Monthly Archives: September 2006

Red Road Gathering honors fallen warriors at 17th annual event During a week that South Dakota honored the Vietnam era veterans, USD's Red Road Gathering honored "fallen warriors" at the 17th annual Gathering at the Clay County 4-H building. Inspired by this year's topic of forgiveness and the honoring of … Read Article →

Olson awarded Volstorff Scholarship Michelle Olson of Meckling was awarded the Vivian V. Volstorff Scholarship for the 2006-2007 school year at South Dakota State University. Olson, a freshman at SDSU, is the daughter of Warren and Roxane Olson of Meckling and a 2006 graduate of Vermillion High School. She has … Read Article →

Power outage planned for city Weather permitting, there will be a power outage for all city of Vermillion electric customers on Sunday, Sept. 24, at 5 a.m. for two to three hours. East River Electric, who delivers power to the city of Vermillion, is performing scheduled maintenance on their high … Read Article →

Bob Macy is CorTrust V.P. CorTrust Bank is pleased to announce that Bob Macy has been named vice president and manager of its Vermillion branch. Macy has over 17 successful years experience in finance and lending. A graduate of Vermillion High School and South Dakota State University, Macy and his … Read Article →

Public library adds computers The Vermillion Public Library has added four new computers with the help of the S.D. State Library and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. With the Gates Staying Connected Grant, the library replaced two of its Tech Center computers, and two of its Card Catalog computers. … Read Article →

Nelson receives SDSU scholarship Hannah Nelson of Vermillion was awarded the Phi Upsilon Omicron Scholarship for the 2006-2007 school year at South Dakota State University. Nelson is a junior nutrition major at SDSU. She is the daughter of Craig and Leslie Nelson of Vermillion and a 2004 graduate of Beresford … Read Article →

Once rock-solid NCC shaken While still miles from Vermillion, travelers can see the DakotaDome in the distance. But while the landscape remains familiar for both area residents and visitors, the landscape of another sort is undergoing dramatic changes. The University of South Dakota Coyotes have shown their athletic excellence in … Read Article →

Reserve champion Patrick Morrison, Wakonda, showed the reserve champion Division 8 crossbred gilt at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron. His gilt was among 636 4-H market swine that were entered in this year's fair. Sponsors for the market hog show were the South Dakota State Fair, South Dakota … Read Article →

USD president outlines goals as school approaches 150th anniversary During Tuesday's annual "State of the University" address, President Jim Abbott didn't tell an overflow crowd of about 500 whether he will recommend that The University of South Dakota move up to NCAA Division I athletics. Then again, Abbott didn't rule … Read Article →

Charlie Battery back in U.S.A Planning is underway both in Yankton and Vermillion to give a proper welcome home to Yankton's Charlie Battery, which arrived back in the United States Saturday afternoon, Sept. 23, at McGuire Air Force Base, NJ after spending approximately one year training and evaluating the Iraqi … Read Article →