion City Pool League
January 22nd, 2010
The frigid cold has let up for the time being and a more civil temperature has prevailed. The new semester is on at the university and the 2010 part of our pool season has commenced.
VHS wrestlers win team title at Harrisburg
January 22nd, 2010
Since the season began, Vermillion's wrestlers have been making the championship session of each of their tournaments their own little Saturday night party.It happened again in H...
Tanager girls come oh so close to BB victory Tuesday
January 22nd, 2010
Elk Point-Jefferson broke away from a 19-19 tie midway through the third period and never trailed again, but Vermillion made it uncomfortably interesting Tuesday night in a 40-38 loss t...
Fourth quarter surge not enough for Tanager win
January 22nd, 2010
A 23-point fourth-quarter surge might be enough to rally to victory in some games. The problem is that, just prior to that final-period effort Tuesday night, the Vermillion Tanagers had endur...
Residents Pitch In To Get Mobile Food Pantry Rolling
January 22nd, 2010
Gayville and Volin residents are pitching in to organize and in some cases reaping the benefits of the mobile food pantry that was initiated there this past November.One of...
Volin Family Homeless After Fire
January 22nd, 2010
VOLIN — An area family is looking to the future after their home was destroyed in a fire this past weekend.“I think about the things I’ve lost, but I don’t...
SDSU students named to dean's list
January 22nd, 2010
The following students have been names to the dean's list for academic excellence during the Spring 2009 semester at South Dakota State University.College of Arts & Science: ...
Chamber Chat
January 22nd, 2010
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.verm...
Avera program assists Haiti
January 22nd, 2010
To the editor: You can help! The Avera Haiti Project brings the current disaster so much closer to home and so much closer to our hearts.
She wants a self-cleaning toilet and dust bunnies that self-destruct
January 22nd, 2010
I've been hearing a lot about Smart Houses lately and the older I get the more I want one of those.A Smart House, if you haven't heard, is a digital version of your own home.
Throughout history, it seems, blizzards pose problems
January 22nd, 2010
These past two weeks with all the bad weather I decided it was time to get out my old Reverse Time Machine to see how my friend Oog would have handled snow removal during his time. The Christmas st...
Keep Haiti adoption in its proper context
January 22nd, 2010
We applaud recent statements made by members of South Dakota’s Congressional delegation, specifically Republican Sen. John Thune and Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson, regarding adoption of Haitian...
Report from Pierre
January 22nd, 2010
This week marked the start of the 85th legislative session.The first week is largely spent getting reacquainted with other legislators, listening to the state of the state a...
Will wed
January 22nd, 2010
David and Cindy Lias of Vermillion are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Andrea to Nicholas Kooi, son of Roger and Carol Kooi of Valley Springs.
Andrea is a 2005 g...
USD's acclaimed Rawlins Piano Trio to perform Jan. 28 concert
January 22nd, 2010
The nationally acclaimed Rawlins Piano Trio of The University of South Dakota will present its second concert of the 2009-2010 Vermillion season at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28 at Colton Recital Hal...
Local gifts to Haiti being accepted by Lutheran Social Services of SD
January 22nd, 2010
People wanting to support the relief efforts in Haiti can do so by sending financial gifts to your local Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota location. LSS will collect and send the gifts to th...
Community fights back against cancer
January 22nd, 2010
People who have first-hand experience with cancer play a big role at the annual Clay County Relay For Life. Doors open at noon on Sunday, Jan. 31, at the DakotaDome. Teams and fund-raisers from thr...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
January 22nd, 2010
Excerpts from the Plain Talk By Cleo Erickson1934 A gang of boys returned this week from the Boy Scout camp in Minneapolis and they all report a gra...
Grant will create USD scholarship
January 22nd, 2010
The John T. Vucurevich Foundation is pleased to announce a grant award in the amount of $70,000 to The University of South Dakota Foundation to create the “Judge Lawrence Piersol Schola...
Welcome Table will meet Jan. 25
January 22nd, 2010
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, Jan. 25, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church. The Jan 25 meal will be sponsored and served by Sanford Vermillion.
