By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net When people think of school-related competitions, poetry may not be the first thing that springs to mind. However, it is poetry that has landed Vermillion High School senior Samuel Pearson a chance to compete in a national contest on April 28-30. That’s because Pearson won the … Read Article
Saxophonist Bob Mintzer will perform in concert with the USD Jazz Ensembles on Wednesday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Colton Recital Hall in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. Admission is free. Bob Mintzer is a 20-year member of the Grammy award winning Yellowjackets, leads a Grammy … Read Article
Mejai Bola Mike Avoseh, Ph.D., associate professor of education at the University of South Dakota, is the recipient of Fulbright award to conduct research and lecture in Botswana. The award from the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board provides Avoseh with an opportunity … Read Article
Graduate and undergraduate students from several regional colleges and universities will make presentations at the 48th annual Student History Conference, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, April 16, at the University of South Dakota Muenster University Center. Professor Robert Carriker of Gonzaga University, national president of Phi Alpha Theta, … Read Article
Jason Berger, Ph.D., assistant professor of English at the University of South Dakota, is the 2013 recipient of the Monsignor James Doyle Humanities Teaching Award, presented by the College of Arts & Sciences at USD. Berger was honored with the award at the 2013 Phi Beta Kappa initiation/Lifto Amundson Lecture … Read Article
By Parker Knox Sportswriter Vermillion’s girls golf team split a pair of duals in the first week of the season, dominating Madison and losing by four strokes to Canton. The Tanagers bettered Madison by 24 strokes, 373-397, in a dual played at The Bluffs. Brooke Schwasinger and Allison Heine … Read Article
By David Lias david.lias@plaintalk.net IdeaFest, an annual event at the University of South Dakota, brought former NASA astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly to the Vermillion campus Wednesday. Wednesday night, he talked about his success in space as well as his personal life in a lecture in Aalfs Auditorium at Slagle Hall. … Read Article
The Alpha Xi Delta Womens’s Fraternity at the University of South Dakota in conjunction with Autism Speaks are celebrating Autism Awareness throughout the month of April. To help spread awareness for Autism, a disorder that affects 1 in 88 children, Alpha Xi Delta is decorating Prentis Park with blue ribbons … Read Article
By Parker Knox Sportswriter Vermillion High’s baseball team, with a resounding season-opening win under their belts, open their home schedule tonight (Friday) in league play against Dakota Valley. The varsity will take the field at Prentis Park at 5 p.m. with a JV game to follow at 7. On Sunday … Read Article
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By David Lias david.lias@plaintalk.net The Vermillion School Board approved the contracts of two individuals who will replace two long-time coaches … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net Members of the Vermillion City Council heard two change options for the recycling program it shares … Read Article
By Travis Gulbrandson travis.gulbrandson@plaintalk.net Vermillion police chief Matt Betzen is applying for a grant that could net the community another … Read Article
By David Lias So many things to comment on this week. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin won’t be a candidate in 2014. … Read Article
