Canton News

Sniper fire rained down from the rooftops as Air Force Staff Sgt. Stacy Pearsall focused on a life-or-death duty: Stop the bleeding.

Elementary students in kindergarten, first and second grade went hunting for the perfect pumpkin.

Substitute teachers are stretched thin lately because of H1N1 and seasonal flu, and it's especially tough on smaller communities.

PIERRE DEF. BRANDON VALLEY 19-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-19 in Pierre - Kelsey Oligmueller had 17 kills and 18 digs for the Lady Govs.

A huge piece of art has sprouted up in Canton. But the wooden statue isn't your ordinary piece of art - it was carved to represent the town's community pride.

Second-ranked Class A Chester remained unbeaten, downing West Central 25-17, 25-17, 25-18 on Tuesday night in Chester.

It wasn't much, but it was a record. Sioux Falls officially recorded 0.6 of an inch of snow by 7 a.m. today, eclipsing the previous high of a trace of snow set in 1959, 1969, 1983 and 1986.

Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce & Development Company 116 Market Street, Suite 103 Vermillion, SD 57069 605-624-5571 vcdc@vermillionchamber.com www.vermillionchamber.com Chamber Business: The Vermillion Area Chamber & Development Company office has relocated to the Market Street Professional Building at 116 Market Street in Suite 103.

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has shut down 15 drivers licensing stations across South Dakota.

The Rural School Historical Society will host an open house at the Grand Valley Rural School Living History Museum, 47874 285th Street, rural Canton, from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday.

A South Dakota-born economist who won a Nobel Prize in 1979 is being remembered this week at South Dakota State University.

A Canton man is hoping to open an agriculture equipment auction just outside of town in partnership with Western Construction Auctions out of California.

The annual District 1 Fall Convention of the South Dakota American Legion will be held Oct.

David Lillehaug, a former U.S. district attorney for Minnesota, will be the featured speaker when the Lincoln County Democrats meet on Monday.

Mildred Wevik of Beresford will celebrate her 97th birthday Friday, Sept. 27, with family and friends.

CANTON - The Lincoln County Commission plans to discuss whether it will continue to contract with the Sioux Falls Humane Society or go with Second Chance Rescue Center for future animal control.

Fifteen South Dakotans have been chosen for the 2009 Hall of Fame. People such as Carol Regier of Canton, who has been with Keystone Treatment Center for 36 years.

Jeff DeJong knows where he will be and what he'll be doing Friday, the day before German Fest.

From the Elmwood Park picnic pavilion, a banner reading "Health Care Is A Right" indicated the dominant theme of a Labor Day picnic sponsored by the AFL-CIO. For Rachel Hunt of Canton, the issue is personal.

Department of Human Services September 4, 2009 CONTACT : Velda Bartel 773-5990 Pierre , S.D. Gov.