SDSU Extension will host a grant writing conference for community leaders and local volunteers who are interested in learning how to create winning grant applications. Writing Your Future Grant Conference will cover a variety of topics including; assembling a local leadership team, resources for identifying grants, finding matching funds, administration … Read Article
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln granted degrees to more than 2,750 students at commencement exercises May 3 and 4. The graduates included: Gayville: April Joy Sun, College of Fine and Performing Arts, bachelor of arts with distinction. Vermillion: Taylor Nicholas Clark, College of Arts and Sciences, bachelor of science; Philip Dean … Read Article
This summer, 18 university students will learn first-hand about providing healthcare in rural South Dakota. This is thanks to nine communities’ collaborations with a grant program designed to raise awareness for the healthcare services needs in underserved areas of the state. The nine communities were selected as “Best Practice Model” … Read Article
Across South Dakota, volunteers are picking up paint brushes and setting aside free time to help residents in their communities to maintain the value and livability of their homes. The groups, using primer and paint donated by South Dakota Housing Development Authority, are repainting homes whose owners are physically or … Read Article
University of South Dakota student Mitchell Wagner, a junior majoring in physics, is the recipient of a UAS7 Study and Internship Scholarship from German Universities of Applied Sciences. Wagner, part of USD’s Honors Program, credits Susan Hackemer, associate director of the Honors Program, as well as language professor Istvan Gombocz, … Read Article
The Vermillion Plain Talk has garnered six awards in the annual South Dakota Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, including first place in “Best Typography & Design.” In this single category, the Plain Talk was judged among weekly newspapers in state with over 2,000 circulation. The Vermillion paper was rated among … Read Article
On Saturday May 11, the largest annual one-day effort to combat hunger will once again take place in the community. That is the day of the 21st annual National Association of Letter-Carriers Food Drive in Vermillion This food drive is conducted with the help of not only the Letter Carriers … Read Article
Erin Rasmussen, physician student from Vermillion, will call Platte home for four weeks this summer as she learns first-hand about providing healthcare in rural South Dakota. Rasmussen was selected in a competitive process to participate in the Rural Experiences for Health Professions Students (REHPS) in 2013. She is joined in … Read Article
Attorney General Marty Jackley announced Tuesday that the Vermillion Police Department has been awarded $1,839.96 for a camera and five pairs of binoculars to be used in drug investigations. The money was awarded out of the Drug Control Fund. The award will assist local law enforcement in drug control and … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net Clare Wagner, instructor for the Department of Mathematical Sciences as USD, is this year’s recipient of the Outstanding Instructor Award, which is presented by the College of Arts & Sciences. “It feels wonderful,” Wagner said of receiving the award. “It’s a hard job sometimes to teach … Read Article
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