Schimelfening to assume command of Civil Air Patrol's South Dakota Wi...
January 22nd, 2010
Vermillion resident Major Teresa Schimelfening will accept command of Civil Air Patrol’s (CAP) South Dakota Wing (SDWG) at the Wing’s 2010 Conference January 23rd. She will take the rei...
Vermillion honors King's legacy with artistic touch
January 22nd, 2010
Norma Wilson paused for a moment, viewed her surroundings at the Washington Street Art Center Monday afternoon, and smiled.She was surrounded by art, brought in my artists and school children and p...
Saturday fire guts Volin home
January 22nd, 2010
A fire in Volin Saturday night. Jan. 16, destroyed a family home.Volin firefighters were called to the scene a half-block from Mac’s around 8:21 p.m. Eventually, firefighter...
Freezing rain hits three-state area
January 22nd, 2010
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Dozens of schools in southeastern South Dakota delayed or canceled classes and police in the Sioux Falls area dealt with numerous vehicle accidents as freezing rain h...
School board hears costs of building outdoor stadium
January 22nd, 2010
Steve Snyder knows so much about building seating for sporting facilities that he includes the word “Stadium” in his moniker.“Stadium” Steve Snyder, repres...
Future DakotaDome use comes with steep price tag
January 22nd, 2010
It’s going to take money — more than $80,000 annually, it appears — for the Vermillion Tanagers to continue to play football in the DakotaDome.It’s money t...
Make strides to end cancer at annual Relay for Life
January 15th, 2010
Ever feel like you're just going in circles? Why not do it for a good cause? You can circle the track at the DakotaDome as part of the Clay County Relay For Life and raise dollars to fight cancer....
Patricia L. Lewison
January 15th, 2010
Patricia L. Lewison, 69, of Vermillion, passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2010 at the Sanford Vermillion Hospital, under hospice care, after a short battle with cancer.Pat Withers was b...
Herbert Elmer Fickbohm
January 15th, 2010
Herbert Elmer Fickbohm, 95, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 at Sanford Vermillion Hospital after a brief illness.Herbert was born on Oct. 13, 1914 in Montevideo, MN to Walte...
Grace M. Ouellette
January 15th, 2010
Grace M. Ouellette, 94, of Vermillion, passed away Monday, Jan. 11, 2010 at the Sanford Vermillion Care Center.Grace Mabel Olivia Olson was born on a farm north of Elk Point on April 28...
Eugene Joseph Kilbride
January 15th, 2010
Eugene Joseph Kilbride, age 83, passed away peacefully at his daughter’s home in Yankton, surrounded by loved ones, on Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, after a brief battle with lung cancer....
For The Record
January 15th, 2010
Dec. 24-31, 2009 Santino R. Clay-Benning, 1020 N. Union St. Apt. 3, Madison: Possession of alcohol by minor, $50 plus costs. Jordan Ochocki, 1320 S....
This Week in Vermillion Pool League
January 15th, 2010
Hello folks and Happy New Year. We have seen some heavy snow, viscous cold weather and the the loss of some friends and family members,...
Seniors lead USD past Longwood
January 15th, 2010
On a night when long-range shots and free throws weren’t falling on a regular basis, a pair of seniors picked up the slack.And that leadership was precisely the difference.
Madison Bulldog gymnasts defeat Tanagers
January 15th, 2010
Madison's never-ending gymnastics road show came to Vermillion Tuesday night, and the Bulldogs showed that no time soon will their stranglehold on Class "A" gymnastics in the state come to...
Tanager boys up season mark to 4-2
January 15th, 2010
Vermillion exploded for 26 points in the fourth quarter, and the result was a 61-41 boys’ basketball win at Parkston Saturday as the Tanagers improved to 4-2 for the season....
Tanager grapplers improve record to 9-1
January 15th, 2010
Vermillion’s third-ranked wrestling team dominated two more opponents last week to improve their record in head-to-head duals to 9-1 for the season.That sets the stage for t...
