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SDSU names Chicoine '98 Eminent Farmer A Union County resident who has worked all his life to improve South Dakota will be recognized as one of two 1998 Eminent Farmer honorees Sept. 23-24 by South Dakota State University. Roland A. Chicoine has been a lifelong supporter of education as a … Read Article →

New student convocation opens Dakota Days Sept. 21 Building awareness among new students about traditions at The University of South Dakota will be the focus of a new student convocation on Monday, Sept. 21. The event, which kicks off the Dakota Days homecoming celebration, will be held on the lawn … Read Article →

'Quit Smoking' classes will be offered Sept. 29 "Quit Smoking" classes will be offered beginning Tuesday, Sept. 29 on the campus of The University of South Dakota. Subsequent classes will be held Oct. 6, 13, 20, 22, 27, Nov. 3 and 17. The group will meet from 7:30 to 9 … Read Article →

Board gives life to task force report by David Lias Vermillion School Superintendent Bob Mayer told the Vermillion School Board Monday night that it was time to take action on a task force report regarding new school facilities in the school district. The board agreed, setting into motion a plan … Read Article →

Shrine to Music to host SD Old-time Fiddle Contest America's Shrine to Music Museum will host the 1998 South Dakota Old-time Fiddle Contest and Jamboree this weekend, Sept. 18-20, in Slagle Auditorium in Vermillion. For the 26th year, old-time fiddlers and accordion players will come together from a dozen states … Read Article →

Flicek to deliver Freeman Lecture Joseph R. Flicek, who has BS, MS and MBA degrees from The University of South Dakota, will deliver the Freeman Lecture Monday, Sept. 28. He will address "Academic Seeds for Entrepreneurship" at 7 p.m. in Farber Hall of Old Main. Flicek, director of New Enterprise … Read Article →

VHS students prepare for next week's Homecoming by David Lias Students at Vermillion High School are inviting the community to join with them as they celebrate Homecoming next week with a variety of activities. Activities that will kick off T-Week include girls basketball, boys and girls cross country, junior varsity … Read Article →