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Monthly Archives: August 2011

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  August 18, 2011 - 10:53 am | Sports
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Beautiful evening for WELL golfers It was just a beautiful evening for WELL Aug. 10. The sun is setting sooner with some long shadows across the greens. Fall is just around the corner. There was some reconstruction being done on the ladies tees on #8 and #5. The tee was … Read Article →

Parkston defeats Grey Sox in second round of state tournament

  August 18, 2011 - 10:51 am | Sports
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The magic the Vermillion Grey Sox had found in their first-round game at the state amateur baseball tournament was all gone by the time the team reached the second round last Wednesday. The Parkston Mudcats scored 11 runs in the first three innings, and that was too many for Vermillion … Read Article →

Red Sox lose in third round of state tourney

  August 18, 2011 - 10:51 am | Sports
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For the Vermillion Red Sox there is all winter to think about what might have been. Except for a five-minute stretch in the top of the sixth inning in their third-round game of the state "A" tournament in Mitchell last Friday night, Manager Kirk Sorensen's Sox might have been playing … Read Article →

Coyotes finish first full-padded practice

  August 18, 2011 - 10:49 am | Sports, Schools
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The University of South Dakota football team completed its first fully-padded practice Monday afternoon on the grass fields east of the DakotaDome.  Eighth-year head coach Ed Meierkort and the Coyotes have completed five practices since reporting last Thursday. �Our personnel is so much more experienced this year and we are … Read Article →

Duling named 2010-11 Great West Conference scholar-athlete

  August 18, 2011 - 10:49 am | Sports, Schools
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South Dakota track and field standout Alexa Duling has been named the 2010-11 Great West Conference Female Scholar-Athlete, the league announced on Monday.  The award is the single-highest individual honor awarded by the Great West, and recognizes outstanding academic achievement, athletic achievement, attitude and leadership of one male and one … Read Article →

VHS soccer, softball season begins this weekend

  August 18, 2011 - 10:48 am | Sports, Schools
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The last high school soccer season before the South Dakota High School Activities Association takes over governance of that sport begins for Vermillion and other teams this weekend.  Another non-sanctioned sport, girls softball, also gets its season underway. Vermillion soccer begins with four games over eight hours Saturday at Cotton … Read Article →

A fair-ly great time!

  August 18, 2011 - 10:47 am | Local News
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ABOVE: Jessica Kennedy, Vermillion, carefully negotiates a mud-filled trench during the ATV Mud Races held in the arena Saturday at the Clay County Fairgrounds in Vermillion. The races closed out three action-packed days at the fair that included everything from 4-H Achievement Days livestock shows and the crowning of a … Read Article →

Kids get cardio workout at skipping rope event

  August 18, 2011 - 10:45 am | Local News
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Sixty-six jumpers ranging in age from 3 to 14 took part in Join in Jump Rope held at the Clay County Fair Friday. The event was sponsored by Sanford Vermillion. (Photo by David Lias) When kids were jumping ropes to Kriss Krosss Jump song at a jump rope event Friday … Read Article →

Creative Writing Camp for high school students set for Sept. 24

  August 18, 2011 - 10:43 am | Community, Schools
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Talented high school students are welcome to register for �The Sorcerer�s Apprentice: A Creative Writing Camp,� to be held Saturday, Sept. 24, at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. The Dakota Writing Project (DWP), a local teachers' organization affiliated with the National Writing Project, and the Vermillion Literary Project … Read Article →

Dist 17 Rep. Tom Jones attends DOT meeting

  August 18, 2011 - 10:41 am | Community
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District 17 State Rep. Tom Jones attended a regional DOT meeting in Sioux Falls July 26.  DOT Director Joel Jundt conducted the meeting which gave the 50+ attendees a tentative 2012-2016 transportation improvement program. Each year federal funding plays an important role in maintenance of our state�s state highways.  Because … Read Article →

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      June 17, 2013 - 9:53 pm | Sports, Featured
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    Brandon Mockler, catcher for Vermillion Post 3061 Teeners 16U, tags out South Sioux City’s John Horner during the first game of Monday’s double-header in Vermillion. Plays like this proved crucial for the Vermillion Teeners, who rallied from behind to a 9-8 victory in the first game. (Photo by David Lias)
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      June 17, 2013 - 9:49 pm | Sports
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    Vermillion schedules mosquito spraying

      June 17, 2013 - 1:27 pm | Local News
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    The city of Vermillion will spray for mosquitoes on Tuesday, June 18, Wednesday, June 19, and Thursday, June 20, from … Read Article →

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    15-16 Teeners capture first place at Wakefield Tournament

      June 14, 2013 - 5:08 pm | Sports
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    By Caleb Miller The 15-16 Teener baseball team used strong pitching and stifling defense in the opening rounds of last … Read Article →

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    Grounded tower knocks station off air

      June 14, 2013 - 5:02 pm | Local News
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    By David Lias david.lias@plaintalk.net Listeners to ESPN Radio 1570 KVTK-AM of Yankton will need to be a bit patient. A … Read Article →

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    Arraignment held for Burbank man charged with rape

      June 14, 2013 - 4:58 pm | Local News
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    By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net The Burbank man charged with raping two children made his first court appearance Tuesday morning. Joseph … Read Article →

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