BREAKING NEWS: Jim Abdnor, former US senator from SD, dies at 89
Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Former U.S. Sen. Jim Abdnor, the South Dakota Republican who ousted George McGovern from the Senate only to lose his seat after one term to another prominent Democrat, has died.
Through the roof
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
The fire that consumed the Annar and Marilyn Pettersen home Friday morning breaks through the structure's roof.
Fire destroys home
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
A fire that destroyed the Annar and Marilyn Pettersen home at 516 E. 316th Street north of Vermillion early Friday morning kept members of the Vermillion Fire Department busy for much of the day.
Grand Finale
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
The Vermillion High School Symphonic Winds, under the direction of John Alpers, and the VHS concert choirs performed in the 2012 Grand Finale Concert Tuesday in the high school’s performing arts...
USD students suspected in fraud investigation
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
On April 25, the Vermillion Police Department was notified of a man acting suspiciously at an ATM in downtown Vermillion. Follow-up investigation revealed the man was using a debit card that had been...
Parry to USD grads: ‘We need you’
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Rodney R. Parry, M.D., former dean of the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, addresses graduates of the university during commencement exercises Saturday morning in the Dakot...
Public input sought for swimming pool design
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Conceptual designs for a swimming pool to replace the one at Prentis Park could be submitted to the public for feedback by the end of the month.The announcement was made by City Manager John Prescott...
The whirligig of time:
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
It now is less than 30 days before the staging of the first annual South Dakota Shakespeare Festival in Prentis Park.“It’s been a very, very long journey, and coming to a quick end,”...
Stanford St. Project To Start Monday
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
The South Dakota Department of Transportation will be completing two phases of the Stanford Street Reconstruction project this summer beginning May 14, 2012. A brief explanation of the project follows...
BREAKING NEWS: USD students suspected in Vermillion fraud investigatio...
Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Local law enforcement have uncovered a conspiracy in Vermillion to file false tax returns using stolen identities.
Chinese delegation visits S.D.
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
The University of South Dakota was the site of a multi-day diplomatic and educational experience last week when it played host to a delegation of approximately 40 Chinese visitors.The American Visitin...
City seeks input to keep traffic flowing smoothly
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Traffic safety was among the issues discussed during a meeting Monday regarding the city’s master transportation plan. This graphic shows the most crash-heavy areas in Vermillion between 2008 an...
Unique ‘board’ meeting
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Students at Vermillion Taekwondo found a unique way to commemorate 2012 and raise money at the same time.Each year, they hold an organized “board break” that serves as a fundraiser for St....
In Darrel’s memory
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Vermillion’s second graders took time Monday to help the Vermillion Parks Department plant a new tree in Prentis Park in celebration of Arbor Day and to celebrate the life of Darrel Christophers...
Tanager baseball extends win streak; prepares for Monday semifinal
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Jayce Huska’s single in the sixth inning Saturday ended the Tanagers game with Parkston Saturday at Prentis Park via the 10-run rule. (Photo by David Lias) For the Vermillion High bas...
Bluffs Bulletin
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Wednesday evening ladies league May 2 was the FIRST day for the summer Wednesday Morning Ladies Golf, Dominoes and Card games!We had great turnout for the luncheon today dash; 20. Hope to...
Tanager golfers win Big 8 Championship
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Vermillion's team defended their home turf successfully and won the Big 8 Conference girls golf championship at The Bluffs Friday.The Tanagers' 361 team score was 12 strokes better than runner-up We...
Tanager track athletes will compete in Region 4A meet
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
The fast-disappearing track and field season enters postseason stage next week when Vermillion and other area athletes compete in the Region 4A meet at Beresford on Thursday to qualify for the s...
Vermillion tennis struggles with Yankton, defeats SCE
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
With five of their top seven players unavailable, the Vermillion Tanagers tennis team struggled again against Yankton last week, losing to the Bucks for the fourth time this season.However, the youngs...
Ganious earns Hampshire Honor Society honors
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
University of South Dakota graduating senior football player Chris Ganious was named to the 2012 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Hampshire Honor Society, the organization annou...
Pole vaulters lead Coyote track and field at Nebraska Invitational
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Junior Kyle Ballew and sophomore Bethany Buell each captured pole vault titles to lead the South Dakota track and field teams at the Nebraska Invitational Saturday at Ed Weir Stadium in Lincoln, Neb....
