VHS wrestlers show improvement by Jim Prosser The Vermillion Tanagers wrestling team was represented in eight weight classes at the Winner Invitational involving 14 schools from a wide area Saturday, Jan. 19. There were five preliminary rounds, including byes, followed by semi finals and championships. Towns entered in the meet … Read Article
USD relay team breaks school record Junior Pat Belling, Omaha, NE, freshman Wayne Reynolds, Omaha, junior Ryan Finley, Omaha, and sophomore Ronny McDougle, Pompano, FL, of The University of South Dakota men's track and field team ran a 1:30.64 to set a school record in the 4X200m relay on Friday, … Read Article
Hotshot competition held in Vermillion The Vermillion Jaycees held their annual Hotshots competition on Jan. 13 with an outstanding turnout. Jaycee Hotshots is a basketball skills competition for boys and girls ages 9-14, which involves shooting baskets from five hotspots. The competition tests participants' speed, shooting ability, dribbling skills and … Read Article
VHS volleyball wins EP-J match by Jim Prosser Vermillion has a long history of traditional athletic foes like Lennox, West Central, Canton, and Winner, but in recent years some new friendly competition with area schools like EP-J, Beresford, Alcester/Hudson, and Dakota Valley have become challengers for athletic supremacy. At the … Read Article
Letters USD fortunate to have Abbott's leadership To the editor: I am writing this letter in response to Aaron Woodward's letter regarding President Abbott. When President Abbott came to USD, the morale of faculty, staff, and students was the lowest it had been since I came to USD in 1983. … Read Article
Between the Lines by David Lias Vermillion people no doubt will never forget the initial effect caused by the opening of the Newcastle/Vermillion Bridge this fall. The city�s streets were fuller, occupied by a sizable number of automobiles with Nebraska license plates. People from Newcastle and Ponca and other small … Read Article
Weight war starts with Battle of the Bulge by Bob Karolevitz �The doctor says I should lose a few pounds,� I told Phyllis. �Huh,� she countered, �I�ve been telling you that for months, and it doesn�t cost you a trip to the medical clinic either.� �Yes, but his is a … Read Article
University will host one-act play festival The University of South Dakota Department of Theatre will host the South Dakota State High Association Activities Association One-Act Play Festival Jan. 31 through Feb. 2 in the Wayne S. Knutson Theatre of the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. Performances are … Read Article
Wakonda citizens greet Vermillion proposal with suspicion by David Lias A proposal from the Vermillion School Board provided little comfort to most of the Wakonda citizens who attended a public meeting at the Wakonda School to discuss the Feb. 12 election to decide the fate of the district. The communication … Read Article
Heated arguments don't break the ice in Wakonda Citizens receive cool treatment at public meeting by David Lias A meeting designed to inform Wakonda citizens of issues related to the Feb. 12 election in that community's school district contained a few facts, a bit of misinformation and a whole lot … Read Article
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