State/Local
Republicans sweep statewide elections
Lieutenant Governor Matt Michels waved a broom above his head at the beginning of his victory speech. “Republican clean sweep,” he yelled. The Republicans certainly did sweep Tuesday night, winning control of all 13 statewide political offices. All state federal officials now belong to the Republican party. Senator John Thune said state politics is South […]
District 17 elects Ring, Rasmussen, Rusch
Democrat Ray Ring and Republican Nancy Rasmussen defeated Marion Sorlien (D), and Sheri Kaufman (R), for the two open House of Representatives District 17 seats. In the South Dakota Senate race, Republican Arthur Rusch overcame Democrat Michelle Maloney for the open seat, with 58 percent of the vote. Although Ring, who received 28 percent majority, […]
Mail delivery continually increases at USD
In her 21 years working as a secretary at the University of South Dakota, Nikki Stammer said she has seen the amount of mail delivered to students in North Complex triple. “We get a lot more mail than we have before because a lot of students know to go online,” Stammer said. While she has […]
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 […]
Candidate Profiles: State Senate District 17
Voters in District 17 will have two options for the Senate race heading into the Nov. 4 election. Democrat Michelle Maloney and Republican Arthur Rusch are running for the open South Dakota Senate seat. Democratic incumbent Tom Jones is not running for re-election. Candidates are listed below in alphabetical order. Michelle Maloney, Democrat When Michelle […]
Candidate Profiles: District 17 Representatives
In the District 17 race for the state House of Representatives, voters may expect a mix of familiar and new faces. Democrats Ray Ring and Marion Sorlien, and Republicans Sheri Kaufman and Nancy Rasmussen are running for two seats in the South Dakota House of Representatives. Ring and Rasmussen are the incumbent candidates. Candidates are […]
Johnson’s “Tour of Thanks” stops in Vermillion
Locals received the opportunity to publicly give their thanks to U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) Oct. 29. Johnson stopped by the Edith B. Siegrist Vermillion Public Library as part of his statewide “Tour of Thanks.” “Regardless of your politics, I am grateful that we have traveled this road together. Thank you,” Johnson said in front […]
Officials respond to vehicle fire outside MUC
University of South Dakota Police and Vermillion Fire Department officials responded to a reported vehicle fire in the parking lot of the Muenster University Center Thursday evening. You can read review about this incident from this website. Officers received a call at about 7 p.m. that a pickup truck had started on fire, but the fire had already […]
Food Pantry hires new director, implements new approach
As someone who has needed the services a non-profit organization provides, Jessica McKenzie is passionate about continuing her decade-long involvement with helping others as the Vermillion Food Pantry’s new director. “Knowing how it impacted me, there’s just really no other option,” McKenzie said. McKenzie, who previously worked at Make-A-Wish in Seattle, Wash., moved to Vermillion a little […]
Vermillion raised $650 in breast cancer awareness Pink Walk
While looking at all of the pink and supporters for the Pink Walk, Mary Merrigan reminisced about her personal connection to breast cancer. “I have a really close friend from high school who was battling breast cancer for several years and passed away a couple of years ago. Before that, I had been involved with […]