Larson receives bachelor's degree A total of 325 students participated in Augustana College's 140th commencement on Sunday, May 21, in the Sioux Falls Arena. Degrees awarded included master of arts and bachelor of arts. Augustana President Ralph Wagoner, who is retiring July 31, conferred the degrees. Wagoner gave the commencement … Read Article
HUD funds secured for USD medical school improvements by David Lias U.S. Senators Tom Daschle and Tim Johnson have announced that $925,000 in funding they helped secure for The University of South Dakota (USD) Medical School in Vermillion has been released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. … Read Article
Obituaries Mary Cisar Mary L. Cisar, 73, of Vermillion, died Thursday, May 18, 2000, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls. Mary Sogge was born Jan. 12, 1927 in Scotland, to Chris and Alice (Rames) Sogge. She attended Olivet grade school, and graduated from Scotland High School. She received her … Read Article
FSA Notes by Keith Zanter The deadline for 1999 crop CCC Price Support Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments is May 31, 2000. Producers have until that deadline to make requests for Price Support Loans or LDPs at their local FSA offices. The corn loan rate in Clay County is $1.73/bu, … Read Article
Leafy spurge starts early; there are still control options Leafy spurge is off to a fast start this year. The yellow-green bracts are already showing up in some areas about two weeks ahead of season. Leon Wrage, Extension weed specialist at South Dakota State University, tells how to identify the … Read Article
Weather may affect crop pricing strategies South Dakota producers should be aware of the potential for a weather-influenced crop market during the 2000 growing season, said Al May, Extension grain marketing specialist at South Dakota State University. The potential weather market may develop as a result of certain areas of … Read Article
USD professors assisting the Red Cross in Africa Two faculty members from the Disaster Mental Health Institute at The University of South Dakota left May 3 for The Gambia, Africa, to help with crisis intervention following a request by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. DMHI … Read Article
Johnson announces House bid for District 17 Maxine Johnson, a Democrat and a long-time resident of Vermillion, has filed her petition to run for representative to the State House of Representatives from District 17. Johnson retired from her position as secretary from The University of South Dakota three years ago. … Read Article
County may ban burning A farmer keeps a close watch on this controlled burn in a field located north of The Bluffs golf course Sunday afternoon. Using a tractor and disk, he made sure there was a wide firebreak between the burning material in the field and the edge of … Read Article
USD may plan for Dome roof, B-school The University of South Dakota is one step closer to getting a new roof on the DakotaDome and a new business school building, according to action taken last week by the South Dakota Board of Regents. At their regular business meeting on the … Read Article
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By David Lias david.lias@plaintalk.net The Vermillion School Board approved the contracts of two individuals who will replace two long-time coaches … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net Members of the Vermillion City Council heard two change options for the recycling program it shares … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net Vermillion police chief Matt Betzen is applying for a grant that could net the community another … Read Article
By David Lias So many things to comment on this week. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin won’t be a candidate in 2014. … Read Article
