Archive For May 2010
Donald H. Young
May 28th, 2010
Donald H. Young, 35, of Brookings, formerly of Vermillion, died Thursday, May 20, 2010 in Chamberlain.Donald was born Feb. 17, 1975 in Pierre, to Charles and Starla (Mitchell) You...
Beulah Crowley
May 28th, 2010
Beulah Crowley, age 93, of Yankton, passed away Sunday, May 23, 2010 at Avera Yankton Care Center, Yankton. Funeral service was 10 a.m., Thursday, May 27, at Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chape...
Barbara Jean Zenk
May 28th, 2010
Barbara Jean Zenk, 53 of Vermillion, died Thursday, May 20, 2010 near Dakota Dunes.Mass Services 11 am Wednesday at St. James Catholic Church in Le Mars, Iowa. Interment will be i...
For The Record
May 28th, 2010
May 14-20, 2010 Sara MacClure, 31666 473rd Ave., Elk Point: Renewal registration during assigned month, $51 plus costs. Sara MacClure, 31666 473rd Av...
Ernest Arthur Reelfs
May 28th, 2010
Ernest Arthur Reelfs, 89, of Vermillion, died Friday, May 21, 2010 at the Sanford Vermillion Hospital.Ernie was born Aug. 31, 1920 in Wagner, to George and Johanna (Ahlfs) Reelfs...
Kathleen Buckley Block
May 28th, 2010
Kathleen Buckley Block died in Vermillion on May 24, 2010. She was born in Peru, IN in 1912, graduated from the University of Chicago in 1934, and married classmate Raphael Block in the same...
Virginia F. Cuka
May 28th, 2010
Virginia F. Cuka, age 78, of Yankton, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at her residence. Funeral services were 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Ch...
Young athletes participate in Hershey’s track meet
May 28th, 2010
The annual Hershey's track meet was held Wednesday, May 19, at the DakotaDome, in Vermillion. There were 111 participants involved in the track meet. Participants came from local communities in an...
Results of the 2010 State Special Olympics
May 28th, 2010
The Vermillion Special Olympics (school age) wrapped up the year with a trip to Sioux Falls for the State swimming meet and track and field competition, from May 20-22. The team attended the openin...
Local baseball season starts Sunday at Prentis Park
May 28th, 2010
Some of the local youth baseball teams will have already played games by the time Sunday arrives, but the official start to the Vermillion baseball season will be a holiday Sunday full of Ame...
Wednesday morning
ladies enjoy great day
ladies enjoy great day
May 28th, 2010
05/19/10 A great day for the ladies to golf, have lunch and play card games.There were 24 ladies present for the great lunch Cherry Street Grille provided....
WELL golfers
have nice weather
have nice weather
May 28th, 2010
Tonight there was finally some nice weather for WELL. It was still a bit windy. Someone reported that a golfer was almost hit with her own ball while hitting into the wind. There was also the...
Seniors like
warmer temps
warmer temps
May 28th, 2010
On May 18, it was quite evident that the seniors will attend when temperatures are in the 70s. They had the highest turnout of this season at 31.Playing a three-man scramble forma...
Post 1 in control all of the way over Canton
May 28th, 2010
Post 1's defending state Class "B" American Legion baseball champions opened their 2010 season Tuesday night by spraying 14 solidly-stroked base hits all over the Canton ballpark, and, exc...
Tanager tennis season ends at state tourney
May 28th, 2010
The high school tennis season came to an end for Vermillion and all other schools at the state meet in Rapid City last weekend, and while the Tanager players didn't earn any places in the fi...
Two dozen VHS athletes
at state track meet Friday
at state track meet Friday
May 28th, 2010
Vermillion High School will send two dozen athletes to Lennox on Friday for the first day of the state "A" track and field meet, and hopefully a good many of them will make another trip nor...
Horizons Delivers A Tech Touch
May 28th, 2010
GAYVILLE — Gayville and Volin have become a bit more high-tech, thanks to a gift from South Dakota State University Horizons.The two communities have been undertaking projec...
