Archive For December 2009
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...
Tanager grappler triangular scheduled here Tuesday
December 28th, 2009
One of only three chances all season for Vermillion fans to see their highly-regarded wrestling team on the home mats will occur Tuesday, weather permitting.
Walter Mockler
December 24th, 2009
Walter Mockler, 75, of Burbank, died Wednesday, December 16, 2009.Wally was born March 23, 1934 in Burbank to Albert and Margaret (Muhlenkort) Mockler, he attended Bruyer Country...
Wayne State signs Kristen Schwasinger
December 24th, 2009
Wayne State College head women’s golf coach Troy Harder has announced that Kristen Schwasinger of Vermillion has signed a national letter of intent to attend Wayne State College and play golf...
Plenty of VHS sports on tap during holiday vacation
December 24th, 2009
Vermillion sports fans will have opportunity to see their high school teams in action during the holiday vacation. Unfortunately most of the competitions will be taking place on the sam...
Tanagers dealt humbling 85-41 loss
December 24th, 2009
A frighteningly young South Sioux City team which boasts at least four players destined to play college basketball dealt Vermillion a humbling 85-41 loss Friday.The Tanagers, howe...
Volin Cafe brings neighbors, friends together for good food and conver...
December 24th, 2009
VOLIN — The community is small but the appetites are large, and that’s at least part of what keeps people coming to the Volin Community Café.Rural Volin residen...
Bake sale is successful
December 24th, 2009
Past-president Marvin Tronvold opened the meeting leading the group in the national anthems of the United States and Norway, accompanied by Phyllis Neilsen, and the Pledge of the Allegiance o...
Hubert receives wildlife scholarship
December 24th, 2009
Kyle Hubert, a wildlife and fisheries student at South Dakota State University, received a $400 scholarship at the annual Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Buffalo Banquet. Over $...
Morrison receives $500 scholarship
December 24th, 2009
Kelli Morrison, a wildlife and fisheries student at South Dakota State University, received a $500 scholarship at the annual Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Buffalo Banquet. Ove...
'Together time' is riding shotgun on Christmas vacation
December 24th, 2009
In the early morning hours of Christmas vacation, I would ride shotgun while my father drove our boxy Dodge van, tires crunching through several inches of freshly fallen snow on already frozen high...
Commonplace Christmas traditions were slowly accepted
December 24th, 2009
Why do we celebrate Christmas on December 25? Christ’s birthday was really thought to be in the springtime, but the idea to celebrate on December 25 originated in the fourth centu...
Yes, Virginia...
December 24th, 2009
Editor’s note: Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of...
USD OT professor delivers keynote address at Japan conference
December 24th, 2009
An associate professor of occupational therapy at The University of South Dakota recently delivered a keynote address on human activity and environmental change at a conference in Japan.
Heartland Humane Society offers pet safety & gift-giving tips for the...
December 24th, 2009
Heartland Humane Society wishes everyone a happy and safe holiday season. While it may be tempting to give animals as gifts, HHS recommends other options that are better suited:• Give a...
Chamber Chat
December 24th, 2009
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce& Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionc...
South Dakota unemployment rate remains at 5.0 percent
December 24th, 2009
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports South Dakota’s preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November 2009 is 5.0 percent, unchanged from October 2009. The nat...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
December 24th, 2009
Excerpts from the Plain Talk By Cleo Erickson1933 Did you ever speculate on what Vermilion’s growth will be in the next quarter century? Living so much in...
USD softball clinics planned for January
December 24th, 2009
The University of South Dakota softball team has set the dates for its winter clinics.The USD Softball Clinic pitching, catching and hitting will be held on Jan. 9 and 16 at the D...
No Celebrate Vermillion Dec. 31
December 24th, 2009
There will be no Celebrate Vermillion activities in Vermillion this New Year’s Eve.Unfortunately, the event will not be held to ring in 2010, however, Celebrate Vermillion i...
