Coyote women give meaning to sport There's probably nothing that The University of South Dakota Coyote women's basketball team would desire more than the Division II NCAA championship trophy. I thought about that a lot during the long drive home from Kearney, NE on Sunday. With each mile on the … Read Article
Do you hear what I hear? Not really. "Have you heard the robins?" I ask an elderly acquaintance at church. She appears to be in her early 70s. Her straight salt and pepper hairdo has perfectly straight comb lines that start at her forehead and travel up and over her … Read Article
Phyllis hates tracking checks and balances Phyllis hates numbers, she says. I knew about that when I let her take over the checkbook when we decided that she should know more about our finances in case something happens to me. It was just good planning I thought. That's where I … Read Article
USD students to dance for charity; attempt new world record This Saturday, students from USD will dance all day and night for a good cause – and attempt to set a record in the process. As part of Dance Marathon, an annual 24-hour event that raises money for Children's Miracle … Read Article
Johnson announces USD to receive $257,021 to study heart and vascular diseases U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) announced today that The University of South Dakota (USD) will receive a $257,021 federal grant to study heart and cardiovascular disease to develop new forms of treatment and prevention. "This type of funding … Read Article
New legal studies minor approved for USD A new business-oriented minor in legal studies at The University of South Dakota, approved Thursday, March 29 by the South Dakota Board of Regents, will help guide future business leaders as they deal with a changing legal and compliance environment. The new legal … Read Article
Vermillion High School team takes second at state ProStart Competition A team of students from Brookings High School won the first South Dakota ProStart Competition, held at Mitchell Technical Institute on March 25. The team will travel to San Diego next month to participate in a national competition. Members of … Read Article
Board sets tuition and mandatory fees for 2008-09 Tuition and mandatory fees will go up an average of 5.9 percent to cover the basic operations of the public university system next year, the South Dakota Board of Regents decided Thursday, March 29. An additional 2 percent increase in fees will … Read Article
Campus emergency alert system soon to be deployed A new emergency alert system for the public university system in South Dakota will soon be deployed, the Board of Regents was told Thursday, March 27. After reviewing proposals from five vendors and testing products from three of those companies earlier this … Read Article
Vermillion students recognized at State Poetry Out Loud competition April Sun and Jacob Plette, juniors at Vermillion High School, took top honors at the South Dakota Poetry Out Loud competition, March 17, at Edison Middle School in Sioux Falls. As runner up in the no original poetry recitation category, April's … Read Article
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Carol W. Hanson, 81, of Vermillion, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013, at her residence. Carol Witt was born May … Read Article
Lois D. Welch, 79, of Vermillion, and formerly of Lockhart, TX passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Sanford Vermillion … 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 Members of the Vermillion City Council heard two change options for the recycling program it shares … Read Article
