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Monthly Archives: July 2011

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15-16 Teeners will face Elk Point Monday

  July 29, 2011 - 8:43 am | Sports
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The last of the local baseball teams to begin postseason play, the Vermillion 15-16 Teeners will take to the field in Elk Point at 8 p.m. Monday night in their first game of the double-elimination regional tournament. Vermillion's second game will be at 6 or 8 p.m. Tuesday.  The tournament … Read Article →

Grey Sox post district victory over Renner, lose to Garretson

  July 29, 2011 - 8:42 am | Sports
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The Vermillion Grey Sox opened District 7B Tournament play with a rousing come-from-behind 19-9 eight-inning victory over the Renner Oldtimers last Wednesday night. The Sox then lost a 12-2 eight-inning decision to host Garretson in the district semifinals Saturday.  Vermillion remained alive for a state tournament berth as one of … Read Article →

Bluffs Report: July 29, 2011

  July 29, 2011 - 8:41 am | Sports
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Men's senior golf league Twenty-two seniors turned out to play at 9 a.m. on a warm Tuesday morning, July 26. A match play format was used on the back 9 of The Bluffs. In a two-man team match, Dick Burbach and Bob Lund won against the team of Ken Beringer … Read Article →

Red Sox open region play in Mitchell Sunday

  July 29, 2011 - 8:40 am | Sports
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The Vermillion Red Sox, ranked fifth in the latest rankings of Class "A" amateur baseball teams in South Dakota, open regional tournament play at 2 p.m. Sunday in Mitchell. The Red Sox finished their regular season with a 2-1 loss to the Sioux Falls Saints.  A 1-0 Sox lead, which … Read Article →

Future Coyote finishes second in shot put at Pan American Junior Athletics Championship

  July 29, 2011 - 8:40 am | Sports
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Future University of South Dakota men�s track and field student-athlete, Kyle McKelvey, finished second in the shot put at the 2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships at the Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar, FL, Sunday evening. McKelvey, a native of Beresford, threw 60 feet, 4 inches, edging Caleb Whitener of … Read Article →

BREAKING NEWS: State needs input by Friday on flood damage

  July 26, 2011 - 11:08 am | Local News, Community
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Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced today that the state is opening a call center and providing an online survey form at its disaster recovery website to gather more flood-damage information from residents of 11 counties hardest-hit by flooding. The action comes in the wake of FEMA�s denial of a state request … Read Article →

Triple digit temps common this week

  July 21, 2011 - 8:39 pm | Local News
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Bill Lane offers some advice to one of his young students during swimming lessons Wednesday morning in the city swimming pool at Prentis Park. The pool has been one of the most popular places in Vermillion, as temperatures have soared to triple digits nearly every day for the past week. … Read Article →

Just sit back: DakotaDome getting new permanent seats

  July 21, 2011 - 8:36 pm | Local News
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The 32-year-old DakotaDome is undergoing yet another facelift. The familiar fiberglass seats that had been inside the DakotaDome in Vermillion since the building was opened in 1979 are being replaced with new red chairback seats in most sections. New red seat brackets, pictured here, were installed last week and the … Read Article →

Kids receive hands-on experiences at science camp

  July 21, 2011 - 8:29 pm | Local News
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Campers inspect a view camera at the Lawrence Brothers Science Camp in Vermillion last week. Pictured are Jade Nelson, Rebecca VandeBraak, and Jacob White. (Photo by Mark Maxon) Like previous years, the 10th Lawrence Brothers Science Camp this year became a place for kids to do hands-on science. Thirty middle … Read Article →

Robert Kyte arraignment set for Aug. 5

  July 21, 2011 - 8:28 pm | Local News
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An arraignment has been scheduled in the case of the Burbank man who allegedly beat his neighbor�s dog to death with a hammer. Robert Kyte is scheduled to appear in the Clay County Courthouse at 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5. According to a criminal complaint filed with the First Judicial … Read Article →

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