Adequate funding remains in place to allow the construction of the new water treatment plant for the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System to continue a few miles north of Vermillion along Highway 19. The water system's board and its executive director, Troy Larson, are hoping Congress and the Obama … Read Article
A Vermillion resident has been chosen as the first holder of an important new position in South Dakota government. On Friday, Feb. 11, it was announced that Leroy �J.R.� LaPlante has been appointed the state�s first secretary of tribal relations. LaPlante, an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe … Read Article
Kevin Berg of Ohio Valley Gold & Silver Refinery holds a bank note issued by the Federal Reserve in Minneapolis. This and several other items were brought in to the refinery representatives in Vermillion on Tuesday. (Photo by David Lias) The five-day event that got underway Tuesday at the Holiday … Read Article
When protests broke out in Egypt earlier this month, Jessie Milstead had no idea they would progress at such a rapid pace. Milstead, a Boren scholar and student from the University of South Dakota, had been living in Cairo since August and attending the American University as part of an … Read Article
The University of South Dakota�s Dance Marathon and the City of Vermillion are making a difference this February for local sick and injured children. During �Miracle Month,� proceeds raised from businesses and charitable donations go to the Sanford Children�s Miracle Network. Dance Marathon at USD has partnered with area businesses … Read Article
From the Plain Talk The voters turned down the new school bond issue by a decisive margin. It was defeated by 759 to 617. At least 60 percent of the total vote cast is needed to pass the bond issue. Construction of the new Concordia Lutheran Church has begun at … Read Article
Forty USD students and four staff members spent winter break in North and Central American communities. As part of the Center for Academic Engagements Alternative Week of Off-campus Learning (AWOL) program, a student-led service-learning organization, students volunteered at a childrens hospital, constructed a future school and assisted Native American youths. … Read Article
A rally to protest recent proposals for budget cuts by the South Dakota Legislature is planned for noon on Monday, Feb. 28, on the lawn of the Muenster University Center on the University of South Dakota campus. USD students will be demonstrating against proposals that would cost the university $4.9 … Read Article
We like to talk about the weather here in South Dakota. But as the old joke goes, nobody ever does anything about it. Comments about the weather aren�t limited to ladies or men conversing over cups of coffee during their morning ritual at the local caf� � after clearing their … Read Article
"I was there to hear your borning cry, I'll be there when you are old…I'll be there to make your verses rhyme from dusk 'till rising sun." lyrics from "I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry" by John Ylvisaker A letter to my grandson… Dear Oliver, Early Saturday morning, … 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
