In a place without clean drinking water, Stacey Renae Joy found her mission. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln sophomore had been working toward a degree in optometry but decided to change her major to engineering after seeing how few people had adequate drinking water in Guatemala. Stacey Joy demonstrates a bio … Read Article
Superintendent Mark Froke told District 17 legislators earlier this month that recent budget proposals from Gov. Dennis Daugaard may have initially sounded like good news for South Dakota public school districts. The fiscal reality becomes less rosy, however, once all of the numbers are analyzed. "There was a lot of … Read Article
During an informal luncheon meeting with members of the Vermillion School Board held earlier this month, District 17 legislators learned a valuable lesson. Sen. Eldon Nygaard and Reps. Jamie Boomgarden and Tom Jones were told by board members that, when faced with the choice of local control or a state … Read Article
For the past five years, the Dakota Roots program has matched thousands of former South Dakota residents with in-state jobs. Program officials and local employees of the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) hope the level of returns in 2012 will be the highest yet. "Since its inception, … Read Article
Lt. Col. Marshall Michels, a native of Vermillion, is promoted to the rank of colonel at Camp Rapid in Rapid City Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. His children, AJ and Allie, place the new insignia on his uniform while his wife, Lynette, looks on. Michels, who currently resides in Rapid City, … Read Article
Lt. Col. John Holter, a native of Vermillion, is promoted to the rank of colonel at Camp Rapid in Rapid City Friday, Dec. 16. His wife, Tracey, and mother and father, Joane and Vern Holter, place the new insignia on his uniform. Holter, who currently resides in Rapid City, works … Read Article
South Dakota Army National Guard Soldier Maj. Amber Heinert greets her children Austin, 2, and Riyahn, 3, at the Rapid City Regional Airport Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, after returning home from a five-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Heinert, of Hill City, voluntarily deployed with the … Read Article
South Dakota Army National Guard Soldier Chief Warrant Officer 3 JD Rodriguez embraces his wife, Martha, at the Rapid City Regional Airport Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, after returning home from a four-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Rodriquez, of Rapid City, deployed with the South Dakota … Read Article
Saturday, December 31 Overeaters Anonymous, 9 a.m., 20 S. Plum St., administration entrance – board room. Description: Overeaters Anonymous is a 12-step program for people with eating disorders and struggles. The group meets every Saturday. Monday, January 2 Al-anon meeting, 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, corner of Main … Read Article
DAKOTA LIFE travels to the Black Hills, Sioux Falls, Salem and Sturgis in January to discover the great people and places in our state. DAKOTA LIFE, SDPB TV's long-running monthly magazine-style features program, crosses the state to showcase the wonder and diversity of our home state. The program premieres on … 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