Tanagers nearly give Madison stunning upset
January 15th, 2010
The Lady Tanagers didn't deserve the fate that befell them Tuesday night.Vermillion’s girls basketball team was within four seconds of a stunning upset over a team to whom...
Funds available for existing emergency housing shelters
January 15th, 2010
South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA) is now accepting applications for the Emergency Shelter Grants Program. The Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG) Program, which is fun...
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital offers new technology to test for C. diff...
January 15th, 2010
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital is now offering a new advanced laboratory testing system designed to provide quick results in identifying the presence of Clostridium Difficile (C. diff) toxins as of No...
It's No Time For Hibernation
January 15th, 2010
MISSION HILL — Although not much growing is done this time of year, it doesn’t mean Hebda Family Produce goes into a state of hibernation over the winter months.&ldquo...
Pratt addresses Vermillion Rotary
January 15th, 2010
The Vermillion Rotary Club held its weekly luncheon meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12, at the Neuharth Media Center on the campus of USD. President David Lorenz opened the meeting and led us in the...
Great books shared at library
January 15th, 2010
During Book Blab, great books will be shared in the Community Room of the Vermillion Public Library on Thursday, Jan. 21 from 6 to 8 p.m.. Adults are invited to come and let other people know...
Winter fun and games at library
January 15th, 2010
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...
Chamber Chat
January 15th, 2010
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce& Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionc...
Grocery store samples leave a lot to be desired
January 15th, 2010
The other day, I was in the grocery store with my husband, Brian. It is rare for us to shop together, since he buys the groceries, which is the envy of all my friends.When I do tag alon...
Despite being primitive, Bob longs for train travel
January 15th, 2010
Early day railroad travel for passengers was primitive at best. Before modern cars were invented, riders had to take their chances.There was no room service because there weren’t...
Maris makes history - again
January 15th, 2010
When Mark McGwire broke the single season home run record back in 1998, it was electrifying. But now we know that when McGwire broke that record, he was cheating. He was using steroids....
Oral Interpretation team finishes strong at state festival
January 15th, 2010
Members of the Vermillion High School oral interpretation team earned a team excellence trophy and brought home four superior medals from the State Oral Interpretation Festival held in Sioux Falls...
USD NALSA brightens holidays for Rosebud Sioux children
January 15th, 2010
Christmas came early to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe as The University of South Dakota’s Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) delivered gifts to children of the reservation just in tim...
USD presents annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. programming
January 15th, 2010
The University of South Dakota will celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with two campus programs featuring journalist and filmmaker David A. Wilson. On Tuesday, Jan....
Textbook rental now available at Dakota Textbook Co.
January 15th, 2010
Dakota Textbook Co. in Vermillion announces an innovative textbook rental program designed to lower the cost of textbooks for students while also providing students with a choicebetween renting or...
Lego contest to be held at the Vermillion Public Library
January 15th, 2010
Gather up your Legos and join us at the Vermillion Public Library on Thursday, Jan. 21. There will be a Lego building contest for upper elementary students. The rules...
United Way of Vermillion seeks nominations for Vermillion Volunteer of...
January 15th, 2010
United Way of Vermillion has established an annual Vermillion Volunteer of the Year Award that will be presented at the joint Vermillion Development Company/Vermillion Chamber of Commerce community...
H1N1 vaccination clinic in Union Co. announced
January 15th, 2010
The South Dakota Department of Health along with representatives from Union County, Sanford Health and Avera Health announce an H1N1 flu vaccination clinic at the Jefferson High School on Jan 20 fr...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
January 15th, 2010
Excerpts from the Plain Talk By Cleo Erickson1933 L. Rosen, of Milwaukee, was one of a trio picked up at a cagin east of the city when 74 gallon tins of alcohol and a...
French toast breakfast fundraiser
January 15th, 2010
The St. Agnes Youth Group is having a French toast breakfast fundraiser Sunday morning, Jan. 24 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the St. Agnes gym.This breakfast fundraiser is for the St....
Free throw contest Jan. 24
January 15th, 2010
The St. Agnes Council of the Knights of Columbus is having their free thow contest Sunday, Jan. 24 at 1 p.m. in the Vermillion High School gym.This free throw contest is for...
