October 2015
After Coal Plant Outage, Utility Challenged Over Charges
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — NorthWestern Energy makes its case to state regulators Tuesday in a dispute over at least $8.5 million that the utility collected from Montana customers after a 2013 power plant outage forced it to buy electricity on the open market. The South Dakota-based utility said in filings with the state Public Service […]
SD Man Sentenced For Scuffle With Arresting Officers
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man has been sentenced to 17 months in prison in connection with a scuffle with two arresting officers outside a casino last year. Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph Seiler says 26-year-old Tony St. John was also ordered to spend two years on supervised release. The Fort Thompson man earlier […]
Mobridge, Keystone To Assess Pedestrian-friendliness
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The communities of Mobridge and Keystone are getting a state Department of Health grant to help assess the Sioux Falls towns’ pedestrian-friendliness. Chronic disease prevention and health promotion administrator Linda Ahrendt says an average of just 22 minutes a day of physical activity, such as brisk walking, can significantly reduce the […]
IN BRIEF: Clay County 2015 D-Days jail bookings flat
Law enforcement officials reported 21 bookings for Friday and Saturday at the Clay County jail. That’s down just one from 2014, according to a tweet from the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. However, that number doubled after midnight on Saturday. One hour into Sunday and no bookings reported. Vacancy light is on for now at the Gray […]
Vape shop, lounge opens in Vermillion
Though E-cigarettes and vaporizers have recently been banned from USD residence halls, a new store in Vermillion is giving students and community members a place to go and vape. The E-cig and Vape Lounge located on Cherry Street is not only a place for students to purchase vapes, but also serves as a relaxed, albeit hazy, lounge for students […]
John M. Seigenthaler recieves excellence in media award
The media industry has undergone a dramatic degree of change since John M. Seigenthaler began his journalism career decades ago. Now a news anchor at Al Jazeera America and previously at NBC Nightly News, Siegenthaler has covered momentous news events such as the 9/11 terror attacks, the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka and, more recently, Pope Francis’ […]
Millennials need to be active voters in 2016 election
People of the Millennial Generation like to voice their opinions. More particularly, they voice their opinions about politics, as is the case with the upcoming presidential election. I find it ironic how these opinions are being voiced. Some Millennials are so against certain candidates winning, but a large number of those speaking their minds aren’t […]
Wikipedia deserves more respect as an informative tool
Do a Google search on any topic, and the first website listed is likely to be a Wikipedia article. With almost five million articles in English alone, Wikipedia is just one project of the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization offering a range of informational resources. Despite this range of resources, educators emphasize the unreliability of […]
USD’s diversity growing through campus events, trips
Dear Editor, Your article “First monthly grocery store trip draws one student” by Sydney Mook (Sept. 2, 2015) undermines the efforts of Student Services in promoting diversity at USD. I want to surface few of the many initiatives led by Student Service, Center for Academic and Global Engagement (CAGE) and Center for Diversity that benefit both […]
People should recognize unusual but valid allergies
There are many different kinds of allergies people suffer from in this world. Mine happens to be to chocolate. Some days, if I even smell it, I get sick. It’s bad, and sometimes, it seems like the university doesn’t even care. There aren’t really any food options for someone with allergies like mine. It is […]