Make a splash at the Vermillion Public Library
May 28th, 2010
The Vermillion Public Library is preparing for a fun-filled Summer Reading Program. The theme for beginning and intermediate readers is “Make a Splash – READ!” Their p...
Bottolfson receives Janice L. Miller Scholarship
May 28th, 2010
Megan Bottolfson, daughter of Mark and Beth Bottolfson, Vermillion, was chosen as the first recipient of the Janice L. Miller 4-H Scholarship sponsored by the family of Janice L. Miller. Megan grad...
Chamber Chat
May 28th, 2010
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce& Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionc...
A little bit of this... a little bit of that
May 28th, 2010
I have come to realize that writing a weekly column is like priming a pump. Once you get going, the topics you want to write about gush at unstoppable rates.Take ants for example. On th...
It’s time for the city to talk about Hyperion
May 28th, 2010
The issue of the proposed Hyperion oil refinery came up at the city council candidate forum Tuesday night. We won’t go into how it’s strange that Vermillion citizens think t...
Mei graduates
from Rice University
from Rice University
May 28th, 2010
Yuan Mei of Vermillion graduated magna cum laude May 15 from Rice University.
Mei received a bachelor of arts in cognitive sciences and psychology.Located in Houston...
Mockler receives diploma
May 28th, 2010
The 43rd annual Lake Area Technical Institute graduation ceremony was held Friday, May 14, with 508graduates receiving their diplomas. Justin A. Mockler, Vermill...
Bottolfson receives
SMSU scholarship
SMSU scholarship
May 28th, 2010
Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, MN, is proud to announce that Stacy Bottolfson, daughter of Mark and Beth Bottolfson of Vermillion, has been selected to receive an Emerging...
USD’s Farber Center hosts 64th Girls State beginning May 31
May 28th, 2010
The W.O. Farber Center for Civic Leadership at The University of South Dakota is host to the weeklong 2010 American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program, May 31 through June 5.The South...
Sioux Council BSA selects 2010-2012 officers
May 28th, 2010
At the Sioux Council Boy Scouts of America annual meeting held in Sioux Falls on May 17, Sioux Council selected their new officers for 2010 to 2012. Selected as Sioux Council president was Arthur R...
Vermillion police join
“Click It or Ticket” campaign
“Click It or Ticket” campaign
May 28th, 2010
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, seat belts saved more than 13,000 lives nationwide in 2008. From 2004 to 2008, seat belts saved over 75,000 lives – enough peo...
Will celebrate
May 28th, 2010
Lester and Beverly (Oursland) Johnson will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner. They were married June 4, 1950 at Volin Lutheran Church.They have four children...
Heartland Humane Society receives
Midcontinent Media Foundation...
Midcontinent Media Foundation...
May 28th, 2010
Heartland Humane Society received a grant for $1,000 from the Midcontinent Media Foundation for the Sioux Falls region. The organization applied for the grant in February and plans to use the funds...
Welcome Table
will meet May 31
will meet May 31
May 28th, 2010
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, May 31 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church.It will be the 446th Welcome Table meal served. The May 31...
Administrative appointments fill key executive positions at USD
May 28th, 2010
President James W. Abbott announced four administrative appointments that fill current executive vacancies at The University of South Dakota.Roberta Ambur has added vice president of ad...
Entries needed for Wakonda celebration
May 28th, 2010
With just five weeks until Wakonda’s 125th celebration, organizers are scrambling to finish last-minute details and to begin soliciting entries for the various activities.The cele...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
May 28th, 2010
Excerpts from the Plain Talk By Cleo Erickson1939 The new fire truck was in Vermillion less than a day when it saw its first action. It was called to the Will Pa...
Memorial Day
service planned
service planned
May 28th, 2010
VFW Post 3061 will host a Memorial Day Observance in Vermillion on Monday, May 31 at 10 a.m. The ceremony will be held at the Clay County Veterans Memorial at the Clay County Courthouse.
Body of missing woman discovered
May 28th, 2010
Preliminary autopsy results have confirmed the identity of the woman found in the Missouri River early Thursday morning, May 20, to be Barbara Zenk of Vermillion.Zenk was last seen on M...
