2021
Vermillion Area Farmer’s Market winds down with fall season
The Vermillion Area Farmer’s Market is held Thursdays and Saturdays at the Clay County Fairgrounds. With the Summer season winding down, the hours are changing. The Saturday Markets are from June through September from 9 a.m. to noon. Thursday Markets are from May to October from 3 to 7 p.m. The winter market will be […]
USD takes down Cyclones 1-0
For the first time since 2017, USD soccer hosted a Power Five conference team Sunday. The Iowa State Cyclones came to Vermillion with a 3-4 record after beating Creighton 1-0. The Coyotes went into the game with a 4-1-2 record after beating Northern Iowa 1-0 last week. The Coyotes shut out the Cyclones 1-0 in […]
Mentor and mentee reunited for USD Low String Studio concert
The USD Low String Studio is the first concert to play in the National Music Museum’s renovated amphitheater on Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. Professor Sonja Kraus, the cello and double bass instructor at USD, has invited her former instructor from Indiana University, Professor Emilio Colón, to play with the Low String Studio. “I met […]
Customers are NOT always right
If you have ever worked in the food or retail industry, especially the fast-food industry, you know some of the customers who come in are simply out for blood. My first few months into working at a Panera Bread I was cussed out for multiple minutes by a middle-aged man because we ran out of […]
SGA swears in New Senators, funds organizations
SGA President Ally Feiner swore in the new SGA senators, Rachel Beare, Kathrerine Conzet, Grace DuVall, Dillon Grubb, Tabitha Hunt, Max Mickelson, Rachel Overstreet and Cole Pry. A bill was passed to fund Students for Reproductive Rights. SFRR is a student organization dedicated to advocating for women’s choices in health matters and educating about women’s […]
Indigo Spa celebrates grand opening in downtown Vermillion
The Vermillion Area Chamber and Development Company (VCDC) officially welcomed Indigo Spa into the community with a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept 14. Indigo Spa opened downtown at 119 E. Main St. Monica Miller, owner and operator of Indigo Spa, began her spa services at the end of 2018. Due to COVID-19 and a change in […]
Ribs, Rods, & Rock’ n’ Roll held in downtown Vermillion
Ribs, Rods, & Rock’ n’ Roll was a two-day event held in downtown Vermillion. The event included many activities including a car show, the Clay Creak Deaf Cowboy Band, WASABA Wing War and many more. Many students from Vermillion High School helped work the event. Mackenzie Brady, who worked the inflatable area, said she enjoyed […]
Bring back reading for pleasure
Reading hasn’t been “trendy” between high school and college-age students for many years, but it is time for a change in mindset. The benefits outweigh any arising cons when considering taking reading as a hobby. Higher levels of creativity and imagination, stronger vocabulary usage, wider ranges of perspectives, enriched understanding of history and experiences, and […]
Coyotes break Division I record in South Dakota Classic
The USD volleyball team hosted Bradley, Central Arkansas and Milwaukee as a part of the South Dakota Classic Sept. 9-11 at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (SCSC). The Coyotes set a Division I record in the final game of the tournament Friday. Thursday night, the Coyotes took on Bradley inside the SCSC, where they won […]
Study Abroad opportunities available to USD students
The Gallagher Center hosted its annual Study Away Fair Wednesday, giving students an opportunity to learn more about opportunities to study around the country and world. Jessica Winterringer is the USD study abroad advisor for the Gallagher Center. Her job consists of helping students wanting to travel and study for academic and individual purposes. “Students are potentially […]