Around Town
Local business owners open third restaurant
“Cakes by Monica” and Chef Jim aren’t uncommon names in Vermillion, and that’s not changing anytime soon. Monica Iverson and Jim Waters have been business partners for six years. They own Café Brulé and the Dakota Brick House in downtown Vermillion. Last week, they opened up their “baby Brulé,” as they call it, on Cherry […]
Drug arrests up in S.D., Vermillion sees gradual increase
South Dakota’s total number of drug and narcotics arrests reached a 10-year high last year, with more than 7,900 occurring throughout the state. This was a 13 percent increase from 2015, according to the crime in South Dakota report, which was released by the attorney general last month. This spike in drug violations is due to an increased use […]
Dakota Brick House menu coming soon
Dakota Brick House opened in downtown Vermillion last semester, and has been busy ever since. “We’ve been pretty steady, full,” said Brick House manager Josh Scherrer. “We see around 1,400 total a night on a weekend.” Scherrer said the establishment caters to all categories of local clientele. “We have a pretty wide range, like The […]
Arts center almost halfway to fundraising goal
This spring, Vermillion’s Washington Street Arts Center was told by its insurance company that their roof needed to be replaced or they would risk losing their coverage. The roof of the 111-year-old building, formerly the St. Agnes Church, costs $34,000 to replace. It is also advisable to put Acrylic Coatings to add an extra layer of protection against […]
Students for Reproductive Rights to host tampon drive throughout April
During the month of April, students will have the opportunity to give back to women in the community. Students for Reproductive Rights (SFRR) will be setting out boxes across campus for a tampon drive between April 3 through 28. The proceeds will be given to Vermillion Domestic Violence Safe Options Services and the Vermillion Food Pantry. […]
Students help community members file their taxes
USD students are helping the Vermillion community file their taxes. Junior law student Mallory Schulte, the site coordinator for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program in Vermillion, is teaming up with other students to make sure people get their refunds filed correctly. The VITA program offers free tax help to taxpayers who make under $54,000. […]
Photo gallery: R-Pizza hosts Wood Chickens, Tenenbaums, Baby D
R-Pizza hosted a show Thursday night featuring local indie rock trio Tenenbaums, the three-piece Wood Chickens from Wisconsin, and local rocker Baby D. See the photo gallery below for highlights from the night.
Name chosen for Vermillion pool
The city of Vermillion has decided on a name for its soon-to-be-opened swimming pool in Prentis Park. The new pool will be called the “Prentis Plunge.” The name was selected from more than 100 submissions that were made during a contest in early February, which was then narrowed down to four finalist names. The name Prentis […]
Vermillion brings back Teen Court
Teenagers in Vermillion who get arrested for skipping school or underage drinking now have the ability to steer clear of the usual fines and appearances before a judge. Teen Court is a type of diversion program in which people under the age of 18 appear before a jury of their peers to answer for truancy, petty theft […]
Vermillion hosts eighth annual Polar Plunge
Despite temperature hovering around 32 degrees and water temperatures of 37 degrees, more than five dozen people braved the chilly waters in Vermillion’s eighth annual Polar Plunge event on Saturday afternoon. The event was held to raise money for the Special Olympics of South Dakota. Jon Cole, a school resource officer with the Vermilion Police […]