Welcome Table will meet Jan. 18
January 15th, 2010
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, Jan. 18 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church. The Jan 18 meal will be sponsored and served by Martin Luther King (M...
VHS will present One-Act Play
January 15th, 2010
Vermillion High School students will be presenting “The Arkansaw Bear” next weekend in the VHS Performing Arts Center. The play, a children’s fantasy drama, explores the cycle of...
Vermillion residents urged to clear sidewalks of snow
January 15th, 2010
The city of Vermillion began checking and tagging sidewalks effective Tuesday, Jan. 12. Citizens are asked to make sure their sidewalks are not in violation of City Ordinance §96.12 Snow...
New building requirements approved for fire safety
January 15th, 2010
Anyone wishing to construct a new building in Vermillion's downtown business district will need to follow new standards after the Vermillion City Council amended a building regulation ordina...
MidAmerican reps: Natural gas prices unpredictable, but remain stable
January 15th, 2010
The good news: the price of natural gas provided to Vermillion consumers has followed a similar trend from past years, and has remained stable.The bad news: the effect that winter...
Citizens Academy will begin Feb. 16
January 8th, 2010
The city of Vermillion is starting a Citizens Academy for all Vermillion residents over the age of 18. The Citizens Academy is a free, hands-on, interactive public information program that allows c...
For The Record
January 8th, 2010
Dec. 11-17, 2009 Ryan Hackett, 911 W. 11th St., Yankton: Speeding on state highway, $75 plus costs. Justin R. Williams, 3405 E. 11th St. #8, Sioux Fa...
Eugene Hult
January 8th, 2010
Eugene Goldrich Hult, 96, of Vermillion, passed away on Dec. 24, 2009, at Covington Heights Nursing Home in Sioux Falls. Eugene was born on Sept. 13, 1913 in Clay County, So...
Virginia Mockler
January 8th, 2010
Virginia Mockler, 77, of Vermillion, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, after a short battle with cancer.Virginia Mae Milla...
Lois Massey
January 8th, 2010
Lois Lee Massey, 73, rural Jefferson, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, at Prairie Estate Care Center in Elk Point. Lois was born Jan. 19, 1936, in rural Vermillion, to Cecil and Beul...
Betty Lou Groom
January 8th, 2010
Betty Lou “Elizabeth” Groom, 85, died Jan. 1, 2010 at Sanford Vermillion Hospital in Vermillion,.Betty Groom (nee Weems, Baker) was born in Oklahoma City, OK on Aug. 2...
Wayne Heckenlively
January 8th, 2010
Wayne E. Heckenlively passed away on Jan. 2, 2010 in Meza, AZ. Wayne was born in rural Burbank on Aug. 25, 1918 to Lottie and Grant Heckenlively.After graduating from Vermillion H...
Evelyn Styles
January 8th, 2010
Evelyn Grace Johnson Styles passed away Monday, Dec. 28, 2009 at the Wakonda Heritage Manor, Wakonda, at the age or 93 years.Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4 at...
Loretta Johnson
January 8th, 2010
Loretta Johnson, 96, of Vermillion, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 at the Yankton Care Center in Yankton.Loretta Huetson was born Sept. 21, 1913 in Sioux Falls, to Rea and Emma (Ben...
Tanagers defeat Tea Area 57-47
January 8th, 2010
Seven different men scored, paced by the one-two tandem of Kylen Freidel and Cole Andre with 35 points between them, as Vermillion dealt Tea Area a 57-47 defeat Dec. 29.The Tanage...
Tanager girls record first season win
January 8th, 2010
Vermillion recorded its first victory of the girls’ basketball season during the holiday break, winning at Tea Area by a 33-11 score.The Tanagers were also on the road...
Hot Springs champs at Winter Wonderland tourney
January 8th, 2010
Hot Springs won the team championship, and the host Vermillion team placed two athletes among the top 10 in the all-around standings when VHS hosted its annual Winter Wonderland gymnastics to...