Heidepriem’s goal: Use power in a positive way
May 28th, 2010
He’s made it official: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Scott Heidepriem officially kicked off his campaign Tuesday in Yankton.The Sioux Falls lawyer, who currently serves...
Vermillion Municipal Election Is June 8
May 28th, 2010
1. Why do you want to be an alderman on the Vermillion City Council?2. Identify what you believe are the three biggest challenges facing the city in the next &n...
Candidates address issues at forum
May 28th, 2010
The issue of legalizing marijuana – a major plank in the mayoral campaign of Nick “Tick” Severson – wasn’t even brought up.But the proposed Hyperion...
Body of missing Vermillion woman recovered
May 21st, 2010
Preliminary autopsy results have confirmed the identity of the woman found in the Missouri River early Thursday morning, May 20, to be Barbara Zenk of Vermillion.
Zenk was la...
USD student Jessie Milstead is 2010 Boren Scholarship recipient
May 21st, 2010
It doesn’t take long to find out what interests Jessie Milstead – everything. The sophomore at The University of South Dakota loves music – her iPod is a plethora of tunes and she...
Richard Laren Storm
May 21st, 2010
Richard “Dick” Laren Storm, 82, of Vermillion died Friday, May 14, 2010 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls.Dick was born Feb 11, 1928 in Gregory, to Fritz and Vera (Tr...
For the Record
May 21st, 2010
May 7-13, 2010 Martin P. Schoenleber III, 825 Madison #1, Vermillion: Speeding on state highway, $16 plus costs. Travis Michael Kaiser, Saginaw Ave.,...
VHS track athletes earn championships
May 21st, 2010
Vermillion athletes earned Big 8 Conference championships in five events as the league conducted its annual track and field meet in perfect weather conditions at Lennox last Friday.
Seniors encounter cold weather
May 21st, 2010
It seems that when the seniors are playing on Tuesday afternoons, the weather is either windy or the temperature is frigid. Despite the cold, 16 golfers attended the May 11 session. However,...
Tanager tennis concludes season, goes to state
May 21st, 2010
The Tanager boys tennis team concluded the regular season with four duals last week. Now the VHS team is engaged in state tournament play this weekend.Vermillion lost a 9-0...
Tanager baseball bitten by Watchdogs 11-4
May 21st, 2010
Beresford's leadoff batter, Collin Peterson, homered over the fence in deep left-center field Monday night in the opening game of the Region 1B high school baseball playoffs. From that...
Vermillion Legion team’s goal is state tourney
May 21st, 2010
The only thing better than winning the state championship in Class "B" American Legion baseball – and that's what Vermillion Post 1 did last summer – would be to win it again.
C-Hawks win Region 2A title; Tanagers place third
May 21st, 2010
A week ago, Canton didn't even finish in the top three at the Big Sioux Conference meet.In fact, the C-Hawks finished fifth.One week later, Canton will go to state af...
Gayville Firefighters Certified To Do Battle
May 21st, 2010
GAYVILLE — The Gayville Fire Department is one step closer to 100 percent certification.Eight Gayville firefighters recently completed the South Dakota Certified Firefighter...
Haug family receives advocacy award
May 21st, 2010
Each year, at Partners in Policymaking graduation, the South Dakota Advocacy Services Governing Board presents an Advocacy Award. It is given in recognition for exceptional, positive, visible...
SDSU holds spring commencement
May 21st, 2010
South Dakota State University’s spring commencement was held Saturday, May 8 in Frost Arena on campus. Morning ceremonies were held for undergraduate students with a separate afternoon...
Winters among
Northeast graduates
Northeast graduates
May 21st, 2010
Some 35 students out of a total of 111 graduates were honored at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, NE Monday during the 34th Annual Adult Education Recognition Night.The stu...
Clinical psychology doctoral receives accreditation at USD
May 21st, 2010
The University of South Dakota’s doctoral program in clinical psychology was awarded full accreditation for the maximum term given by the American Psychological Association (APA) Commission o...
American Legion presents middle school awards
May 21st, 2010
American Legion Wallace Post #1 announces the students chosen for the 2010 School Awards. Teachers from the middle school select students to receive the American Legion School Awards. One boy and o...