Long to USD grads: Job market is tough
December 24th, 2009
While addressing the University of South Dakota’s most recent graduates, Larry Long, circuit court judge with the state’s 2nd Judicial Circuit, was blunt about the job market: &ld...
'We make a good team'
December 24th, 2009
Monique Roberts and Lori Kober, co-owner of the Iverson-Siecke-Kober Funeral Home in Vermillion, have had a professional relationship going back several years.That relationship ha...
The Pressbox comes tumbling down
December 24th, 2009
After being severely damaged in a Sept. 29, 2008 fire, and after being the topic of controversy before the Vermillion City Council and local courts, the Pressbox is no more.On Monday, w...
H1N1 flu vaccination clinic Dec. 23 in Vermillion
December 18th, 2009
The South Dakota Department of Health along with Sanford Vermillion Medical Center, Sanf...
VAST results from recent meets
December 18th, 2009
Vermillion Area Swim Team (VAST) has started the indoor season with a change in coaching staff. Mike Mor...
Roger Dean Hauge
December 18th, 2009
Roger Dean Hauge, 63, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 at Wheaton Franciscan All Saints Medical Center in Racine, WI.Roger was born in Howard on Jan. 31, 1946 to...
John F. Hagemann
December 18th, 2009
John F. Hagemann, 70, a remarkable man by all accounts, died Dec. 13, 2009 at his home in Vermillion. John was born Feb. 12, 1939 to Roland and Olive Wills Hagemann in Fort Atkins...
W. Richard Deets
December 18th, 2009
Worth Richard “Dick” Deets, age 73, of Orange City, IA, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009.A funeral service was held on S...
For the Record
December 18th, 2009
Nov. 20-25, 2009 Jennifer M. Heumiller, 314 N. Dakota St., Vermillion: Possession of alcohol by minor, $51 plus costs. Drew Douglas Nelson, 40961 237...
This Week in Vermillion City Pool League
December 18th, 2009
Week eight is in the books and we find Maya Janes 2 on the top of the heap with Leo's 1 back in second place after a battle of top teams. Here are the standings with week number eight...
Bouie is Great West Player of the Week
December 18th, 2009
USD junior guard Mitchell Bouie has been named the Great West Conference Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday. Bouie is the second Coyote to earn the weekly honor this season.
Tanagers place fifth at Wagner invitational
December 18th, 2009
Fifth-place finishes by Rory Tucker on the balance beam and Elly Melby in floor exercise were Vermillion's best scores as the Tanagers placed fifth in Wagner's invitational meet Saturday.
Tanager wrestlers place second at Yankton
December 18th, 2009
Vermillion won four of five duals and placed second in the Yankton Invitational Tournament, losing only to Class "B" powerhouse Canton in what proved to be the tourney's championship...
VHS bowling team travels to Sioux Falls
December 18th, 2009
The VHS bowling team traveled to Sioux Falls Washington on Dec. 11, bowling at the Eastway Bowl.The Vermillion girls lost to Washington 4-46 and the boys lost 3 1/2-46 1/2. ...
Tanager girls lose to Harrisburg 49-40
December 18th, 2009
Thanks in large part to Lindsey Johnson's 21 points and her team's 2-to-1 rebounding advantage, Harrisburg dealt a season-opening 49-40 loss to Vermillion in girls basketball at Harrisburg...
Desire, effort spark season-opening win
December 18th, 2009
Despite a distinct height and experience disadvantage – something they will likely face more often than not – the Vermillion Tanagers again proved that desire and supreme effort c...
Horizons Project Seeks New Volunteers For New Year
December 18th, 2009
VOLIN — Progress is still rolling along with the Volin-Gayville Horizons Project, and members of the planning committee are gearing up for the new year with a call for volunteers....
Oh, rest beside the weary road...
December 18th, 2009
“And you, beneath life’s crushing load, whose forms are bending low, who toil along the climbing way with painful steps and slow, look now, for glad and golden hours come swiftly on the...
