Community members, students get in holiday spirit with Parade of Lights

Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Vermillion Friday night to celebrate the holiday season with the 2016 Parade of Lights celebration. This year’s parade was somewhat different than that of years before, in that the majority of the floats were parked alongside the road instead of proceeding down the street. Nate Welch, the executive director […]

3 mins read

PHOTOS: Vermillion Fire Department responds to Plum Street house fire

Correction at 9:30 p.m.: The house fire on Plum Street was not caused by a dirty and damaged chimney as previously reported, according to Vermillion EMS Deputy Chief Matt Callahan. Henry Bruguier, a VFD firefighter, originally said that structural problems with the chimney led to the fire. A house fire at 418 N. Plum Street […]

2 mins read

Vermillion woman opens new ‘thrift and gift’ store downtown

After a few months of being vacant, antiques and vintage home decor are once again being sold at one downtown storefront. The Treasure Trove recently opened its doors to shoppers after the Infinite Variety secondhand shop that once occupied the same space closed this past summer. Like Infinite Variety, The Treasure Trove specializes in vintage […]

6 mins read

USD community gathers to remember life of Benjamin Marchand

Students, faculty and staff gathered in the Center for Diversity & Community Thursday afternoon to remember the life of Benjamin Marchand, a first-year honors biology student who died Oct. 29. Sarah Wittmuss, director of USD’s Center for Academic and Global Engagement (CAGE) and Marchand’s adviser in the honors program, said Marchand was enthusiastic about his […]

3 mins read

Students work to keep Farber statue shiny

The bronze smile of William O. “Doc” Farber looked especially bright on Friday afternoon as a group of USD students scrubbed and waxed the statue. Junior criminal justice major Teagan McNary and senior criminal justice majors Shelby Rice and Gage Pleuger spent part of the afternoon washing the statue and applying a coat of wax […]

1 min read

About 39 car windshields smashed in weekend vandalism spree

A crime spree took Vermillion by storm this past weekend, and the collateral damage is staggering — at least 39 car windshields were smashed, along with the windows of two buildings. Vermillion Police Department Chief Matt Betzen said the department has identified several suspects in the string of crimes and has forwarded its case to […]

3 mins read