Local News Articles
Friday, February 17th, 2012
Know your numbers
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2012
One of the most important things you can do in maintaining your overall health is to “Know Your Numbers.”That was the theme of the annual Community Health and Wellness Fair, which took pla...
USD forum panel disagrees on Iran
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2012
Col. Damian Donahoe (center) discusses the possibility of war with Iran as Tom Sorensen, associate dean of the University of South Dakota School of Law, and retired economics professor Dr. Benno...
Coyote Village investigation continues
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2012
No charges have yet been filed against the former University of South Dakota student whose room contents led to a partial evacuation of Coyote Village last week.Clay County state’s attorney Tedd...
Stanford Street expansion one step closer
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2012
The expansion of a section of Stanford Street is a step closer to completion.At its regular meeting Monday night, Feb. 6, the Vermillion City Council moved to adopt a resolution of necessity for...
Between the Lines: Things to discuss around the cracker barrel Saturda...
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2012
I received an e-mail from the governor on Monday. Not from his place of employment – you know, that office in the Capitol building in Pierre.This came from him via his campaign office, “Da...
Friday, February 17th, 2012
MyStoryYourStory: Beginnings, middles and ends
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2012
While waiting in Room 8309 on the hospital’s eighth floor, I start to fidget. This is not your typical hospital room in which patients stay an extended time. It’s a starker, stripped down...
Pierre Reports: A busy week in Pierre
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2012
Education and collective bargaining rights caused much debate this week’s legislative session. It seems that each year brings new ideas and ways to “fix” South Dakota’s educati...
Writer's Block: A storyteller is silenced
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2012
Editor’s Note: This column originally ran in the Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan.——On his 17th birthday, Darrel Christopherson joined the U.S. Navy. The Vermillion teenager was so...
Pulpit Reflections: The pursuit of love should continue after marriage...
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2012
Perhaps you have heard the phrase: “marriage” it’s not a word but a sentence, a life sentence. Or “marriage is love. Love is blind. Therefore, marriage is an institution...
Letters: Trepidation
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2012
Dear Governor Daugaard and members of the South Dakota Legislature,We are writing you today on behalf of the South Dakota Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association (SD-ACDA) to express our...
For The Record
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2012
Cases Disposed 2/3-9/2012Brian James Twenter, 4 E. Main St. #203, Vermillion; Speeding on state highway, $39.00 plus costsShawna Flemming, 301 Dace St., Volin; Speeding other roadways, $39.00 plus cos...
