During a crowning ceremony Thursday, Aug. 8, 10-year-old Chloe Klunder and 11-year-old Lydia Anderson, both of Vermillion, were named Junior Princess and Princess of the 2019 Clay County Fair. For the rest of the fair, the princesses reigned over the three-day event, helping to hand out ribb…

Neil Fulton, dean of the University of South Dakota School of Law, welcomed the freshman law school class to their new home Monday morning as they gathered in the law school courtroom.

In a span of fewer than five minutes during its regular meeting Tuesday morning, the Clay County Commission gave final approval to a recommendation it heard approximately a month ago.

A new mural is currently in progress on the north side of the Coyote Twin Theatre.

Edie's Book Shop, operated by the Friends of the Vermillion Public Library, is open again this fall. Every second Friday & Saturday of the month, from September through December, you can access great deals on books - everything from the newest bestsellers, to the hottest mysteries, vinta…

Vermillion, SD - Join us for the monthly Lunch & Learn at the Vermillion Public Library on Friday, Sept. 6 at 12 p.m., and learn about Kent Nerbern’s book, Neither Wolf nor Dog!

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Thanks to the efforts of local volunteers, blind and impaired residents of South Dakota will soon have more audio recordings to enjoy. A mobile recording booth was recently installed at the Vermillion Public Library where over the next several months trained volunteers will record books, mag…

 August  11 – Legendary South Dakota fiddlers Kenny Putnam, Tom Schaefer and Owen DeJong play live in two concerts in Rapid City and Renner in August.

In 2017 and 2018, Chris and Katie Kassin held special activities to raise funds in honor of their daughter, Collins, who has cystic fibrosis. The money raised at those two events were donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to help find a cure for Collins and all others who battle this illness.

Vani Ramakrishnan quickly gets to the point in a message she posted to Facebook last Tuesday, July 30.

Check this album on the Vermillion Plain Talk's web page to see the latest images of the Clay County Fair, which kicked off Thursday, Aug. 8 and will conclude Saturday, Aug. 10.

A 25-year-old Vermillion man died Wednesday after he was stabbed in Sioux Falls, according to a local television station.

The Clay County Commission, acting as a board of adjustment, further amended Tuesday an application by County Commission Chairman Travis Mockler for a conditional use permit that would allow him to expand his animal feeding operation from small to medium.

Featuring several new events, the 66th Annual Clay County Fair takes place Aug. 8, 9, and 10 and will offer something to please every member of your family, says Fair Manager Missy O’Connor.

Patricia LeCates, Wells Fargo Bank branch manager of the Vermillion branch (at left) and Megan Ausdemore, service manager at the Wells Fargo Vermillion branch, present a check totaling $16,200 to Teresa McDowell Johnson, the executive director of the Vermillion Food Pantry (center). The Verm…

The Vermillion High School Theatre Department presented its original play “ANTics” Friday night in the Thomas H. Craig Performing Arts Center at Vermillion High School.

The Vermillion Now! 3 economic development campaign was in very good shape mid-way through the July 17 luncheon meeting of the Vermillion Rotary Club when Vermillion Chamber and Economic Development CEO Nate Welch began his presentation about the campaign to club members.

The Vermillion School District’s Summer Lunch program has been recognized for its culinary excellence by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The district is one of just 118 districts nationwide -- and the only summer meal sponsor in the state of South Dakota – to receive a br…

Sonaii Abaeva was in for a new experience nearly a year ago when her daughter, Zulia, dropped Sonaii and her dog off at the Main Street Center in Vermillion back in August 2018. Sonaii does not speak English.She is from Russia and arrived in Vermillion with her daughter who was studying medi…

VERMILLION — As David Herbster sat and looked out over the construction site inside the

War is hell, as the saying goes, and the actors that brought “Last Out – Elegy Of A Green Beret” to the stage of the Thomas H. Craig Center for Performing Arts at Vermillion High School made sure to drive that point home to their audience last weekend.

This week, more than 120 students from eight states gathered at USD to be immersed in a world of music.

One can’t argue that when Miracle Webb sets her mind on something, she goes big.

Vermillion area citizens will have a chance to view young actors present the play they will soon be bringing to a stage in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The Clay County Courthouse, Jail, & Law Enforcement Facility Planning Committee has been working since last January, when it received instructions from the Clay County Commission, to study possible solutions to problems that have arisen within the aging Clay County Courthouse and the new…

The skies over southwest Vermillion came to life at approximately 10 p.m. Thursday, July 4 as the community celebrated the nation’s independence with a tradional fireworks show sponsored by the Vermillion Chamber and Development Company. Last week’s display was discharged from the field on t…