Communities And Friends Unite For Hoxeng Benefit
January 8th, 2010
VOLIN — A fund-raiser to benefit a Volin woman has brought out the best in area communities.Set to take place at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at the Wakonda Legion Hall, donatio...
VHS students honored
January 8th, 2010
Sam Ekstrom and Katie Goeden were selected as the Vermillion High School Students of the Month for November. They will be honored for their efforts and leadership with a $100 scholarship from...
Chamber Chat
January 8th, 2010
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionchambe...
New Year says bye-bye racoon, squirrel, turkey neck
January 8th, 2010
People have accused me of pedaling hope. I am proud of this accusation and the first to admit that I am guilty as charged. Most likely, anyone could conclude this from reading my Christ...
Wanted: Readers who enjoy reading classified ads
January 8th, 2010
Here are a few classified ads which I DON’T intend to use in a column.You’re welcome to them! &...
Zoning discussion has happy ending
January 8th, 2010
In a Solomon-like move, the Vermillion City Council did a good job of trying to satisfy everyone who has concerns about the rezoning from R-2 to R-1 of a residential neighborhood located two blocks...
Scholarships available for local high school seniors
January 8th, 2010
The Siouxland Community Foundation has scholarship opportunities available for Siouxland high school seniors who will graduate in May 2010 and reside within a general 50-mile radius of Sioux City.&...
Extension farm transition and estate planning training dates set for...
January 8th, 2010
The South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service has set 2010 dates in two cities for farm transition and estate planning workshops. One session of the training will be held at JoDe...
Nutrition and diet topic of workshop for parents Jan. 14
January 8th, 2010
Do you have a child on medication? Are you concerned with your child’s weight loss or weight gain? Wondering about gluten-free or casein-free diets? Herbal supplements? Other issues? Ju...
Humanities grants awarded, distinguished service awards given to hum...
January 8th, 2010
At their annual fall board meeting Dec. 30, 2009, the South Dakota Humanities Council Board awarded 10 grant proposals totaling $43,250 for funding in 2010. Here is a glimpse of which programs were...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
January 8th, 2010
1933 Did you ever speculate on what Vermilion’s growth will be in the next quarter century? Living so much in the present, as most of us do, little thought is given to such...
Speech contest set for Jan. 17
January 8th, 2010
District 7 of the South Dakota American Legion, announces its high school oratorical “Constitutional Speech Contest” will be held at Tripp at the American Legion Post...
Yankton Co. cow has infected bovine TB
January 8th, 2010
SIOUX FALLS (AP) — The South Dakota Animal Industry Board says a 3-year-old cow from a Yankton County herd has been infected with bovine tuberculosis.State Veterinarian Dust...
Cancer group meets Jan. 13
January 8th, 2010
A cancer support group will meet 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, in the Al Neuharth Media Center conference room.The education component of the meeting will be provided by Ashley He...
Welcome Table will meet Jan. 11
January 8th, 2010
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, Jan. 11 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church. The Jan. 11 meal will be sponsored and served by The United Methodist Church Women.
Relay For Life fights cancer on Jan. 31
January 8th, 2010
Let’s “Make Cancer a Thing of the Past.”That’s the theme for this year’s Clay County Relay For Life, scheduled to be held from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan....
ELCA discusses gay clergy
January 8th, 2010
Congregations in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) are allowed — but not required — to seek pastors who are in committed same-sex relationships, an ELCA bishop sai...
City agrees to zoning change, with an added delay
January 8th, 2010
The Vermillion City Council decided Monday to alter the course of what appeared to be a routine zoning change of a neighborhood located near downtown.After lengthy discussio...
For the Record
January 1st, 2010
Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2009 Benjamin Tyler Erickson, 426 NW School St., Ankeny, IA: Possession of alcohol by minor, $51 plus costs. Molly Miller, 223 Richar...
Duane LeMoyne Iverson
January 1st, 2010
Duane LeMoyne Iverson was delivered into his mother’s arms on Dec. 25, 1928 by Santa Claus, he once said. He left this earth with Jesus on Dec. 21, 2009 just four days before his 81st b...
