Liggins earns honors at championship Junior Terry Liggins of the South Dakota men's track and field squad earned All-American honors by finishing fourth in the 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships in Charlotte, NC. Liggins, who was second in the 110-meter hurdles in 2006, clocked … Read Article
VHS girls' golfers fourth at State A Tournament The Lead-Deadwood Golddiggers have continued their dominance in the Class A Championship Tournament. The State A Tournament, with 12 teams and nearly 100 individual tourney participants, was contested at Madison Country Club Golf Course on Monday and Tuesday May 21-22. The Golddiggers … Read Article
The Bluffs Bulletin Board Seniors celebrate a birthday On May 22, 32 senior golfers were treated to birthday cake provided by Joyce Zimmer in honor of the 62nd birthday of her husband, Dave Zimmer. To add to the celebration, the team that Dave played on took first place with a … Read Article
Tanager girls finish second at state meet The Tanager boys' and girls' track teams were in Lennox on Friday and Sioux Falls on Saturday, May 25 and 26, participating in the SDHSAA State Tournament. In the 20 qualifying schools, Class A division, the girls placed second (44 points), behind St. … Read Article
Six USD student-athletes named to Academic All-NCC Squads Six South Dakota track and field student-athletes were selected to the Academic All-North Central Conference teams announced by the league office. South Dakota's Colte Haines of White Lake, was named to the 10-member men's Academic All-NCC team for the second straight year. … Read Article
Tanager boys' tennis ends season The Tanager boys' tennis team was entered in the state tournament held in Sioux Falls last Thursday through Saturday, May 17-19. The following is a recap of all flights for Vermillion: Singles: Flight # 1 – Dusan Cuetkuvic def. Alex Lauseng (Pierre) 10-2. Second round … Read Article
For the Record May 18-24, 2007 Jessica Lee Reynolds, 2104 54th St., Sioux Falls: Speeding on four-lane in rural areas, $35 plus costs. William Paul Yost, 431 High St., Vermillion: Seat belt violation, $20. Theresa Y. McCall, 6444 Lakeview Ct., Hamilton, OH: Speed on four-lane in rural areas, $55 plus … Read Article
State expands disaster assistance program The Presidential Disaster Declaration for individual assistance triggered an expansion of South Dakota's disaster assistance program.� In addition to the emergency food, clothing and prescription medicine assistance, several other programs are now available from low-interest loans for home repair to crisis counseling. Many of the … Read Article
Plows and Pitchforks Winter wheat growers in southeastern South Dakota are invited to a special "in-the-field" workshop on wheat disease management. The 60-minute clinic will be held Friday, May 25, at 1 p.m., at Al Fenner's, Menno. The field is on 290th Street (one mile west of Highway 81). From … Read Article
Gov. Rounds announces mosquito control dollars Gov. Mike Round has announced the state is providing $800,000 for local mosquito control programs this year. Of that total, $411,819 is being awarded to communities through the state's annual grant program while the remainder will be targeted to communities affected by recent flooding. … Read Article
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Memorial Day services will be celebrated Monday, May 27, at the Vermillion Public Library. The program, hosted by Veterans of … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net The Internet has made personal correspondence easier than ever, either between relatives, friends or coworkers. One … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net Olympic pole-vaulter Derek Miles had some words of advice for the Vermillion High School class of … Read Article
By David Lias It’s difficult to watch helplessly as fellow citizens suffer injury, death and loss. Once again, the nation … Read Article
By Paula Damon “What a [person] needs in gardening is a cast-iron back with a hinge in it.” C.D. Warner … Read Article