Bob's research reveals source of nation's nickname
December 18th, 2009
In light of the fact that we are fighting in two wars. and that necessitates huge quantities of food and supplies to be sent to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, I wondered how all of those...
Sit back and watch the latest fiasco unfold
December 18th, 2009
“I would immediately close Guantanamo Bay, move all the prisoners to Fort Leavenworth (an army base in Kansas) and truly expedite the judicial proceedings in their cases.” I...
Yarbrough work premieres this week
December 18th, 2009
A composition from Dr. Stephen Yarbrough, D.M.A., composer-in-residence at The University of South Dakota, will premiere this Christmas season.Yarbrough’s “The Joys of Mary,...
October students of the month named
December 18th, 2009
Emma Getzin and Nick Mart have been named as the October Students of the Month at Vermillion High School. Through their academic and extra-curricular efforts, they have demonstrated leadershi...
Chamber Chat
December 18th, 2009
Chamber ChatVermillion Area Chamber of Commerce& Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.com
Driver licenses, ID cards sport new look
December 18th, 2009
South Dakota driver licenses and identification cards will begin sporting a new look and additional security features this month.The state Driver Licensing Program has implemented a des...
Law enforcement on alert this holiday season
December 18th, 2009
Law enforcement officers across South Dakota are asking holiday party goers to plan ahead for a safe ride home or face a drunk-driving stop and arrest.The South Dakota Highway Patrol, a...
State opens H1N1 vaccination to all South Dakotans
December 18th, 2009
All South Dakotans will be eligible for the H1N1 vaccine effective December 14, the state Department of Health announced today. Until now, the vaccine has been targeted for those at highest risk fr...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
December 18th, 2009
Excerpts from the Plain Talk By Cleo Erickson1933 The Chamber of Commerce has more than twice as many memberships this year than in 1932. At the conclusion of th...
Heartland Humane announces holiday hours
December 18th, 2009
Heartland Humane Society will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday and Friday, Jan. 1 in observance of the New Year holiday.Re...
Welcome Table to meet Dec. 21
December 18th, 2009
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, Dec. 21 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church. The Dec 21 meal will be sponsored and served by Dakota Realty.T...
National Park Service recreation areas closed
December 18th, 2009
Missouri National Recreational River will be closing the Mulberry Bend Overlook to vehicle traffic immediately for the remainder of the winter season. The Missouri National Recreational River...
Kay's dollhouse finds a new home
December 18th, 2009
A fixture in the home of the late Kay and Russ Heikes residence of Vermillion has a new home – the W.H. Over Museum. A two-story dollhouse, built in meticulous detail by Kay...
VPD launches "Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest." campaign
December 18th, 2009
Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. In 2008, 11,773 people died in highway crashes involving a driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or hi...
Vermillion revels in sights and sounds of holiday season
December 18th, 2009
Vermillion was treated to sights and sounds of the Christmas season Sunday, thanks to a partnership between the University of South Dakota Music Department, and the Dakota Hospital Foun...
Boomgarden braces school board for tight state budget
December 18th, 2009
District 17 State Rep. Jamie Boomgarden of Chancellor could bring little holiday cheer to members of the Vermillion School Board at their meeting Monday at the Al Neuharth Media Center....
Parade of Lights
December 14th, 2009
Vermillion ushered in the Christmas season with its first annual Parade of Lights, held in the downtown shopping district Friday, Dec. 4. ...
Carol G. Macy
December 11th, 2009
Carol G. Macy, 73, died Dec. 6, 2009, at South Central Kansas Medical Center, Arkansas City, KS. She was born Dec. 5, 1936, in Clay County, to Harvey and Emma Smith Lofgren. She was a former...
George Hutchings Carter Jr.
December 11th, 2009
George Hutchings Carter, Jr., age 89, born in Roby, TX, died Dec. 3, 2009 in Grand Rapids, MI. He was predeceased by his wife, Marion Paulson Carter and a brother, Don Carter. He is sur...
