Poverty affects one third of Vermillion residents

The University of South Dakota is getting involved in an initiative to assess why Vermillion’s poverty rate is not being addressed as much as it should. Kelsey Collier-Wise, executive director for United Way of Vermillion, said Clay County has a poverty rate of 24 percent, with Vermillion’s poverty rate reaching nearly 33 percent in 2010. To […]

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City Council approves food pantry funding

The Nov. 16 City Council may have adjourned in a matter of 11 minutes, but many recent developments in the city include increased funding for a program targeting low-income residents in the area and a multi-million dollar renovation in Vermillion’s Prentis Park. Funding for food pantry With the harvest season coming to a close, produce donations to […]

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Chamber raises $1.67 million to increase economic development

As Vermillion city officials continue to push for economic development, students at the University of South Dakota are involving themselves in the process. Through VermillionNEXT, Young Professionals Network of Emerging Leaders, students have the opportunity to engage with professionals in the area who are between 21 and 40 years of age. “The Vermillion community has […]

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City asks for dismissal of Oct. 1 complaint filed by local landlords

The city of Vermillion is denying allegations made by 15 Vermillion landlords included in a complaint stating the rental housing owners experienced financial harm through the amending of city ordinances. In a response filed Oct. 16 by James Moore, an attorney for the defendants with Woods, Fuller, Schultz and Smith, P.C. based in Sioux Falls, the […]

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Eagle Creek lawsuit will not affect USD partnership

A pending lawsuit between Vermillion’s Area Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Company and Eagle Creek Software Services Inc. will not affect an academic partnership between the University of South Dakota and the Twin Cities-based technology company. Jim Moran, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, said an Information Technology Consultant Academy is still expected to […]

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South Dakota candidates urge students to vote

With the clock ticking, South Dakota politicians are making a final push to get people to vote in Tuesday’s midterm elections. On Monday, the GOP Grassroots Express campaign bus stopped at the University of South Dakota and when the doors opened, off stepped South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard, Lieutenant Governor Matt Michels and United States Senate […]

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