Monthly Archives: February 2009

Engaged David Eisenmenger and Rachel Chase Rachael Lynn Chase and David John Eisenmenger would like to announce their engagement. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Scott and Mary Chase of Kansas City, MO. Rachael graduated from Blue Springs South High School in 2002, and from Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, … Read Article →

Legislative Report By Rep. Jamie Boomgarden District 17 There are only three weeks remaining which will make a lot of people happy These three weeks will go by very fast even though the first two days of this next week will be very long.  Tuesday, Feb. 23 is what we … Read Article →

Sesquicentennial Highlights Excerpts From the Plain Talk July 1915 Just opened under new management and ready to serve the public with the BEST MEAL IN THE CITY, Bollenbaugh and Clauson at 11 Market Street. Lightning struck Independence, District # 1 school house just north of the University. A pretty good … Read Article →

Troopers will check sobriety The South Dakota Highway Patrol has sobriety checkpoints scheduled during March in the following counties: Brookings, Brown, Codington, Grant, Hand, Hanson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Meade, Minnehaha, Pennington, Sanborn, Stanley, and Walworth. In addition to detecting alcohol or drug impaired drivers, the Highway Patrol uses sobriety checkpoints to … Read Article →

Blood drive at Wal-Mart March 13 The Siouxland Community Blood Bank will host a blood drive at Wal-Mart in Vermillion from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, March 13. The Siouxland Community Blood Bank was founded in 1967 and is the sole provider of blood and blood products to 37 … Read Article →

â�?�?State of Vermillionâ�?�? address is March 3 Mayor Dan Christopherson will present a 'State of Vermillion' address to the Vermillion Rotary Club on March 3 in the Al Neuharth Media Center. His speech will begin at approximately 12:30 p.m., and will be 30 minutes long. The public is encouraged to … Read Article →

Welcome Table meets March 2 The Vermillion Welcome Table meets every Monday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 16 N. Dakota. The March 2 meal will be prepared and served by the American Medical Student Association from USD. Thanks to the USD students from the Student … Read Article →

Legion fundraiser set for March 28 The Vermillion American Legion Booster Club Grand Slam Fundraiser will be held on March 28 at the Eagles Club in Vermillion. The team will serving steak dinners from 5-7 p.m. followed by a poker tournament starting at 7:15 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in … Read Article →