Category Archives: Local News

Brunick, Deverell are ambassadors Bill Brunick of Brunick Furniture in Vermillion, and Cliff Deverell of Hy-Vee Food Store in Vermillion have been named as Legislative Ambassadors for the South Dakota Retailers Association. Brunick also serves on the association's board of directors. The retailers association established the Legislative Ambassador program last … Read Article →

Benefit is planned for Jaime Hanson Friends, family, local organizations and community businesses are organizing benefit activities to help Jaime Hanson, Vermillion, offset medical expenses she incurred after being involved in a car accident last September. Jaime, 21, the daughter of Scott and Jane Hanson of Vermillion, was on her … Read Article →

Benefit is planned for Jaime Hanson Friends, family, local organizations and community businesses are organizing benefit activities to help Jaime Hanson, Vermillion, offset medical expenses she incurred after being involved in a car accident last September. Jaime, 21, the daughter of Scott and Jane Hanson of Vermillion, was on her … Read Article →

Janklow focuses on kids in state of state By Andrea Skalland and Jaimi Reimer Protecting the welfare of South Dakota's children was at the core of Gov. Bill Janklow's State of the State address Jan. 13. The governor proposed a variety of programs to help the state's youth, such as … Read Article →

Legislative Report by Rep. H. Junior Engbrecht The first week of the 1999 Legislative Session got off to a quick start with the governor delivering his State of the State Address on Wednesday, Jan. 13. It was a short speech that outlined many of the programs and policies that the … Read Article →

Local officials to gather in Pierre Township board members and small town council members are invited to participate in the annual South Dakota Association of Towns and Townships Legislative Day, Thursday, Jan. 28. The morning will be spent attending committee meetings and visiting with the legislators. Committee agendas are available … Read Article →

Experiment farm plans annual meeting The Annual Winter Meeting for the Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Corporation will be held Tuesday, Jan. 26, at the Southeast Experiment Farm, Beresford, beginning at 1 p.m. Crop and livestock research highlights for 1998 will be presented as well as an overview of ag … Read Article →

Local Girl Scout recruitment planned "If you want to be a leader, be a scout" is the theme of the Vermillion Girl Scout Winter Recruitment. Girls from ages 5 to 18 and women age 18 and over are encouraged to come to the Vermillion Public Library on Wednesday, Feb. 10, … Read Article →

Pierre Direct Line By Rep. Judy Clark The first day of the 1999 South Dakota Legislative Session was characterized by a record breaking eight-hour session and a near absence of partisan rhetoric as the Legislature was asked to decide the outcome of the 12th District race between Hal Wick and … Read Article →

South Dakota produces record row crops South Dakota produced a record soybean, corn and sunflower crop in 1998, according to USDA's South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service. Record yields were set for soybeans, corn, corn silage, grain sorghum, sorghum silage and sunflowers. Revisions to 1997 crops were based on a historic … Read Article →