A new model for teacher training at South Dakota public universities would involve teacher education students in three years of coursework on campus, based on the new Common Core Standards, followed by a full year of residency in a school setting. The Education Discipline Council, a group of education deans … Read Article
Assistance is available for eligible landowners who lost crops as a result of the 2011 Missouri River flood. This 1,000-year flood event submerged more than 450,000 acres of crop ground in five states on either side of the river from Ft. Randall Dam to St. Louis, MO, including South Dakota, … Read Article
George Gilbert Sealey, 78, was born Oct. 31, 1933, and died on July 1, 2012. Sealey Youngest of four children, Harold, John, Olive and George, he was born to Fred E. and Caroline Demann Sealey at the family farm near Meckling. George attended Meckling School until the family moved to … Read Article
As I write this, we are only a day away from collectively celebrating our nation's birthday, and all of the freedoms our system of government has guaranteed for us. I'm not about to launch into a treatise about how my personal view of freedom may be different from yours, but … Read Article
"If tears can build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again." – Author unknown It's Memorial Day 2012 and hordes are heading to cemeteries. They form an unlikely parade with back seats and trunks overflowing with flowers and flag-laden polyurethane … Read Article
When the construction work that is currently underway at the Vermillion City Library is eventually complete, the newly expanded building will have a roomier, modern children's section. Tom Dahlseid, Sophie Dudley and Owen Mechling glue pieces of glass tiles into place to create mosaic art that will eventually find its … Read Article
The newest undergraduate degree offerings in the public university system focus on science fields. The South Dakota Board of Regents this week approved a bachelor's degree in medical biology at The University of South Dakota and an associate degree in biotechnology at Northern State University. Both will be available to … Read Article
The United Nations has declared 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives to celebrate the positive impact cooperatives have had on communities and economies around the world. South Dakota Farmers Union is joining in the celebration to teach young people about how working together to achieve common goals can benefit … Read Article
District 17 State Rep. Tom Jones has been appointed to the Postsecondary Education Interim Committee. This committee will meet during the summer to study and come up with suggestions for the next legislative session on higher education's purpose and funding. The 15-member committee made up of state senators and representatives … Read Article
The South Dakota Cosmetology Commission sets high professional standards for nail technicians and cosmetologists for consumer safety. Every summer, many consumers seek nail and pedicure services without being informed of salon safety requirements. Being aware of the guidelines can prevent injury, infection and disease. Manicures and pedicures should only be … Read Article
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Memorial Day services will be celebrated Monday, May 27, at the Vermillion Public Library. The program, hosted by Veterans of … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net The Internet has made personal correspondence easier than ever, either between relatives, friends or coworkers. One … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net Olympic pole-vaulter Derek Miles had some words of advice for the Vermillion High School class of … Read Article
By David Lias It’s difficult to watch helplessly as fellow citizens suffer injury, death and loss. Once again, the nation … Read Article
By Paula Damon “What a [person] needs in gardening is a cast-iron back with a hinge in it.” C.D. Warner … Read Article