Coyote softball drops season finale at IPFW; Boyd sets stolen bases re...
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Sophomore Lindsey Boyd set a new single-season school record for stolen bases, but the University of South Dakota softball team fell to Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne, 10-0 Saturday in Fort Wayne, IN. The...
VHS golfers best 10 teams, place second
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Sioux Falls Christian won the Vermillion Invitational girls golf tournament at The Bluffs Monday with a 356 score, but the host Tanagers bested the other 10 teams in the meet with a strong second-plac...
Tanager Baseball chalks up two wins on road trip
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Vermillion High's baseball team continued Sunday to make strides toward its goal of securing home-field advantage in the upcoming postseason playoffs.The Tanagers won twice by a single run on a...
Bluffs Bulletin
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Wednesday evening ladies leagueWednesday Evening Ladies League fun night was not dampened by 20-30 mph wind gusts on April 25. The wind actually calmed as the sun set. As a warm up for the season the...
Coyote Men’s Basketball adds JUCO standout
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Casper College (WY) standout Tyler Larson has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at the University of South Dakota, head men’s basketball coach Dave Boots announced Wednesday....
Offensive surge helps Coyote Softball finish sweep of Western Illinois
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Freshman Katie Dinning was 3-for-4 with four RBI to lead the University of South Dakota softball team’s 12-hit offensive attack in the Coyotes’ 11-3 win over Western Illinois Sunday in Ver...
Brunick places first
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
The Commercial Bowling League finished their bowling season April 12. Brunick Service took 1st Place. Picture left to right Dave Brunick, Matt Kruse and Marty Sorensen. Other team me...
Aramark claims first
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
The Ladies National Bowling League finished their bowling season April 17 at Leo’s Lounge. Aramark took 1st Place. Picture left to right Mindy Baylor, Sandy Marker, Dawna Andersen, M...
Flannery’s is #2
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Flannery’s placed second in the Ladies National Bowling League. Pictured left to right are Marlene Gratzfeld, Mary Mock, Marilynne Kaiser, Linda Manning, Ina Peterson, Kathy Heles an...
Compton drafted by Washington
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
With the 193rd pick in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft, the Washington Redskins selected two-time, University of South Dakota All-American, senior offensive lineman Tom Compton, Saturday afterno...
Tanager athletes place in 16 events at First Dakota Relays
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Finally getting a chance to compete for the first time in 16 days, Vermillion's track and field athletes placed in 16 varsity events at last Thursday's First Dakota Relays in Yankton.Highlighting th...
Coyote Athletics honors 2011-12 Howling Pack Award winners
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
The University of South Dakota athletic department announced its 2011-12 Howling Pack Award winners Sunday at a ceremony at the Muenster University Center on the University of South Dakota campus. The...
Another Coyote track and field relay record falls at Drake Relays
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
The University of South Dakota men’s 4x1,600 relay set a school record to lead the Coyote track and field teams in competition Friday at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. It’s the seco...
Coyote Track and Field sets 2 more records to finish competition at Dr...
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
The South Dakota track and field teams set two more school records to conclude competition at the Drake Relays Saturday in Des Moines, IA. Saturday’s records gave the Coyotes four school records...
Community Calendar: May 11-17, 2012
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Friday, May 11• VAST Middle School Dance from 7-9 p.m. at the Armory, 603 Princeton St. Sponsored by Vermillion Area Swim Team (www.VASTSD.com).Saturday, May 12• Overeaters Anonymous at 9...
Chamber Chat
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionchamber.com Chamber Business: p...
St. Agnes Youth will serve breakfast
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
The St. Agnes Youth Group is having their French Toast Breakfast Fundraiser Sunday morning May 20 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the St. Agnes Gym.This is an all you can eat breakfast, with a free will offer...
Brockevelt appointed to Physical Therapy Advisory Committee
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Sanford Vermillion is proud to announce that Bob Brockevelt, rehabilitation services manager, was recently appointed a member of the Physical Therapy Advisory Committee for the South Dakota Board of M...
Engagement: Dettler-Farris
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Dettler-FarrisBrittany Leigh Dettler and Troy Daniel Farris, both of Vermillion, announce their engagement.The bride-to-be is the daughter of Chalmer and Lori Dettler of Langdon, ND. She attended the...
