Kelly Hertz

Ashlin Schoenfelder celebrated the end of one journey and the beginning of another for the Vermillion High School Class of 2026 Saturday, May 16. ���Graduates, this day is yours,��� she told them during her commencement address at the Sanford Coyote Stude... See more

While Thursday’s monthly North Central U.S. Climate and Drought webinar offered some insights into what looms ahead — think warm and dry; also, think strengthening El Niño — it also reflected on what has been a generally trying year to date. During the pr... See more

Barring anything that I might have missed on any of the schedules that flutter across my radar on a daily basis, graduation season appears to be over for me. That’s part of what May is here: a time for shooting photos of graduations and/or commencements, ... See more

Sometimes when I think about how divided America has become, I dig up old memories of watching “All in the Family.” That classic, ground-breaking television sitcom debuted in 1971 during another divided era, featuring the Vietnam War, civil rights’ strugg... See more

“I’m only happy when it rains …” — From the song of the same name, by Garbage. (Some restrictions may apply …) ——— I stepped out of Mount Marty’s Marian Auditorium last Sunday after taking photos of a band concert, and I was confronted by a strange situat... See more