Gas prices up slightly The nationwide average price of self-serve regular gasoline is up just 1.1 cents since mid-May to $1.514 per gallon, AAA's daily online Fuel Gauge Report shows. The slight increase in the nationwide average price masks widely different price changes in the carious regions of the country … Read Article
Heavy July 4 travel expected Americans continue to show an increased interest in vacation travel as evidenced by the 37.4 million people who expect to travel 50 miles or more from home the Fourth of July weekend – the highest total for that holiday in at least nine years, according … Read Article
News from the Secretary by Secretary of Agriculture Larry Gabriel I have always considered myself an environmentalist. Each of us has a responsibility to be good stewards of the land so that the people that follow after us are not left to try to clean up our messes. But I … Read Article
A grass roots approach Project is restoring prairie at Spirit Mound Annie Horner, an undergraduate biology student at The University of South Dakota, photographs a blooming Jerusalem Artichoke that is thriving in the restored prairie of Spirit Mound. by David Lias Grass has always grown on Spirit Mound. But there's … Read Article
Standing room only Crowd celebrates hospital's 10-year anniversary Wednesday by David Lias Betty Lynn, mayor of Vermillion in 1990 when citizens passed a referendum supporting building a new addition to what today is Sioux Valley Vermillion Hospital, was there. So was Grant Sammelson, who presided as mayor when construction began … Read Article
Youth involved in NYSP This summer, approximately 250 youth from the Vermillion-area have had the opportunity to attend the National Youth Sports Program (NYSP) at The University of South Dakota. Besides Vermillion, participants come from Akron (IA), Alcester, Beresford, Centerville, Elk Point, Gayville, Jefferson, Meckling, North Sioux City, Viborg, Wakonda, … Read Article
Check It Out by Anne Marshall Showcased Book of the Week A Look Over My Shoulder: A Life in the Central Intelligence Agency begins with President Nixon's attempt to embroil the Central Intelligence Agency in the Watergate cover-up. Richard Helms was then the director of the CIA. This is a … Read Article
Spirited joust Sarah Hoar (Fiona) and Daniel Mollet (Little John) rehearse a jousting scene in the upcoming production of Robin Hood, Spirit of the Greene. Sarah Hoar (Fiona) and Daniel Mollet (Little John) rehearse a jousting scene in the upcoming production of Robin Hood, Spirit of the Greene. The two … Read Article
Bill Lauf performs at Gayville Hall Saturday Bill Lauf, an acclaimed singer-songwriter and tenor guitarist from Connecticut, returns to South Dakota on Saturday, June 28, for an 8 p.m. concert at Gayville Hall. John and Susan McNeill open. Lauf's latest CD project, For the Snow, in progress, includes a song … Read Article
Clubs Eta chapter attends convention Alpha Pi State of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Convention was held at the Ramkota Hotel, Watertown, June 13-14. Eta Chapter members attending the convention were Brenda Martens, immediate past state president, and Mary Geffre Johnson, state historian. The highlight of the convention on … Read Article
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