AAA calls for added funding for transportation The economic stimulus bill now being debated in Congress is a good first step to shore up transportation funding, AAA South Dakota says. The version of the bill in the U.S. House of Representatives allocates $30 billion for highway and bridge projects, $9 … Read Article
Bank offers economic relief program Larry Ness, president and CEO of First Dakota National Bank, announces an Economic Relief Program. First Dakota has set aside $2 million to assist those people who have recently been laid off from their jobs due to the economy. The bank will offer a short-term … Read Article
Relay for Life Relay for Life Joanne Allen and her daughter, Sierra, join scores of other people who walked laps on the DakotaDome track Sunday afternoon during the American Cancer Societyâ�?�?s Clay County Relay for Life activities. The theme of Sundayâ�?�?s event was â�?�?Take a Holiday from Cancer.â�? Joanne and … Read Article
Columnist claims Rusch in running for state supreme court By David Lias Plain Talk According to David Kranz, political columnist for the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Circuit Court Judge Art Rusch has a good chance of being named a justice to the South Dakota Supreme Court. Former Attorney General Mark … Read Article
Former USD professor pleads not guilty to embezzlement By David Lias Plain Talk A former assistant professor in the USD School of Education will go to trial in the Clay County Courthouse on embezzlement charges. Karen Kostel, 52, of Yankton, entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of … Read Article
Pamida closes doors for good Jan. 31 By David Lias Plain Talk After serving more than 25 years as a major retailer in Vermillion, Pamida is closing its doors for good on Saturday, Jan. 31. Decreasing sales brought about by an ever-weakening economy was a key factor in the corporate … Read Article
The Anthony Approach by Anthony Shaheen, Clay County Extension Educator/ Community Innovation & Leadership Hello, my name is Anthony Shaheen, and I am the Clay County Extension Educator for Community Innovation & Leadership. I have been in this position for six months and will be submitting news columns to the … Read Article
Check It Out By Anne Marshall New Adult Fiction Author Charles Cumming is probably the best of the new generation of British spy writers. His newest novel, The Spanish Game, evolves around British Secret Service Agent Alec Milius whose unexpected retirement comes at a great personal cost. The character of … Read Article
Chamber Chat This Weeks Happenings: â�?¢ National Music Museumâ�?�?s Brown Bag Lunch Program will feature the â�?�?Confederates at the Keyboard: Southern Piano During the Civil War Eraâ�? on Fri., Jan. 30 from 12:05-12:55 p.m. Free and open to the public. â�?¢ VHS girlsâ�?�? basketball, Fri., Jan. 30 at 4:30 p.m., … Read Article
Fallan will attend National 4-H conference Kelsy Fallan, a member of the Clay County Meckling Livestock 4-H Club, has been chosen along with three other South Dakota 4-H members from Brown, Pennington and Minnehaha Counties, to represent South Dakota at the 79th National 4-H Conference to be held in Chevy … Read Article
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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
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net Vermillion police chief Matt Betzen is applying for a grant that could net the community another … Read Article
By David Lias So many things to comment on this week. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin won’t be a candidate in 2014. … Read Article