Will celebrate 90th
May 21st, 2010
Louie E. Schulz will celebrate his 90th birthday. An open house will be held on Sunday, May 23 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Town Square Apartments.We hope everyone can attend, otherwise card...
Will celebrate 80th
May 21st, 2010
Delores Gregg will be celebrating her 80th birthday May 29.Her children and grandchildren will be hosting an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Eagles Club, downtown Vermillion to help...
Somewhere Over the Rainbow Snowbirds Fly
May 21st, 2010
“I want to write a story about snowbirds,” I announced.“Isn't it the wrong time of year?” my husband replied, bewildered.“No, it's the perfec...
Gordo, why do you want to ruin worship?
May 21st, 2010
My brothers and I, when youngsters, often got into a classic child/parent argument. One of us youngsters would try to stretch the bounds of what we knew was inappropriate behavior with the classic...
Chamber Chat
May 20th, 2010
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce& Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionc...
First Dakota National Bank awards $1,000
scholarship to Schwasing...
scholarship to Schwasing...
May 21st, 2010
First Dakota National Bank announced their FirstChoice Scholarship winners for 2010. Kristen Schwasinger has been awarded $1,000 in scholarship funds to be used for the 2010-2011 school year.
O’Connor places first in Teamworks
May 21st, 2010
Several students from Mitchell Technical Institute were crowned state champions at the South Dakota SkillsUSA competition and award ceremony was held recently in Rapid City.
Vermillion woman named to 2010
‘Champion for Children&rsquo...
‘Champion for Children&rsquo...
May 21st, 2010
South Dakota Voices for Children has since 1996 recognized significant achievements that improve the lives of children through its Champion for Children and Honor Roll awards. Nominees may be volun...
Vermillion, communities will
team up for WINDPOWER 2010
team up for WINDPOWER 2010
May 21st, 2010
For the first time, six South Dakota communities are partnering with the Governor's Office of Economic Development to attend North America's premier wind energy trade show.WINDPOWER 2...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
May 21st, 2010
Excerpts from the Plain Talk By Cleo Erickson1939 The year began with Tom’s Chocolate Shop being robbed a second time in six months. Two or more thieves, o...
USD will hold
softball clinic
softball clinic
May 21st, 2010
The University of South Dakota softball coaching staff will be holding a skills clinic from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 27.The clinic will be held at the Softball Complex east of...
Welcome Table
will meet May 24
will meet May 24
May 21st, 2010
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, May 24 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church.It will be the 445th Welcome Table meal served. The May 24 meal will be...
Regents approve bachelor of science in nursing at USD
May 21st, 2010
By David Liasdavid.lias@plaintalk.netMany of the onlookers at Thursday’s meeting of the South Dakota Board of Regents in Vermillion burst into applause in reaction to one of...
‘Use these memories as an inspiration’
May 21st, 2010
Sarah Day, secretary of the Vermillion High School senior class, stood behind a podium, faced her peers and reminisced. “As a child, Vermillion was the center of my world. I...
Regents discuss effects of state budget cuts
May 21st, 2010
The South Dakota Board of Regents had no trouble in agreeing that public universities and special schools in the state are bearing substantially more than a fair share of revenue cuts followi...
Bob bids adieu to his faithful readers
May 21st, 2010
This is it!It’s my last column. I didn’t want it to end this way – but it did.I have been working with the Hospice program for some months now, and I met w...
4-H judges training set for June
May 14th, 2010
The South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service will host training sessions in two cities on June 2 and 3 for people who want to serve as judges of 4-H projects.On June 2, the training b...
Thomas J. Green
May 14th, 2010
Thomas J. Green, 74, a resident of San Antonio, TX passed away on May 5, 2010 peacefully, surrounded by his wife and two children. Thomas was born Feb. 6, 1936 in Pierre. His family lived in...
Charles G. Weidemann
May 14th, 2010
Charles (Chuck) G. Weidemann, 78, of Vermillion, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls.Chuck was born on May 2, 1932 in Belleville, IL to Cha...