Engagement: Hubner-Pearson
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Hubner-PearsonDanielle Jayla Hubner and Andrew John Pearson, both of Sioux Falls, announce their engagement. Danielle is the daughter of Bernie and Pam Hubner, Jasper, MN. She is a 2008 gra...
This week in S.D. National Guard History
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
In recognition of the South Dakota National Guard’s 150 years of service to the state and nation from 1862-2012, the SDNG will be publishing significant dates in the history of the organization...
College of Fine Arts presents Knutson Award to music history professor
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
David Moskowitz, Ph.D., is the 2012 recipient of the Knutson Distinguished Professor Award presented by the College of Fine Arts at the University of South Dakota. Moskowitz, professor of music histor...
Johnson is Sanford Vermillion PRIDE employee of the month
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Kally Johnson, Nutrition Services, Sanford Vermillion was selected as the Sanford Vermillion May 2012 PRIDE Employee of the Month. She has been employed here since 2002.Pictured are Kally Johnson, May...
Free collections workshop for museums, libraries, archives in Dakotas
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Staff and volunteers at museums, libraries and archives in South Dakota and North Dakota are invited to attend free hands-on workshops on how to properly care for a variety of collections, such as tex...
Stephanie Lynch Taylor receives Alumni Achievement Award
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Stephanie (Lynch) Taylor, daughter of John and Doralee Lynch of Burbank and 1994 graduate of Vermillion High School, received the Alumni Achievement Award in Music from the Hixson-Lied College of Fine...
Poppies to be sold May 24
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
American Legion Auxiliary volunteers will distribute the familiar red, handcrafted poppies honoring America's war dead on May 24 designated as Poppy Day by Wallace American Legion Auxiliary Unit in V...
Community Calendar: May 4-10, 2012
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Friday, May 4• Hospital Auxiliary meeting, 2 p.m. at Sanford Vermillion Board Room, 20 S. Plum (Administrative entrance just south of the hospital entrance).• National Music Museum (NMM) Bro...
Chamber Chat
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company116 Market Street, Suite 103Vermillion, SD 57069605-624-5571vcdc@vermillionchamber.comwww.vermillionchamber.com Chamber Business: p...
Sun is winner of National Merit® $2500 Scholarship
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners were announced May 2 by National Merit Scholarship Corporation (nmsc). The 2,500 Merit Scholar designees were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 out...
Epsilon Sigma Alpha members, Vermillion show support for St. Jude
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Members Vermillion’s three ESA chapters are pleased to announce the receipt of a proclamation from Governor Dennis Daugaard declaring the week of May 7-11, Epsilon Sigma Alpha Week in Sout...
Mother’s Day remains at forefront of Fraternal Order of Eagles
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
On Feb. 7, 1904, Fraternal Order of Eagles Past Grand Worthy President Frank E. Hering made a public plea for a new national holiday. Hering’s hope was to have a day dedicated to honoring mother...
Gov. Daugaard honors NCRC recipients
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Commemorating more than 2,000 South Dakotans who have earned National Career Readiness Certificates™ (NCRC), Gov. Dennis Daugaard has honored John Backhaus of Vermillion and Lonnie Pinkelman of...
May is National Military Appreciation Month
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Gov. Dennis Daugaard says May is National Military Appreciation Month, a time for all to honor, remember, recognize and appreciate those who have served in the past and those now serving, as well as t...
SDPB Radio dominates AP Awards
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
SDPB Radio’s staff earned six first place awards and three second-place awards in the AP’s 2012 Great Plains Broadcast Contest. SDPB Radio competed with non-commercial stations in Nebraska...
This Week In South Dakota National Guard History
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
In recognition of the South Dakota National Guard’s 150 years of service to the state and nation from 1862-2012, the SDNG will be publishing significant dates in the history of the organization...
Szymonski, Schnack named Students of the Month
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
First Bank & Trust would like to congratulate Elizabeth Szymonski and Sabrina Schnack on being March’s Vermillion High School Student of the Month recipients! These two seniors have shown gr...
Competitive research leads to Goldwater Scholarship for USD student Je...
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
For as far back as she can remember, Jennifer Dumdie wanted to be an oncologist. As a student at the University of South Dakota, Dumdie is still targeting a career in medicine but she’s also dev...