Steven Elwood Macy
December 11th, 2009
Steven Ellwood Macy of Littleton, CO, was called home to heaven on Nov. 12, 2009.Steven was born on Feb. 13, 1961 in Vermillion, to Ralph and Lenette Macy. He attended school in R...
Ervin "Erv" Brunick
December 11th, 2009
Ervin “Erv” Brunick, 89, of Sioux Falls, died Monday, Dec. 1, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls.Erv was born Dec. 8, 1919 in Vermillion, to Alfred and Inga...
Lorraine R. Jones
December 11th, 2009
Lorraine R. Jones, age 95, of Madison, died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, at Golden Living Center, Madison. Funeral services were held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, at Ellsworth Funeral Ho...
Eleanor (Thornton) Snoozy
December 11th, 2009
Eleanor (Thornton) Snoozy, age 64, of Yankton, died on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton. Memorial services were 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Opsahl-Kost...
W. Richard Deets
December 11th, 2009
Mr. Richard Deets, age 73, of Orange City, IA, passed away on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, at his residence.There will be a funeral service on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 10:30 a.m., at the Am...
South Dakota, Different in Good Ways
December 11th, 2009
A bleak Christmas season is in store for South Dakota families suffering from the worst economy since the Great Depression. History tells us that memories of the hardships will fade with time, but...
Bluffs Bulletin Board
December 11th, 2009
On Dec. 1, seniors came out in force to extend their season into the month of December. This playing deep into the winter season has not happened for the senior men in more than four years.
VHS bowling team hosts Hartford
December 11th, 2009
The VHS bowling team recently hosted Hartford Area at the Prairie Lanes in Vermillion on Dec. 4. The Vermillion girls defeated Hartford 49 to 1 and the Vermillion boys defeated Hartford 46 to 4.
Veterans on roster of Tanager girls' basketball
December 11th, 2009
Fans of girls basketball in Vermillion this winter will see a veteran team with a good deal of varsity experience, starting Friday when the Tanagers open the season as part of a girls-boys do...
Tanager boys hope to build on experience
December 11th, 2009
Vermillion boys basketball underwent some growing pains last season as the Tanagers paid the price for a totally senior-class ballclub from the previous year. Now in Jay Dra...
VHS grapplers claim tourney championship
December 11th, 2009
Maybe there wasn’t a wrestler clad in Vermillion red and white on the mat in every single match of the championship round of Saturday’s invitational at Sioux Falls Roosevelt. ...
USD Winter Commencement features Judge Long
December 11th, 2009
Judge Larry Long, 2nd Judicial Circuit of the State of South Dakota, will deliver the keynote address to more than 450 graduates during the 34th Winter Commencement ceremony at The University of So...
USD announces mini-season ticket packages for the holidays
December 11th, 2009
In the spirit of the holiday season, the South Dakota Athletic Department is offering two new exciting ticket packages for the Coyote men’s and women’s basketball teams. Starting on Dec...
Check it Out
December 11th, 2009
Upcoming Events at the Library :
If you have nothing fun to do over the school break, visit the library on Tuesday, Dec. 29. The Children’s department is...
Silver Threads
December 11th, 2009
History of the center By Nila Fostvedt Dedication of the first phase of the new Senior Citizens Center, 320 W. Main, took place Sunday, Sept. 28, 1975. A large c...
Volin Boosting Tax Jan. 1
December 11th, 2009
PIERRE — Beginning Jan. 1, 2010, six South Dakota communities will implement new municipal taxes or update their current city taxes.Volin is among the municipalities making change...
A Recipe For Friendship
December 11th, 2009
GAYVILLE — Later this month, area residents will be gathering for what is fast becoming one of the more popular — and tastier — local holiday traditions.Gayville...
Chamber Chat
December 11th, 2009
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce& Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermi...
Letters To The Editor
December 11th, 2009
To the editor:South Dakota is just coming off its peak tourist season. And, despite a tough economic climate, most travel indicators are showing increased visitation to South Dako...
