Monthly Archives: September 2006

CHARLIE BATTERY COMING HOME Plans have been finalized for members of Yankton's Charlie Battery to step on home turf once again. Soldiers from Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery, will arrive back in South Dakota at 12:35 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Sioux Falls airport and then be … Read Article →

Charlie Battery arrival and ceremony timeline 12:35 p.m. – Arrival in South Dakota, Sioux Falls Airport Business Aviation. 1 p.m. – Depart for Yankton aboard buses. Route will be Interstate 29 to Highway 50, through Vermillion, on to Yankton, then to the National Guard Armory on Highway 81. 2:30 p.m. … Read Article →

Vermillion, USD lose 'Renaissance Man' There's nothing that Michael Myers, an associate professor at The University of South Dakota School of Law, has enjoyed more in recent years than the noon meals he and fellow law school professor Frank Slagle regularly shared. Sadly, that ritual has come to an end. … Read Article →

Schimelfening enters basic training Benjamin D. Schimelfening has entered Basic Cadet Training at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, in preparation to enter the first academic year at the academy. The six-week, two-phased orientation program must be successfully completed by the cadets prior to entering their freshman year. … Read Article →

Charlie Battery Returns From Iraq As Saturday's deactivation ceremony for the "C" Battery 1/147th Field Artillery began, the audience applauded Gov. Mike Rounds, Maj. Gen. Michael Gorman and other leaders on stage. The applause rose to a deafening roar with the introduction of another special group at the Summit Center … Read Article →

Wakonda man dies in traffic accident ����������������������� A traffic accident has claimed the life of a Wakonda man.� The accident happened around 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 about three miles southeast of Viborg. � According to a news report from the South Dakota Highway Patrol, Elmer Richard Bohlmann was traveling … Read Article →

City council meets Oct. 2 The Vermillion City Council will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2 in the Al Neuharth Media Center. The council will hold public hearings on the issuance of a special daily malt beverage license and wine license for the USD Alumni Association … Read Article →