Colleen F. Kaeberle
May 14th, 2010
Colleen F. Kaeberle, age 64, of Brookings, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Memorial services were 11 a.m. Saturday, May 8, 2010, at the United Church o...
For The Record
May 14th, 2010
April 30-May 6, 2010 Alyssa Marie Tucker, 447 N. Plum #28, Vermillion: Seat belt violation, $25. Reid Edward Forland, 10553 County Rd. 3, Ostrander,...
Bowlers place at state tournament
May 14th, 2010
The Vermillion junior bowlers competed at the state tournament in Rapid City, April 24 and 25. Final results are: 399 & Under Team Handicap – First Place, Lucky Strikers (Kayla Stam...
Vermillion Middle School athletes participate in Yankton Relays May 8
May 14th, 2010
Several seventh- and eighth-grade student athletes participated in the Yankton Relays on Saturday May 8. Among the gold medal award winners, eighth-grader Valerie Moos who won two gold medals...
Seniors battle wind again
May 14th, 2010
On May 4, the South Dakota winds were howling out of the northwest. This condition appeared to affect both the attendance at 24 and the higher team scores.The only really outstand...
Wednesday morning ladies back in play
May 14th, 2010
This is our first golf, dominoes, card games and luncheon of the year. We had a great group today. The food was great and again Cherry Street Grille (Jon) is our caterer. Good to have t...
WELL welcomes new golfers
May 14th, 2010
Tonight WELL brought out full teams and a couple of extra golfers. There was a bit of a wind but not unbearably cold.Liz Merrigan was the hot golfer tonight with low gross of 44 a...
VHS baseball will face Beresford in playoffs Monday
May 14th, 2010
The Vermillion High baseball team owes the Bon Homme/Scotland/Menno club a dose of its own medicine, and perhaps the Tanagers will get that chance in the next week as the Eastern Division pla...
Tanager track athletes prepare for region meet May 20
May 14th, 2010
Next Thursday is "D" Day for the Vermillion High track and field athletes. More correctly, it is "Q" Day, which means qualifying day for the state meet to be held in Lennox and Siou...
Wednesday Evening Ladies League (WELL) Standings
May 14th, 2010
May 5, 2010 Points Possible % Points Team Won Point...
VHS tennis experiences first dual victory
May 14th, 2010
The Tanager boys tennis team has taken its lumps at times this season, but their patience and drive to keep trying paid off last Friday.Vermillion defeated Sioux City East, 5-4, f...
Committee To Help Push Gayville Drainage Issue
May 14th, 2010
GAYVILLE — A three-person committee has been formed to help expedite the process of replacing a Gayville drainage pipe.The committee — which consists of residents Larr...
Chamber Chat
May 14th, 2010
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce& Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionc...
Vermillion High School students honored
May 14th, 2010
Vermillion High School seniors and underclassmen were honored for their academic and extra-curricular accomplishments at the VHS Awards Day, May 4.Scholarships and their recipients are:...
Letter to the Editor
May 14th, 2010
To the editor:I ask that you print the following statement: To the individual that detonated an explosive in my mailbox the night of May 5; your crime has been reported to l...
Speechless places of the soul
May 14th, 2010
It’s Mother’s Day 2010 and my husband, Brian, trying to make conversation, asks me, "Do you ever look at our kids in amazement and say, 'Wow, they started inside me?’"
The ‘non-issue’ raised by ‘birthers’
May 14th, 2010
Do we have “birthers” seeking significant public office in South Dakota?Officials of the state Democratic Party believe we do. They have come to this conclusion...
Sam has calculated the formula for a good meal
May 14th, 2010
Grandson Sam should be known as Chef Garrity because of his interest in fancy food production.Every time he gets together with his aunt Jill and his mother Jan, the conversation quickly...
University of Kansas announces graduates
May 14th, 2010
The names of more than 4,500 candidates for degrees at the University of Kansas this spring have been announced by the University Registrar. KU’s cl...
Will wed
May 14th, 2010
Amber Stern and Merritt Groh, along with their families, announce their engagement. Parents of the couple are Scott and Staci Stern of Freeman, Lee and Kelly Duncan Clark of Vermi...