Additional federal funding available for health insurance
January 1st, 2010
New federal funding is available for eligible individuals to continue their group health insurance according to officials with the South Dakota Department of Revenue and Regulation, Division...
Quaye garners All-America honors
January 1st, 2010
South Dakota football’s Ko Quaye was named to the 2009 Sports Network Football Championship Subdivision All-America team, the Web site has announced.A native of Brooklyn Par...
Tanager grappler triangular scheduled here Tuesday
January 1st, 2010
One of only three chances all season for Vermillion fans to see their highly-regarded wrestling team on the home mats occurred Tuesday.A triangular involving the Tanagers with Mad...
Morehead State edges USD
January 1st, 2010
The first true home challenge was nearly a signature victory.Yet, in the end, it was simply a could-have-been.In its first home game against a full-fledged Division I...
Chamber Chat
January 1st, 2010
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce& Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionc...
If you tell me yours, I'll tell you mine
January 1st, 2010
I read that 40 percent to 45 percent of American adults make one or more New Year’s resolutions each year.Among the top resolutions are losing weight, increasing exercise and quit...
Bob has thrown caution to the wind during blizzards
January 1st, 2010
In my 87-plus years — mostly spent in South Dakota — I have seen lots of storms that qualify as blizzards. The National Weather Service says a blizzard consists of sustaining wind...
A lifetime of significant weather
January 1st, 2010
It’s times like these, after encountering a blizzard of near-epic proportions, as we just experienced over the Christmas holiday, that you expect to hear some old-timers at the local cafe sni...
2009 - A pretty good year for the area
January 1st, 2010
Apart from some issues with unemployment and the harvest season, 2009 went pretty smoothly, one area official said. “I think it was a pretty good year,” said Gayville...
Hanson Family Receives Royal Donation
January 1st, 2010
The Doug Hanson family’s recovery effort from a fire that destroyed their rural Meckling home in mid-December received a boost last week when it was learned the family would be re...
Digging Out
January 1st, 2010
It was a white Christmas for the Gayville-Volin area, thanks to the storm that dropped upwards of 20 inches of snow on many parts of the region.But according to one resident, it w...
SD Ag Dept. offers financing for farmers and ranchers
January 1st, 2010
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA) would like to remind farmers and ranchers that it has financing programs available to assist producers during these difficult economic times....
American Cancer Society sets the record straight on screening guideli...
January 1st, 2010
There’s been a lot of confusion lately about cancer screenings, so the American Cancer Society wants to remind people of the screenings they need and at what age. The Americ...
Reynolds is Sanford December PRIDE Employee
January 1st, 2010
Arlys Reynolds, receptionist, Sanford Clinic Vermillion, was selected as the December 2009 PRIDE Employee of the Month. Arlys has been employed at Sanford Vermillion since February 2007.
Sobriety checkpoints planned in January
January 1st, 2010
The South Dakota Highway Patrol has sobriety checkpoints scheduled in January in the following counties: Brown, Charles Mix, Clay, Codington, Davison, Day, Fall River, Hand, Lake, Minnehaha,...
Blood bank in need of donations
January 1st, 2010
The Siouxland Community Blood Bank is strongly encouraging everyone to donate blood as soon as possible. “The impact of last week’s snow storm has really put our...
Clear ice and snow for letter carriers
January 1st, 2010
Winter is back in full swing, bringing significant snow and ice to the Upper Midwest. That means slippery surfaces, which can be dangerous and costly for homeowners, as well as for thei...
USD prof shares observations from climate conference
January 1st, 2010
Elizabeth Burleson, professor at The University of South Dakota School of Law, attended the COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark in mid-December. B...
Council gives initial approval to zoning change in residential area
January 1st, 2010
The Vermillion City Council has given initial approval to a zoning change that will affect 29 residential properties located near the downtown area.The action follows the filing o...
Surviving the snowpocalypse
January 1st, 2010
It may have not been the strongest blizzard to ever strike the Vermillion area.At times, the storm system that moved across South Dakota would blow and snow for a while, take a br...