2012 Fulbright recipient Brock Schardin to teach in Spain
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Brock Schardin came to the University of South Dakota as a biology major. He graduated from USD last December with an M.A. in Spanish Education. Why the drastic change from the labs to a foreign langu...
Granaas, Glover named Students of the Month
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Congratulations to Paul Granaas and Ellie Glover! They were chosen to be First Bank & Trust’s Vermillion High Schools February Students of the Month. They were chosen because of their outsta...
Director named for School of Medicine’s Clinical Skills Simulation...
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Jeremy Hall, M.D., M.A., has been named director of the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine’s Rodney R. Parry, M.D., Clinical Skills & Simulation Center Parry Center for Cl...
USD Med School to present research symposium in June
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine is hosting a symposium on Ubiquitin, Protein Quality Control and Molecular Pathogenesis at Deadwood Gulch Resort in Deadwood June 13-15.Due to...
Students honored for leadership, service at USD
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Students from the University of South Dakota were honored for leadership and service at the 2012 Celebration of University Leadership on Sunday, April 22.Eva Draper of Omaha was presented with the Dav...
USD to honor graduating Native American students
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
The University of South Dakota will honor graduating Native American students at the fourth annual Native American Graduate Honoring ceremony at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 4 at the Muenster University Cent...
USD students receive Global Learning Scholarships to study abroad
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Five University of South Dakota students have been awarded Global Learning Scholarships to study abroad.Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of State, Morgan E. Nelson, a biology and mathematics...
Fern Heck
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Fern E. Heck, 81, of Le Mars, IA, formerly of Vermillion, and Sioux City, IA, passed away peacefully into her eternal home on Sunday, April 29, 2012 surrounded by her family. Funeral services we...
George Brownell
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
AUGUSTA, GA — George Hemperley Brownell, Ph.D., passed away on May 5, 2012.BrownellHe was born Oct. 23, 1938 to William and Margaret Brownell in Minneapolis, MN.Dr. Brownell earned an undergradu...
Wayne Rogers
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Wayne Paul Rogers, 77, of Vermillion SD, formerly of Ida Grove, IA died Saturday April 28, 2012 at the Wakonda Heritage Manor, Wakonda, after a five-month battle with brain cancer.RogersFuneral servic...
Laura Lou Marsh
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Laura Lou Marsh, age 88 of Hartington, NE, died on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the Golden Living Center in Hartington.MarshFuneral services were on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Cong...
Between the Lines: A stark reminder that you can never be too careful
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
You can tell that summer is fast approaching in Vermillion.Traffic is a bit lighter today than it was yesterday. And tomorrow, there likely will be even fewer cars on the city streets. USD held its co...
MyStoryYourStory: The sweet sounds of homecoming
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
If ever my adult children were to announce they are moving back home to the place where their childhood roots have withered, where they grew and matured, I’d question my hearing. “Say what...
Between the Lines: Court made proper decision regarding forest
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Newspaper columnists find that the easiest topics to write about are those that are familiar. I could easily pen something about writer’s block at this moment. It’s a subject that at times...
MyStoryYourStory: $50 doesn’t buy you much these days
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
When my husband, Brian, recently ran for city council, he rang up a whopping $50 bill for his entire campaign. This was an accomplishment he truly was proud of, since he ran on a platform of fiscal re...
Daugaard: Lesson from Kuwait, Afghanistan
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
In mid-April, I joined a U.S. Department of Defense trip to Kuwait and Afghanistan to visit our South Dakota National Guard soldiers and airmen.South Dakota currently has about 450 National Guard troo...
Point of View: The truth about postal reform
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Now that US Senate has passed a bill, S 1789, to reform the ailing US Postal Service, critics are trying to disable the bill on its way to the House of Representatives. Business Week recently catalogu...
For The Record
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Cases Disposed 04/27-05/03/2012Bailey Matthews, 31522 465th Ave., Vermillion; Unauthorized use of vehicle by restricted licensee, $54.00 plus costsShane Michael Barron, 7406 Ashland Dr., Sioux Falls;...
For The Record
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Cases Disposed 04/20-26/2012Cory Poelstra, 1201 E. 15th Street, Yankton; Contribute to abuse, neglect or delinquency, dismissedIvan Leigh Kaufman, 6 Ohio Street, Wakonda; Driving with suspended (not r...