If there's no room at the inn, where shall they go?
December 11th, 2009
Before I embarked on my first-ever mission experience last weekend, I envisioned homeless adults, not homeless babies. I was on short-term mission trip called Urban Plunge to the g...
English is a crazy language
December 11th, 2009
With all the hype going on these days about texting, twittering, etc., plus that commercial you see on television over and over about how easy it is to learn a foreign language with their system, i...
Too soon to end TARP?
December 11th, 2009
South Dakota Republican Sen. John Thune doesn’t like taxes.He doesn’t like deficit spending, either. He’s attempting to put an end to the Troubled Asset Relief Program...
Prairie Inn announces ribbon cutting and open house
December 11th, 2009
The Prairie Inn, the hotel only, was purchased by Randy and Juli Huber from Prairie Inn, SD, LLC on July 17. Since purchasing the hotel, the Hubers have invested over $100,000 to refurbish the hote...
Farm loan year-end reviews due
December 11th, 2009
Producers that have a farm loan with FSA are reminded they must provide data for their Year-End Analysis (YEA) to their loan officer each year. Borrowers are urged to provide this information timel...
South Dakota joins effort to boost college access
December 11th, 2009
National data confirm that too few low-income and minority students enroll in college, and fewer still persist to graduation. The South Dakota Board of Regents’ system has joined in a nationa...
H1N1 e-mails pose potential identity theft risk
December 11th, 2009
Do not respond to e-mails that ask for personal information related to receiving vaccinations for H1N1 influenza.Reports of identity-theft “phishing scam” e-mails have incre...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
December 11th, 2009
From the Plain Talk By Cleo Erickson1933The first grade honor roll students at Meckling were, John Gill, Carl Berglund, Phyllis Gunderson, Robert Johnson, Edgar Turner...
Holiday celebration at arts center Dec. 12
December 11th, 2009
The public is invited to take part in a holiday celebration at the Washington Street Arts Center in Vermillion on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 6 to 9 p.m.The center's restored gallery...
Strong turnout at Harvest Festival
December 11th, 2009
The South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service Staffs of Clay, Union and Yankton counties offer a sincere thank you to all of the people that attended the Harvest Festival Open House on Monda...
BF-LF, Inc. seeks youth
December 11th, 2009
Big Friend-Little Friend, Inc. serves Clay and Union counties and matches youth age 5 to17-years-old with screened adult volunteers. Right now, the program is seeking two girls ag...
Welcome Table to meet Dec. 14
December 11th, 2009
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, Dec. 14 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Medical School on the USD Campus. The Dec. 14 meal will be sponsored and served by the Schools of...
USD students: Hyperion is not sustainable
December 11th, 2009
The proposed Hyperion oil refinery proposed to be constructed not far from Vermillion in Union County is not a sustainable project.That is the conclusion of University of South Da...
Sweeping up a bit of Vermillion's history
December 11th, 2009
People attending Sunday’s Christmas festival at the W.H. Over Museum also received a glimpse of a unique part of Vermillion’s past.On display in the museum are many of...
New method could speed H1N1 vaccine production
December 11th, 2009
A new production method could cut the time it takes to get more H1N1 flu vaccine on the market, a University of South Dakota assistant professor told medical students Thursday.The new c...
Fire Guts Meckling Home
December 10th, 2009
MECKLING — No injuries were reported in a rural Meckling fire Wednesday morning that destroyed a residence.A structure fire at the home of Doug Hanson, a member of the Yankt...
H1N1 flu vaccination clinic for Vermillion is rescheduled
December 8th, 2009
The H1N1 flu vaccination clinic scheduled for Wednesday,
Dec. 9 at Vermillion High School has been postponed due to weather....
For The Record
December 4th, 2009
Nov. 13-19, 2009 Pamela Acevedo-Torres, 333 Memorial Dr. Apt. 203, LeMars, IA: Possession of alcohol by minor, $51 plus costs. Alexander Marshall Bro...
