South Dakota reported 513 new COVID-19 infections and two new deaths in Friday’s update from the Department of Health (DOH).

After the Clay County Planning Commission and the City of Vermillion’s Planning & Zoning Commission failed to come to an agreement Nov. 16 over a rezoning request, the issue is moving to its next stage.

The National Music Museum presents a delightful old-fashioned Christmas show, complete with holiday songs, Victorian costumes, sweet vocal harmonies, and an array of traditional turn-of-the-century instruments this week as part of the NMM Live! concert series this Friday, December 3, at noon…

VERMILLION — Even before taking the field last Saturday, the University of South Dakota football team came out a winner in one aspect.

The University of South Dakota College of Fine Arts recently held its inaugural Celebration of Excellence event at which the first round of College of Fine Arts Hall of Fame recipients were honored.

VERMILLION — After the South Dakota high court struck it down Wednesday, has legalized recreational marijuana in the Rushmore State gone up in smoke?

As the 50th anniversary of the National Music Museum grows closer, the world-renowned institution is gaining more recognition across the state and nation. Two figures very important to the museum were recently featured in a Legacy Interview now archived in the South Dakota Hall of Fame.

South Dakota recorded 15 new deaths related to COVID-19 — including one in Yankton County — in Wednesday’s update from the Department of Health (DOH).

Reflecting statistics collected over a five-day period due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, South Dakota reported 1,341 new COVID-19 infections and six new deaths in Tuesday’s update from the Department of Health (DOH).

The National Music Museum presents a delightful old-fashioned Christmas show, complete with holiday songs, Victorian costumes, sweet vocal harmonies, and an array of traditional turn-of-the-century instruments this week as part of the NMM Live! concert series this Friday, December 3, at noon…

Steve Waller, chair of the Jail and Law Enforcement Center Facility Committee, shared statistics that focused on the Clay County Jail that show the average daily population (ADP) for the jail in 2019 was 21.65 inmates.

The sharing of differences of opinion was about the only thing accomplished at a joint hearing of the Clay County Planning Commission and the City of Vermillion’s Planning & Zoning Commission held Wednesday, Nov. 16 before a capacity audience in the meeting chamber of Vermillion City Hall.

COVID-19 cases continued to climb significantly in several area South Dakota counties, according to Wednesday’s update from the state Department of Health (DOH).

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

South Dakota recorded 415 new COVID-19 infections and four new deaths in Monday’s update from the Department of Health (DOH).

Classes at Yankton’s Sacred Heart Schools have been canceled next Monday and Tuesday due to a rise in COVID-19 infections.

Editor's note: A second story sharing additional information from the Nov. 3 meeting willl appear in the Nov. 26 Plain Talk.

The Vermillion community is saddened after learning that Anthony Edelen, a graduate of Vermillion High School and long-time owner of Louie’s Cleaning and Disaster Restoration of Vermillion, died suddenly while on an out-of-state trip.

Jenny Briest has countless times told the story of her husband, Corey, who was nearly killed in 2005 by a roadside bomb while serving in Iraq.

An Eagle Scout project to create an outdoor patio area at the Wakonda Heritage Manor has been completed. The project, undertaken by 16-year-old Douglas Sharples-Schmidt of Wakonda, includes a concrete patio area sheltered by a wooden and metal structure. The gazebo features wooden railings, …

The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra’s Dakota Wind Quintet will be performing at the National Music Museum in Vermillion this month as part of the NMM Live! concert series on Sunday, November 21, at 2:00 p.m. in the NMM’s Janet Wanzek Performance Hall.

The 1981 lawsuit leading to high school football playoffs created a great change for South Dakota, and those changes have continued for the past 40 years.

The Vermillion community is saddened after learning that Anthony Edelen, a graduate of Vermillion High School and long-time owner of Louie’s Cleaning and Disaster Restoration of Vermillion, died suddenly while on an out-of-state trip.

 VERMILLION — A Vermillion woman has been identified as the person who died Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash north of Vermillion.

Active COVID-19 cases in South Dakota continued to climb in Friday’s update from the Department of Health (DOH). Four new deaths were also reported.

Following nearly 90 minutes of hearing public input and lengthy discussion among themselves, members of the Vermillion School Board gave second reading and final approval Monday night to its “Gender Equity and Access” policy.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Thanks to Frank Leibfarth and his research team, people around the country may soon drink water free of a certain toxic chemical.

The South Dakota Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star has elected Grace Bick to the office of Associate Grand Conductress and appointed Keith Sorge to the office of Grand Marshal for the 2021 - 2022 Session. Both Bick and Sorge are members of Juno Chapter in Vermillion.