According to results provided by the national Educational Testing Service (ETS) and the international Bloomberg Assessment Test, University of South Dakota Beacom School of Business students are exceeding the national standards for students entering the global business workforce. In a test administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) of Princeton, … Read Article
Today's national average of $3.25 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is the lowest price of 2012. Entering the weekend, the lowest price this year had been $3.28 on Jan. 1; however, beginning on Saturday, the national average has reached a new 2012 low on three consecutive days. Today's … Read Article
The City of Vermillion has announced the hiring of Richard Shannon Draper as the city's new fire chief. Draper's career spans more than 25 years, during which time he served a wide variety of departments, from volunteer to military to public, in a host of places including Pennsylvania, Kosovo and … Read Article
Three people were killed Tuesday in separate accidents that occurred near Vermillion Tuesday, Dec. 18, due to icy conditions. An Iowa woman died in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 29 about 12 miles south of Beresford on Tuesday, Dec. 18. Tonya Marie Anderson, 38, of Akron, IA, was driving north … Read Article
Three people were killed Tuesday in separate accidents that occurred near Vermillion Tuesday, Dec. 18, due to icy conditions. An Iowa woman died in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 29 about 12 miles south of Beresford on Tuesday, Dec. 18. Tonya Marie Anderson, 38, of Akron, IA, was driving north … Read Article
For the second time in three years, the University of South Dakota will be in the market for a new athletic director. Sources told the Yankton Press & Dakotan that USD athletic director David Sayler will be named to the same position at Miami University of Ohio at a press … Read Article
The Vermillion High School concert choirs and the VHS Symphonic Winds presented their annual holiday concert Monday night in the high school's Performing Arts Center. The concert featured performances by "4th Period Choir," the concert choir and the combined choir. The event concluded, after several selections were performed by the … Read Article
Vermillion residents braved the cold for the fourth annual Parade of Lights, which traveled down Main Street past Ratingen Platz on Dec. 7. More than a dozen floats were featured in the parade, the theme of which was "The Spirit of Christmas." The parade concluded with the arrival of Santa … Read Article
A former University of South Dakota student from Essex County, NJ was arrested Wednesday morning, Dec. 5, on charges related to a January 2012 bomb scare in Coyote Village, a student housing complex on the USD campus. Anthony Nicholas Gallo, 20, has been charged with transportation of explosive materials without … Read Article
It has only been a few weeks, but since the new Student Veterans Resource Center opened on the USD campus, it has rarely been empty. "It's rare that I'm the only one here studying," said Eric Gage, former president of the USD Veterans Club. "This room is probably one of … 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