Gov. Rounds congratulates top high school students
May 14th, 2010
South Dakota’s top high school students should celebrate success and share their accomplishments with individuals who helped them excel, Gov. Mike Rounds told a room full of graduating senior...
American Legion Auxiliary to distribute poppies
May 14th, 2010
American Legion Auxiliary volunteers will distribute the familiar red, handcrafted poppies honoring America's war dead on May 27, designated as Poppy Day by Auxiliary Unit #1 in Vermillion.
ACRE signup ends June 1
May 14th, 2010
Annual signup for the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program closes June 1, and the South Dakota Department of Agriculture is encouraging farmers to talk about ACRE with their local Farm Serv...
Plain Talk columnist wins first place in S.D. press competition
May 14th, 2010
Paula Damon, columnist for The Vermillion Plain Talk, won First Place in the 2010 South Dakota Press Women (SDPW) Communications Contest. Damon’s winning entries were selected fro...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
May 14th, 2010
Excerpts from the Plain Talk By Cleo Erickson1938 Fines totaling $100.00 were placed upon three peddlers who conducted a house to house selling camp...
Vermillion mayoral candidate pleads guilty to drug charge
May 14th, 2010
VERMILLION (AP) — A candidate for mayor in Vermillion has pleaded guilty to ingesting marijuana, but the drug conviction won’t spell the end of Nick Severson’s campaign.
Special Olympics torch run May 19
May 14th, 2010
The South Dakota Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torch Run will be in Vermillion on Wednesday, May 19. The core runners as well as local athletes that participate in the event will be...
Edelen Reception rescheduled
May 14th, 2010
Joe Edelen's retirement reception from the University Libraries, The University of South Dakota, originally scheduled for May 4 has been rescheduled for Friday, June 18 due to an emergency w...
Welcome Table will meet May 17
May 14th, 2010
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, May 17 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church.It will be the 444th Welcome Table meal served.The May 17 m...
Update on fatal crash
May 14th, 2010
Aaron Michael Hoesing, one of the drivers involved in two-vehicle fatal crash on Interstate 29 north of Beresford on April 30 had a blood-alcohol level of 0.133, test results from the State H...
Just say ‘no’ to pot roast?
May 14th, 2010
PETA hopes to light up controversy in the Vermillion area by expressing its beef with modern agricultural practices.The organization’s inspiration? Mayoral candidate Nick &l...
Meyer: ‘fill up your cup and pour it out in service’
May 14th, 2010
Don Meyer knows just how lucky he is.When he speaks of his good fortune, he doesn't talk about how he is currently the winningest coach in any division in NCAA history. In Februa...
Serving up compassion this month
May 14th, 2010
Buying a meal at Raziel’s this month could help save someone's life.During May, Raziel’s will donate five percent of every food purchase to the local Domestic Violenc...
Dexter: 'My advice is to not miss a thing'
May 14th, 2010
In a commencement address laced with his unique brand of humor, Peter Dexter delivered a somber message to graduates of the University of South Dakota May 8.“Be careful of too muc...
Daniel Ruring
May 7th, 2010
Daniel Ruring, 40, of Vermillion, died April 30, 2010 as a result of an automobile accident.Daniel was born Nov. 16, 1969 in Climbing Hill, IA, to Michael and Virginia (Taylor-Red...
Evalin C. Moore
May 7th, 2010
Evalin C. Moore, 87, passed away peacefully on April 30, 2010 in Rapid City.Evalin is survived by her brother, John Coon of Alabama; five children, son, Jim Moore of Vermillion, d...
For The Record
May 7th, 2010
April 16-22, 2010 Natasha Kelley-Case, 3404 E. 6th St., Sioux City, IA: Municipal speeding, $19 plus costs. Jamie Erickson, 1025 Kim Ln., Vermillion:...
Vermillion baseball wins two, loses one
May 7th, 2010
Vermillion concludes the high school baseball regular season with a pair of home games this weekend at Prentis Park to set the stage for the regional playoffs scheduled to begin at the end of...