Lila D. Hubbel
December 4th, 2009
Lila D. Hubbel, 81, of Vermillion, passed away at Sanford Vermillion Hospital on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009.She was born Nov. 13, 1928 in Needham, MA, to Ralph Nichols and Dorothy Hatf...
Tammie Lee Rasmussen
December 4th, 2009
Tammie Lee (Burcham) Rasmussen, 52, of Vermillion left this life to join her Lord and Savior on Dec. 1, 2009 at her residence.Funeral services were held at Faith Lutheran Church i...
Kathryn 'Kitty' Tilton
December 4th, 2009
Kathryn “Kitty” Tilton, 93, of Vermillion, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 at Prairie Estates Care Center in Elk Point.Kitty was born on Sept. 27, 1916 in...
Tanager wrestlers dominate in season-opener
December 4th, 2009
If Tuesday's season-opening triangular is any indication, it's going to be another winter of excitement and high achievement for Vermillion's wrestlers.The Tanagers, led...
Tanager winter sports season is now underway
December 4th, 2009
The Tanager wrestling team will be the first of Vermillion High School's winter sports teams to compete before the hometown crowd.Coach Joe Delvaux and his matmen will be on the...
Young VHS gymnastics team tempered by experience
December 4th, 2009
It’s admittedly still a very young team, but the Vermillion High gymnastics team is at least a very young team with an extra year of experience.Coach Mark Upward is wo...
Clubs and Organizations
December 4th, 2009
American Legion Auxiliary celebrates 90 years of serviceALA Wallace Unit #1 began a year long celebration of Service Not Self with a proclamation signed by Mayor Dan Christo...
Benefit Planned For Volin Resident
December 4th, 2009
VOLIN — Family and friends are planning a benefit for Julie (Kopping) Hoxeng of Volin, who has been fighting cancer for six years.The date is set for Jan. 9 at the Wakonda Legion...
GV Delivers Sounds Of Season
December 4th, 2009
GAYVILLE — The gymnasium at Gayville-Volin School was filled with the sounds of Christmas Tuesday night, when it was the middle school and high school’s Winter Concert.
Handicrafts for sale at First United Methodist
December 4th, 2009
Exotic jewelry from India, hand-woven baskets from the Philippines, ceramics from Vietnam, and palm leaf Christmas decorations from Bangladesh will be among the Third World handicrafts for sale at...
A Night in the Lights: A Red Carpet Affair
December 4th, 2009
The Vermillion High School Dance Inferno kicks off its winter season with their 8th Annual Holiday Dance Recital this weekend. The 16-member group will be performing 14 dances from a variety of mus...
How to W.R.A.K. up random acts of kindness
December 4th, 2009
When I first learned about the W.R.A.K. Coffee Club, I whined a bit. You see, W.R.A.K., a.k.a. Weekly Random Acts of Kindness, is a ministry of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church that meets week...
When Bob helps with housekeeping, the "burden" grows
December 4th, 2009
Lately I’ve been reading and hearing so much about “shared responsibility in the home” that I finally decided to take some of the burden of housekeeping off Phyllis’s should...
No immunity from hunger in South Dakota
December 4th, 2009
There’s good news, and not so good news in South Dakota. The good news is that unemployment state-wide is somewhere around 5 percent, compared with double-digit unemployment in so...
Benefit planned for Hoxeng family
December 4th, 2009
Family and friends are planning a benefit for Julie (Kopping) Hoxeng of Volin, who has been fighting cancer for six years.The committee met for the first time Nov. 17 in Volin with 20 m...
Holiday open house to be held at library
December 4th, 2009
A holiday open house will be hosted by the library staff and the Friends of the Vermillion Public Library on Wednesday, Dec. 9 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Community Room.There will be a num...
