Middle school wrestlers involved in Madison invite The Madison Middle School invitational wrestling tournament was held on Saturday, Feb. 1. The Vermillion Middle School Redbirds were represented in various age, class and weight groups. Seventeen schools competed, including Adrian, MN, Arlington, Bon Homme, Canton, Howard, Huron, Madison, Mitchell, Sioux Falls … Read Article
Odson lifts JV to win over Wagner by Jim Prosser Ellen Odson sank three of four free throws with under one minute left in the game as the Vermillion girls' junior varsity Tanagers rallied to beat the Wagner Red Raiders 34-30 in basketball action Jan. 28 at Vermillion. The Vermillion … Read Article
Tanager freshmen roll over Madison by Jim Prosser The Vermillion girls' freshman Tanagers rolled over Madison 44-18 in basketball Jan. 17 at Vermillion in a win keyed by a 15-2 second-quarter edge. The Tanagers had led by 25 in the fourth quarter. The VHS girls' freshman team improved its record … Read Article
Luecke lifts USD to 72-47 win Feb. 1 Freshman Renae Luecke led the 14th-ranked South Dakota women's basketball team to a 72-47 win over St. Cloud State Saturday night in front of 1,682 fans at Halenbeck Hall. Luecke, a native of Sioux Falls, scored a career-high 19 points and keyed … Read Article
Vermillion varsity topped by Wagner by Jim Prosser The Vermillion girls' varsity Tanagers ended up on the wrong side of a second-half rally and were topped by the Wagner Red Raiders 49-44 in basketball Jan. 28 at Vermillion. Vermillion had led by four at halftime. Ashley Bjorkman scored 22 points, … Read Article
Tanagers rally to defeat Trojans 45-37 by Jim Prosser The Vermillion Tanagers rallied to defeat the West Central Trojans 45-37 in boys' basketball Jan. 30 at home. The Vermillion JV had trailed by four at halftime. The Vermillion JV improved its record to 8-2. The West Central season mark fell … Read Article
Coyote men defeat St. Cloud State 97-89 The 19th-ranked South Dakota men's basketball team (15-4, 4-4) knocked off conference leader and 20th-ranked St. Cloud State Saturday night with a 97-89 victory in front of 4,610 fans at Halenbeck Hall. Senior forward Tommie King, Seattle, WA, led the way for the … Read Article
Letters Local art shows have strong messages To the editor: During the last five weeks, the W.H. Over Museum has had the privilege of one of the most moving art exhibits I have ever seen. "With Liberty and Justice for All" detailed in its 27 watercolor paintings many of the … Read Article
Writings about growing old carry weight by Bob Karolevitz I don�t like to repeat stuff that comes off the Internet because lots of folks have read it before � but the anonymous poem (obviously by and about women) caused me to change my mind. I don�t know who wrote it, … Read Article
Between the Lines by David Lias As a nation, we�re still reeling from Saturday�s tragic end to our latest mission in space. Such accidents are always tragic, but what makes the loss of Columbia and its seven astronauts much more difficult to take is the realization that they had successfully … 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