USD Track and Field teams fair well at Howard Wood
May 7th, 2010
SIOUX FALLS — With the Great West Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships two weeks away and entrance into the Summit League looming two years from now, the University of South...
Tanager girls’ golf take top honor at home
May 7th, 2010
VERMILLION — The Vermillion Tanagers girls’ golf team out-dueled a field that included defending state champion Parkston and perennial power Sioux Falls Christian to claim top hon...
Vermillion tennis concludes stretch of five duals in four days
May 7th, 2010
The Vermillion boys tennis team concluded a busy stretch of five duals over a four-day span with a home match against Sioux City North at the USD courts Monday night. The Tan...
Seniors honor the late Howard Connors
May 7th, 2010
On April 27, the seniors played the favorite game of their late commander, Howard Connors.In this competition, which ever teammate’s shot you elect to use, that person does...
WELL league starts season
May 7th, 2010
Fun night is supposed to be the kick-off for the WELL season. Just to get out on the course and clear off the cobwebs on the clubs. It was a beautiful 70 degrees but 40 mph winds. ...
Tanagers receive all-state academic honors
May 7th, 2010
Nick Mayer, head coach of the Vermillion Tanager girls’ basketball team, announced this week that the following members of the team received academic all-state honors: Sophie Nehlich-Arobba,...
Tanagers finish well at Howard Wood
May 7th, 2010
SIOUX FALLS — The Vermillion track and field team scored four top-12 finishes in relay events at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays, held this past Friday and Saturday at Howard Wood Field in Siou...
Major events remain on VHS track schedule
May 7th, 2010
By Parker KnoxSportswriterThe track and field season for Vermillion High School has dwindled down to the last three meets of the season, and they are all major events on the sched...
Family Leaves Musical Legacy To GV School
May 7th, 2010
GAYVILLE — Thanks to a donation from an area family, the Gayville-Volin School Band is two instruments larger.When Meckling-area farmer Gerald Jepsen died this past February...
Belbas-Larson awards honor faculty excellence at USD
May 7th, 2010
The University of South Dakota will honor two of its faculty at the 2010 Spring Commencement ceremony for excellence in teaching.De Vee Dykstra and Candace Walton are the 2010 recipient...
Singin’ In The Rain
May 7th, 2010
The musical Singin‚ In The Rain will be performed by Vermillion High School students on Friday and Saturday, May 7 and 8 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 9 at 2:30 p.m. in the high school perform...
VHS students of the month receive honors
May 7th, 2010
Julie Renner and Sam Miller were honored as the Vermillion High School Students of the Month for April. Their leadership in academics and extra-curricular activities were noted by faculty rec...
The kind that makes her heart throb...
May 7th, 2010
Some things were not quite right about my childhood – the garage wasn’t one of them.I have always been fascinated with garages. Maybe it is because they leave so much...
Please solve the mattress maneuverability problem
May 7th, 2010
If you’ve never had to move a mattress, these comments today are not for you.Instead, I’m talking to all you poor unfortunate folks who at one time or another have had to wr...
Federal involvement would be a good thing
May 7th, 2010
For people concerned with driver safety, especially the operation of motor vehicles by young people, there is a positive trend sweeping the country.This movement is growing so in streng...
Spring commencement to honor author Pete Dexter on May 8 at USD
May 7th, 2010
The University of South Dakota will award degrees to more than 1,200 candidates and honor a distinguished alum during spring commencement at 9:30 a.m. in the DakotaDome on Saturday, May 8.
Chamber Chat
May 7th, 2010
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce& Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionc...
HHS Animal Fair
May 15 in Yankton
May 15 in Yankton
May 7th, 2010
The Heartland Humane Society’s annual Animal Fair is scheduled for Saturday, May 15, at Riverside Park in Yankton. The dog walk registration starts at 9:30 a.m. and the walk starts at 10 a.m....
Local farmers market gears up for their biggest season yet
May 7th, 2010
The Vermillion Area Farmers Market announces its 2010 market season with more vendors, more dates, and more locations. The farmers market will be held every Thursday afternoon from 3-7 p.m. startin...