Heartland Humane Society announces ribbon cutting & holiday open house
December 4th, 2009
Heartland Humane Society invites the community to a holiday open house and ribbon cutting. The Yankton Chamber of Commerce will be on hand on Friday, Dec.11 at 10 a.m. for the ribbon cutting. The h...
Will celebrate
December 4th, 2009
Mark and Cheri Brommer will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on Dec. 8.Wish them a happy 25th anniversary by sending a greeting to them at 2406 Cedar Terrace, Yankton, SD 57078....
Commodity program available in Clay County
December 4th, 2009
The Center, Yankton is now accepting applications for the CSFP in the Clay County area to include Vermillion.This program is designed for over 60 low income seniors. Income guidelines a...
Gov. Rounds sends condolences to USD family, commends others for sav...
December 4th, 2009
Gov. Mike Rounds has commended three people who rescued two teenage swimmers from Lake Madison this past summer. He also has extended condolences to the parents of 18-year-old Dylan Nelson, who dro...
St. Lucia celebration is Dec. 13
December 4th, 2009
The 32nd annual celebration of the St. Lucia tradition in Dalesburg will be Sunday, Dec. 13 at 4 p.m. The event will be held at Dalesburg Lutheran Church, 30595 University Road a...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
December 4th, 2009
Excerpts from the Plain Talk By Cleo Erickson1933 SIDELIGHTS OF CITY’S 1ST BANK HOLDUP M. J. Chaney, president of the Citizen&rsquo...
Marketplace season closes this weekend
December 4th, 2009
The traditional end-of-season shopping weekend at the St. James Marketplace is set for Saturday, Dec. 5, and Sunday, Dec. 6, in St. James, NE.The Marketplace founding five rural r...
Cookie walk planned Dec. 12
December 4th, 2009
The Clay County Historical Society will be sponsoring their second Sweets ' Treats or Cookie Walk on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Austin-Whittemore House.
Local students urged to excel ethically
December 4th, 2009
Local attorney Craig Thompson had no algebra problems in store for the students in Paige Chapman’s math class at Vermillion High School.The topic he brought to the high scho...
Vermillion PD address false crime reports
December 4th, 2009
The Vermillion Police Department, with assistance from the USD Public Safety, arrested Shelby Harkness, 18, for making a false report regarding threatening text messages, according to a press relea...
Yarbrough spreads Christmas joy with original music
December 4th, 2009
Writing music for the Christmas season is nothing new for Dr. Stephen Yarbrough, composer in residence at the University of South Dakota. Two of his new works will premiere in hol...
University Theatre to hold auditions for A Chorus Line
December 4th, 2009
The University of South Dakota Department of Theatre is holding op...
Thomas drains nine three's in USD win
December 4th, 2009
How good was Jake Thomas feeling?
So good that by the time his ninth three-pointer of...
South Dakota men roll past Dana 100-65
December 4th, 2009
The date and opponent may have changed, but the initial start was the same.
Original Oscar Howe drawings displayed as USD gallery re-opens
December 4th, 2009
The Oscar Howe Gallery at The University of South Dakota re-opened on Monday, Nov. 30 featuring a drawing exhibition by Oscar Howe (Yanktonai Dakota, 1915-1983), a cele...
Gov. Rounds sends condolences to USD family, commends others for savin...
December 4th, 2009
Gov. Mike Rounds has commended three people who rescued two teenage swimmers from Lake Madison this past summer. He also has extended condolences to the parents of 18-y...
Cemetery inventory to be presented Dec. 8
December 4th, 2009
The Clay County Historic Preservation Commission (CCHPC) is pleased to announce the completion of its 2008 Cemetery Inventory. Compiled by Nancy Carlsen of Vermil...
A joyful noise
December 4th, 2009
The Vermillion High School Auditorium was filled with young voices singing Tuesday night, Dec. 1, as first gr...
Under control
December 4th, 2009
The Vermillion Fire Department was called to the western outskirts of Vermillion Monday afternoon when fire broke out in a recently harvested field of corn near Timber Road. The large plume of smoke c...
