Monthly Archives: October 2011

Jim Richardson Hospitalman 3rd Class James R. Richardson was  born Sept. 15, 1948 In Sioux Falls, to Ronald and Irene Richardson of Parker.  Jim also graduated from Parker High School in 1966. He enlisted in Sioux Falls, May of 1967 and was sent to San Diego, CA to the U … Read Article →

The University of South Dakota is the official sponsor of the Scripps National Spelling Bee for South Dakota. The state spelling bee is scheduled to take place at Aalfs Auditorium inside of Robert L. Slagle Hall on Saturday, March 17. Schools can enroll online through Friday, Dec. 16 at www.spellingbee.com/enrollment … Read Article →

The South Dakota Highway Patrol has sobriety checkpoints scheduled in November in the following counties: Beadle, Brookings, Brown, Codington, Davison, Day, Hughes, Lawrence, Minnehaha, Pennington, Roberts, Spink, Stanley, Tripp, Walworth and Yankton. For sobriety checkpoint text message alerts, visit actcivilized.com

USD Psychology Club members will go door-to-door in Vermillion from 4 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 to collect items for the Vermillion Food Pantry and Sioux Falls Domestic Violence Shelter. Items needed include: Shampoos and conditioners (8 oz. and motel size) diapers – larger sizes (3, 4, 5, 6) toothpaste … Read Article →

1966 Author's Note: Copies of the Plain Talk for the years of 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965 were not available. A petition has been circulated to change to the City Manager form of government in Vermillion.  Dr. Wm. O. Farber, chairman of the City Planning Commission spoke in favor … Read Article →

State and National Weather Service officials say that, despite South Dakota's generally mild fall, it isn't too early to make preparations for winter weather. Wednesday, Oct. 26, is Winter Weather Preparedness Day in South Dakota. Officials with the State Departments of Transportation and Public Safety are joining with the NWS … Read Article →

Dennis C. Stevens, M.D., has been named interim chair of the Department of Pediatrics of the Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota, effective Oct. 1. Stevens has practiced in the field of neonatology in Sioux Falls since 1980. Throughout his career, Stevens has published widely the … Read Article →