Spring Fling
Dinner to be held
Dinner to be held
May 7th, 2010
The First United Methodist Church of Vermillion will host a Spring Fling Dinner on Wednesday, May 12. The dinner will be served from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the fellowship rooms at 16 N. Dakota St....
DENR recognizes Vermillion
for drinking water compliance
for drinking water compliance
May 7th, 2010
The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced that the city of Vermillion public water system and the system’s certified operators have been awarded a Drin...
Johnson staffer to visit county May 12
May 7th, 2010
Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) has announced that Erik Nelson of his Sioux Falls office will hold an Economic Development Outreach Day in Clay County on Wednesday, May 12. Nelson will visit Wakonda and...
Kayak and canoe the
Missouri River May 22
Missouri River May 22
May 7th, 2010
Join area river enthusiasts on Saturday, May 22, for an outing on the Missouri River Water Trail. The route will be from Myron Grove (Highlines) near Meckling, to Mulberry Bend near the Newca...
Auditions to be held for Oklahoma
May 7th, 2010
The Vermillion Community Theatre announces audition dates for the great Rodgers & Hammerstein musical Oklahoma. Auditions will be Monday, May 10 and Thursday, May 13 at 6 p.m. at 22...
Argus Leader Media announces 6th annual Tour de Kota
May 7th, 2010
Argus Leader Media in Sioux Falls is proud to announce the 6th annual Argus Leader Tour de Kota™ bike tour across South Dakota.The Argus Leader Tour de Kota™ plans each tour...
Cancer support group meets May 12
May 7th, 2010
We CARE (Cancer Advocacy Resource Encouragement) will meet 6:30 p.m. May 12 in the Freedom Forum Conference Room in the Al Neuharth Center, located on the corner of Cherry and Dakota St...
Sesquicentennial Highlights
May 7th, 2010
Excerpts from the Plain Talk By Cleo Erickson1938In the neighborhood of 7,000 racing fans attended the pari-mutual races here Saturday, Sunday and Monday and made it t...
Welcome Table
will meet May 10
will meet May 10
May 7th, 2010
The next Vermillion Welcome table will be Monday, May 10 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church.It will be the 443rd Welcome Table meal served. The M...
Mayoral candidate
faces drug charges
faces drug charges
May 7th, 2010
VERMILLION (AP) A candidate for mayor in Vermillion says he’ll continue to run despite a recent drug arrest. And Nick Severson says he’ll push for the legalization of marijuana if...
St. Agnes Youth to
host breakfast fundraiser
host breakfast fundraiser
May 7th, 2010
The St. Agnes Youth Group is having a French toast breakfast fundraiser Sunday morning, May 16 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the St. Agnes School gym.This breakfast fundraiser is for th...
Vermillion man
dies in fiery crash
dies in fiery crash
May 7th, 2010
BERESFORD (AP) — Authorities have released the names of two drivers killed when their pickups collided head-on and burst into flames near Beresford.The South Dakota Highway...
Stress is normal part of finals week at USD
May 7th, 2010
Before students can enjoy the upcoming months without their faces buried in the books, they must get through finals week.During the past week, USD students experienced what many o...
USD president spells out plan
for dealing with $1.2 budget cut
for dealing with $1.2 budget cut
May 7th, 2010
The University of South Dakota will be forced to do some belt tightening next year as it deals with nearly a $1.2 million cut in its $150 million budget.The university, for now, c...
USD forum draws intense feelings on immigration
May 7th, 2010
Benno Wymar learned that illegal immigration strikes a nerve in Vermillion, even though the city lies nearly 1,500 miles from the Mexican border.“I was putting up a poster f...
Arbor Day event
honors Radigan’s deep community roots
honors Radigan’s deep community roots
May 7th, 2010
It’s fitting that a new tree – a Celebration Maple – planted near the William J. Radigan Fire and EMS Center in Vermillion on Arbor Day will sport leaves that will turn fire...
First DakotaDome Youth Baseball Classic is a big hit
May 7th, 2010
The phrase “field of dreams” conjures up images of freshly-cut grass, a batter’s box neatly defined by white lines in the dust around home plate, and a gentle breeze that co...
