The fourth annual Vermillion Heroes Behind the Badges ended with great success. The blood drive event held on Jan. 11 was a friendly competition between the Vermillion Law Enforcement and Vermillion Fire Department. The final tally was Vermillion Law Enforcement with 50 donation votes vs. Vermillion Fire Department with 31 … Read Article
Excerpts from the Plain Talk By Cleo Erickson 1934 J. R. Dunlap unofficially known as "South Dakota's Melon King" remarked he picked all his melons himself and that his eyes were about worn out. He said any melon man could spot a ripe melon anytime with his eyes, and that … Read Article
Akeelah and the Bee is the next featured selection for the February Film Festival. The film will be shown on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the Vermillion Public Library. Hot drinks and popcorn will be provided. This month's film festival provides time for reflection … Read Article
Hy-Vee launches fundraising effort for Haitian relief
The city of Vermillion announces that City Councilman Jack Powell has been selected to the Policy Makers Council (PMC) of the American Public Power Association. The PMC of the APPA is an appointed committee whose mission is to assist APPA in promoting legislation that is important to its members or … Read Article
The next Vermillion Welcome table will meet Monday, Feb. 8 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church. The Feb 8 meal will be sponsored and served by Wal-Mart – Vermillion. Thank you to the Intro to Health Sciences class at USD and Friends of the Welcome Table … Read Article
A spaghetti benefit dinner will be held Tuesday, Feb. 23, at The Eagles in Vermillion. A social will be from 5 to 6 p.m., with the meal served from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets may be purchased in advance, and at the door, for $5. Tickets are available at Pioneer … Read Article
Tension between Islam and the West dates back centuries, but the current jihad further illustrates the Muslim extremists' willingness to die for their religion, two University of South Dakota panelists said Wednesday, Jan. 27. Retired USD history professor Don Pryce and the Rev. Steve Miller spoke on "Dying For God!" … Read Article
For Wess Pravecek, the circle – more appropriately, the relay – that had once been broken is now whole again. Sunday afternoon, with scores of local citizens logging laps on the track in the DakotaDome, Wess, after taking a bite from a hot dog she had purchased from a food … Read Article
The board of directors of the Clay Rural Water System (CRWS) decided at its monthly meeting Thursday to not fulfill a request of the Hyperion Energy Center to be one of its water suppliers. All nine members of the board voted to deny Hyperion's request. "A major issue was how … 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
