Mayor Kelsey Collier-Wise, while addressing Friday morning, June 4’s delegation of South Dakota Girls State, described herself as Vermillion’s version of Leslie Knope, the ambitious, hard-working and optimistic lead character in the television show “Parks and Recreation.”

The issue of fireworks at Mount Rushmore didn’t escape a Girls State delegate when she had a chance to question Gov. Kristi Noem about it Thursday afternoon.

The rejection of a $41 million bond issue Tuesday by Clay County voters has prompted Sheriff Andy Howe to implement changes in the operation of the Clay County Jail.

South Dakota recorded three new deaths related to COVID-19 in Thursday’s update from the Department of Health (DOH).

Clay County voters Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected the Clay County Commission’s decision March 30 to ask citizens’ approval of a $41 million bond issue to finance the construction of a new county jail, law enforcement safety center, courts, government services, land acquisition costs, and cu…

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“On behalf of the President of the United States, the United States Army, and a grateful nation, please accept this flag as a symbol of our appreciation for your loved one’s honorable and faithful service.”

Five candidates hoping to be elected Vermillion’s mayor on June 8 discussed a variety of issues during a mayoral forum held May 24 in the Vermillion High School’s Thomas H. Craig Center For Performing Arts.

Polls in Vermillion, across Clay County and throughout the Vermillion School District will open at 7 a.m. Tuesday, June 8 to allow voters to choose a mayor for the City of Vermillion and a new member of the Vermillion School Board.

Republican Congressman Dusty Johnson, surrounded by an auditorium audience of Girls State delegates, was asked Tuesday evening if there came a time when he knew that, someday, he would like a job like the one he has now – helping people by crafting legislation.

Sen. Mike Rounds usually addresses Girls State delegates in person, but Tuesday morning he had to resort to speaking to them via a pre-recorded video message.

The issue of fireworks at Mount Rushmore didn’t escape a Girls State delegate when she had a chance to question Gov. Kristi Noem about it Thursday afternoon.

South Dakota on Thursday saw its smallest one-day increase in new COVID-19 cases since the first month of the pandemic, according to the state’s Department of Health (DOH).

South Dakota recorded six new deaths related to COVID-19, including one in Turner County, in Friday’s update from the Department of Health.

This year’s Memorial Day program in Vermillion will be in-person or virtual – however you would like to view it. The Memorial Day Observance, which begins at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 31, will be held at First Baptist Church, 101 E. Main Street, in Vermillion. Attend the indoor event in person …

Two terms are ending on the Vermillion School Board and three candidates will be seeking to fill those two openings. Incumbent Rachel Olson is seeking reelection and the other candidates are Shane Nordyke and Wade A. Larson.

Teamwork. Dedication. Courage.

As the efforts to curb the COVID-19 virus continue, we are learning more and more about how it has affected our society.

After a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the American Legion Auxiliary’s Girls State event is back. The annual civic education experience, the 20th one to be held at USD, will take place from May 31 to June 5.

At 2:40 p.m. Saturday, May 22, the Vermillion Fire EMS Department responded to a reported house fire at 46897 Burbank RD in Burbank. The first arriving unit found smoke coming from the structure’s roof. Firefighters entered the attic space to determine the origin of the smoke, and 500 gallon…

South Dakota recorded 81 new COVID-19 infections in Tuesday’s update from the Department of Health (DOH).

South Dakota reported three new deaths related to COVID-19 and just 31 new infections in Monday’s update from the Department of Health.

South Dakota recorded 34 new COVID-19 infections — the smallest one-day increase in 11 months — in Friday’s update from the Department of Health (DOH).

Two measures that have been in place for approximately a year in the City of Vermillion -- 1) an emergency resolution encouraging the use of face coverings or face masks in buildings open to the public and 2) an emergency ordinance requiring the posting of a sign stating “Masks Expected per …

Timothy J. Tracy, who has served as chief executive officer of Sanford Vermillion Medical Center since April 2004, was presented with the 2021 Community Health Service Award at Tuesday night’s Dakota Hospital Community Leadership Dinner.

Five candidates, including incumbent Kelsey Collier-Wise, are seeking election to the office of mayor of Vermillion in the upcoming June 8 city election.

A man who has been a fixture at Vermillion City Council meetings for over three decades attended his last meeting Monday night.