Readers! Lend Bob your ears "What are you going to write about this week?" Phyllis asked me. "I don't rightly know," I said. "I'll think of something when I sit down." "But," she responded to my remark, "doesn't sitting down cut off circulation to your brain?" I chose to ignore … Read Article
Letters They deserve thanks To the editor: The construction of the new municipal center will soon be underway – an event that was started in March 2004. By my calculations it has taken us 42 months and literally dozens of meetings and hundreds of man-hours to get to this point. … Read Article
For The Record September 14-20, 2007 Garland W. Treloar, 12 N Hwy. 105, North Sioux City: Seat belt violation, $20 plus costs. Corey Haug, 30178 Greenfield Rd., Beresford: County speeding, $58 plus costs. Merleen Ruth Hanson, 1234 Westgate Dr., Vermillion: Theft by insufficient funds check, $85 plus costs. Nicole Rae … Read Article
That queasy feeling If you or a loved one are feeling under the weather, suffering from abdominal cramps, nausea and the usual nasty side affects that accompany a pain in the gut, you may not have the stomach flu. There's a more serious illness – cryptosporidiosis – that is increasing … Read Article
Ceremony symbolizes start of new city hall construction Members of the Vermillion City Council and of a special city hall committee that has worked diligently for the past four years each grabbed a shovel and overturned a small amount of dirt Monday afternoon near the south wall of the Vermillion … Read Article
USD student arrested for rape The Vermillion Police Department arrested a University of South Dakota student Sept. 19 as they investigated a reported rape which occurred in a residence hall on the campus of The University of South Dakota. The incident was reported Friday, Sept. 14. Zachary Larson, 19, was … Read Article
Household hazardous waste collection scheduled Vermillion's Solid Waste Department has scheduled a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection event for Clay, Yankton and rural Union counties. Household hazardous waste will be collected at Vermillion Missouri Valley Recycling, 840 N. Crawford Rd., on Friday, Oct. 5, from 2 to 6:30 p.m. HHW … Read Article
Lykken trial will begin on March 18 Circuit Court Judge Steven Jensen has scheduled the murder trial of David Lykken to begin March 18, 2008. His action came near the conclusion of a Monday morning hearing in the Union County Courthouse in Elk Point. During the meeting, Jensen, Assistant Attorney … Read Article
Martens receives Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award Dennis D. "Denny" Martens of Vermillion has received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. The award was presented to Martens during the SD Aviation Hall of Fame meeting at Clyde Ice Field/Black Hills Airport in Spearfish on Sept. 7. The award was signed … Read Article
Chamber Chat Eighteenth Annual Oscar Howe Memorial Lecture Set – Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. at Farber Hall in Old Main on the USD campus. The university will host author and professor of art history Bill Anthes, Ph.D., a noted scholar who writes on contemporary Native American art and … Read Article
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By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net Al Neuharth is remembered around the world as a legend in the field of journalism … Read Article
VERMILLION – Prominent officials, journalists, colleagues, friends, and others inspired by his vision and legacy will celebrate the life of … Read Article
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 Although “motorcycle” isn’t the thing that comes to mind when most people think of the National … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net One week after her title was revoked, an area 6-year-old was again named winner of the … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net South Dakota’s attorney general has some advice for the recent graduates of the University of South … Read Article
