Mentors needed Big Friends-Little Friends, Inc. matches youths, ages 5 to 17, with adult volunteers. Right now, there are four boys, ages 7 to 11, in Vermillion seeking an adult male to spend time with them. Volunteers spend two hours per week, and both adults and youths gain from their … Read Article
Sand headed to Mount Marty Mount Marty College is pleased to announce the decision of Bethany Sand of Vermillion, to attend Mount Marty College this fall. Sand is a spring 2007 graduate of Vermillion High School, where she participated in gymnastics, dance, soccer, and choir. She was also named a … Read Article
Sens. Thune, Johnson announce dollars for local school districts Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD) have announced that the Vermillion, Gayville-Volin and Irene Wakonda school districts will receive federal funding. The Vermillion School District will receive $7,050.32 from the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service … Read Article
Thatcher receives 2007 John Wesley Jackson award The University of South Dakota's School of Law announced that Charles M. Thatcher, J.D., professor of law, was awarded the 2007 John Wesley Jackson Outstanding Faculty Award. He was also selected in 1985 and 1996 for this distinguished award. The John Wesley Jackson … Read Article
USD student has meningitis A 20 year-old University of South Dakota student is being treated at a Sioux City, IA, hospital for meningococcal meningitis (bacterial meningitis). University officials were informed of the student's condition late Tuesday evening, June 12. At the time of the diagnosis, the student was not enrolled … Read Article
Are pages needed? There's talk that a written code of ethics is needed for South Dakota lawmakers. After what's happened in the last year or two, it's easy to conclude that such a code is needed. State Sen. Dan Sutton, D-Flandreau, was publicly reprimanded earlier this year for inappropriate behavior … Read Article
City should focus on owner responsibility John Skilbred, a member of People for Patches, addressed the Vermillion City Council Monday night. He read a lengthy statement written by his wife, Julie Rae Hammontree, that offers what she believes would be a better approach than the shooting of out-of-control dogs in … Read Article
Desk cleaning yields four-part column, incongruity I'm cleaning off my desk this week, so you'll get a four-part piece about things I've saved but which I can't stretch out to column length. The first was by Jim Nyberg, who asked if my Latin (?) was good enough to translate something … Read Article
Life changes with parents gone; Dad's mothering changes everything This marks the first year that I've been without both my mom and dad on both Mother's Day and Father's Day. When these holidays roll around, try as you may to keep your game face, after parents are gone, life changes, … Read Article
Letters Thanks to the Vermillion PTA To the editor: The SD PTA Board of Managers would like to thank the Vermillion PTA for hosting the 2007 State PTA Convention that was held on April 14. We appreciate the hospitality and warmness of your community. The citizens of Vermillion should be … Read Article
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The city of Vermillion will spray for mosquitoes on Tuesday, June 18, Wednesday, June 19, and Thursday, June 20, from … Read Article
By Caleb Miller The 15-16 Teener baseball team used strong pitching and stifling defense in the opening rounds of last … Read Article
By David Lias david.lias@plaintalk.net Listeners to ESPN Radio 1570 KVTK-AM of Yankton will need to be a bit patient. A … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net The Burbank man charged with raping two children made his first court appearance Tuesday morning. Joseph … Read Article
