Summer food service program needs sponsors Many children lose an important source of nutritious meals when schools close for summer vacation. According to the Food Research and Action Center, government studies show that low-income children receive one-third to one-half of their daily nutrient intake from the National School Lunch Program. … Read Article
Local clinic provider for women's cancer program Sioux Valley Vermillion Clinic is a provider for the South Dakota breast and cervical cancer control program called All Women Count! The program pays for mammograms, Pap tests, and exams for uninsured and underinsured women. Women must usually be between the ages 40 … Read Article
Memorial foundation helps VPD in funding purchases by M. Jill Karolevitz The Vermillion Police Department will enhance its equipment and uniform budget, among others, with the help of funds raised by the Jimmy Wilson Jr. Foundation of Omaha, NE. The foundation is currently seeking donations in Vermillion to help the … Read Article
Infant dies in Monday fire by David Lias Investigators are attempting to determine the cause of a deadly Monday house fire near Spink that claimed the life of a 2-month-old infant. Timothy Andrew Smith, son of Dustin and Amy Smith, died in the fire, which started in the house shortly … Read Article
Mayor: Gateway will cut 383 jobs by David Lias Vermillion Mayor William Radigan informed the Plain Talk just before press time Thursday that Gateway, Inc. will eliminate 383 jobs at its Vermillion facility. The computer manufacturing firm will be closing its emissary operation at its Vermillion location, he added. The … Read Article
New helipad at hospital helps save time and lives by M. Jill Karolevitz Concrete has little to do with medical services � unless it�s used as a helipad for emergency medi-flights to and from a hospital. Sioux Valley Vermillion Hospital has recently completed its new helipad, located adjacent to the … Read Article
Vickrey makes journey from singer to recording artist by David Lias The journey that started with Mary Green Vickrey's childhood in Tennessee to her adult life in Vermillion today has been constantly evolving as she takes on greater challenges. Not happy to simply limit herself to being a vocal and … Read Article
Gregoire receives memorial award Robert Gregoire, director for Clay Rural Water System, has been awarded the 2000 Carroll Anderson Award by South Dakota Association of Rural Water Systems (SDARWS). Gregoire accepted his award during SDARWS's 26th annual Technical Conference in Pierre, Jan. 9-11. The Carroll Anderson Memorial Award is a … Read Article
Youth group plans Feb. 11 sweethearts' meal, dance The Hay Country Christian Youth will sponsor a Sweethearts' Banquet and Dance Sunday, Feb. 11 at the Gayville Community Center on Washington Street in Gayville. The social hour begins at 5 p.m., with the young people serving a roast beef dinner beginning … Read Article
USD Student Theatre Cooperative presents Rumpelstiltskin Feb. 3 The University of South Dakota's Student Theatre cooperative is proud to present a marionette version of the timeless children's classic Rumpelstiltskin, Saturday, Feb. 3 at 1 p.m. in the Wayne S. Knutson Theatre. STC's puppeteering project is headed by Douglas Strich, a … Read Article
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