December 2024
Interview With a Former Beauty Queen
Linda Gay Winters Zimmerman was born and raised here in Vermillion. Growing up, her father worked for the REA and her mother was a school teacher. In the 1960’s she attended USD and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music education. After graduating, she married her husband and moved to El Paso, […]
Movie Review: A Chaotic, Funny Cinderella Story
“Anora” is one of those films that once I heard about it, I was curious as to what sort of a tone it would take its story in. Director Sean Baker’s films are primarily character pieces that focus on people who rarely get as much attention in the media. “Anora” fits this bill […]
The Store Where Christmas Music and Community Meet
Celebrating 35 years of festivities, the Nora Store continues its Christmas tradition of bringing the community together for the holidays. After the initial closing of the old general store in 1962, Mike Pedersen converted it into a place for strangers to come together and form bonds through music. The Nora Store is set […]
Vex and The Verm: What a Way to Go
I once heard that a singer starts to write about fame when they have nothing else to write about. While I certainly am not famous, I wonder if the same can be said for a journalist. Do they write about their work when they have nothing else to write about? When writing my […]