By Parker Knox Sportswriter Vermillion Post 1 opened the American Legion baseball season with some thunder and lightning of their own making, stomping on Dakota Valley, 18-3. Post 1 can only hope some of that power continues into this weekend when the 12th annual Wood Bat Classic will be played … Read Article
Vermillion American Legion Post #1 announces the students chosen for the 2013 School Awards. Teachers from each of the elementary schools, St Agnes and middle school select students to receive the American Legion School Awards. Students from each grade are chosen annually for this honor. In addition to an American … Read Article
Hannah Lambertz is the recipient of a one-time two-year scholarship award, which was created in memory of George and Kay Means, long-time Yankton residents and business owners. George Means’ parents made a life-altering decision when, in 1929, they moved their entire family from Carthage to Yankton so that a daughter, … Read Article
By Andrew Atwal andrew.atwal@yankton.net More than 140 kayakers from across the country were in Yankton last weekend for a 72-mile journey down the Missouri River to Sioux City. The South Dakota Kayak Challenge, in its fourth year, began Saturday morning at 7 a.m. at Riverside Park, and racers had until … Read Article
The South Dakota National Guard will host its 29th annual Golden Coyote training exercise in the Black Hills June 8-22 to provide military units with relevant training opportunities in support of overseas contingency operations and homeland defense. Created in the mid 1980s by the South Dakota National Guard, with the … Read Article
VERMILLION – People caught up in disasters, like the tornadoes that devastated Moore, Okla. and Granbury, Texas this past month, require more than life-saving first aid – they need psychological first aid. First responders do heroic work saving lives but what about the stress on them and the people they … Read Article
Last week most of the state saw rain events that dumped as much as 10 inches on some crop acres, said Laura Edwards, SDSU Extension climate field specialist. “How much moisture received and whether it brought damage or relief to agriculture producers really depended on which South Dakota County their … Read Article
For the third time in the last four Memorial Day holidays, South Dakota has ended the official reporting period without a highway fatality. Late reports from the past weekend could change this year’s outcome, but as of mid-afternoon on Tuesday, May 28, the Office of Highway Safety had received no … Read Article
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