GAYVILLE — Melissa "Sum Mo Payne" Dittberner said her feet can sometime ache after a three-hour roller derby practice. She will be feeling more pain in her feet after she gets done with a 290-mile skate across South Dakota. However, the pain will be worth it. Dittberner and her Sioux … Read Article
Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company 116 Market Street, Suite 103 Vermillion, SD 57069 605-624-5571 vcdc@vermillionchamber.com www.vermillionchamber.com Chamber Business: Attention Chamber Members! If you serve the USD student community please join us for the Coyote Bash Monday, Aug. 30 from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at Downtown Vermillion, … Read Article
Mostly strangers, the would-be college students began the first Summer University Program at Crazy Horse Memorial in June with simple hopes of earning course credits and paychecks from seasonal jobs. In collecting their completion certificates on Friday, Aug. 13, several said they had attained those goals and much more over … Read Article
We are all squatters, living in God's world, a world that does not belong to us in any permanent way. I use the word "squatter," because God made and therefore owns the world and we are very temporary residents. Every one of us needs to be very honest about who … Read Article
Every once in awhile, I wonder what our jobs would be like if we just whistled while we worked. Or better yet, what if we sang. You never hear workers whistling or let alone singing on the job. I think the trouble is we're just way too serious. People often … Read Article
My Don Quixote-like theme of dreaming the impossible dream – of asking political candidates vying for office in the upcoming general election to be honest with us – continues. I'm sort of riding a tired, nearly dead horse, I know, after recently asking that Republican Sen. John Thune be a … Read Article
Sue Job, HIM clerk, Sanford Care Center Vermillion, was selected as the Sanford Vermillion August 2010 PRIDE Employee of the Month. She has been employed at Sanford since June 2007. Sue is great to work with. She is so helpful to our residents as well as staff. She answers the … Read Article
Staff Sergeant Harriet Johnson Randall was a member of the WAC, Womens Army Corp. #2. She was born Jan. 21, 1922 in Vermillion. Her family moved to Meckling when she was in the second grade. She was in a class of 10 and the only girl. Her father wouldn't let … Read Article
From the Plain Talk 1943 continued The Assessor's books for the City of Vermillion reveal some interesting data. City Assessor E. T. Michels said that nearly every home in Vermillion owns a radio. There are 690 radios with an assessed valuation of $11,154.00, or about $16.00 apiece. In contrast, there … Read Article
The University of South Dakota will welcome the Class of 2014 with a Convocation Ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 28. Mitch Stewart, a USD graduate who worked as a member of President Barack Obama's campaign staff in 2008, will provide the keynote address for Convocation, which is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. … 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
