USD to host 60th annual Girls State For the fifth consecutive year, the W.O. Farber Center for Civic Leadership at The University of South Dakota will host the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program from May 29-June 3. � For the 60th anniversary observance, the week is being dedicated to … Read Article
Amendment is hard to understand I recently purchased an amazing bit of technology � a digital voice recorder. It comes in great for a guy like me who constantly needs to take accurate notes. I was nervous about making this buy, however. The old-fashioned, microcassette machines, that recorded sounds on, … Read Article
Newspaper, free speech are alive and well This is supposed to be a humor column. But there is nothing funny about the First Amendment – except for the ridiculous-looking knickers and powdered wigs which the Founding Fathers had on when they drafted the Constitution. I attended the 124th convention of … Read Article
Crawford Road needed for city's growth For an opposing viewpoint I would like to take this opportunity to respond to the three questions posed by last week's guest commentary Dr. Virginia P. Johnson. She asks us: 1) Should the city build a bypass in the middle of a well established … Read Article
Holter receives the NCC Noel Olson Volunteer of the Year Award Vern Holter of Vermillion, was presented the Noel Olson Volunteer of the Year award during the North Central Conference Honor Awards Dinner Monday, May 22 at the Ramkota Hotel in Sioux Falls. The NCC has presented an Olson Volunteer … Read Article
The Bluffs Bulletin Board W.E.L.L. golfers have a warm night May 17 was our first warm night for golf. Of course, true to form, the wind didn't let up. Nevertheless, all enjoyed the evening out in the warmer wind. Karrie Plate certainly had a fine time of it. Once again … Read Article
USD athletics to host dinner auction June 2 The University of South Dakota Athletics Department, using a theme of "A Coyote Celebration – Approaching a Century of Men's Basketball History," will host its annual dinner auction at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 2 in the Ramkota Conference Center (3200 W. … Read Article
Pribyl, Huber, Gottsleben named tops in North Central Conference Sam Pribyl of the South Dakota men's track and field squad has been selected the North Central Conference Track and Field Outstanding Men's Athlete for his performance at the recent conference championships. Pribyl was selected in a vote of the league … Read Article
What a rush! Athletes from across the state pushed themselves to the limit Thursday, May 18, in hopes of earning berths in the 2006 South Dakota State Track and Field Meet May 26-27. First-day events will be held in Spearfish for Class A participants. Above, Vermillion's Alicia Brown blows past … Read Article
Local soccer league to host British soccer training camp The number one youth soccer company in the United States, Challenger Sports, has been invited to hold one of their nationwide British Soccer training camps right here in Vermillion. The Vermillion Youth Soccer League will host the week-long British soccer camp … 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
