Heartland Humane Society cares for stray cats in Vermillion
Outdoor cats are all over Vermillion. The Heartland Humane Society in Yankton is the closest animal shelter to Vermillion and works with the city and any volunteers through their Trap Neuter Release Program (TNR). Dana Merrigan is a veterinary technician and intake coordinator at the Heartland Humane Society and helps with the TNR program. The […]
Rachel Review: Oscar Thoughts and Predictions
Even though there were fewer films and movies released in 2020 due to COVID-19, the academy still had enough to make good nominations for all their categories. In other words, thank God for Netflix. The Oscar nominations for Best Picture are “Minari,” “Mank,” “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “A Promising Young Woman,” “The Sound of […]
Polar Plunge beats goal before they start
Before the event had even started, the Vermillion Polar Plunge had already raised $15,000 for Special Olympics athletes. John Cole is the assistant director for the law enforcement torch run for the state of South Dakota and also a police officer for the Vermillion Police Department. Cole helps out with events across the state, but […]
Rachel Review: “Thunder Force” does not bring the thunder
Melissa McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone recently released another one of their lazy movies to Netflix, and sadly, they brought Octavia Spencer into this project as well. Despite the movie being named “Thunder Force” there was no drive in it. The movie follows two estranged best friends who come together as a superhero duo […]
Rachel Review: Concrete Cowboys, Unexpected Gem
I personally feel like while I was growing up, from 2008-2012, there were so many horse movies about a girl either trying to keep the family farm or someone who wanted nothing to do with the horse becomes the only person the horse trusts. They were all the same and I was glad they weren’t […]
Rachel Review: The Irregulars, failed attempt of Sherlock Holmes revival
Characters that appeared in several of the original Sherlock Holmes books, often referred to as irregulars, were brought together and turned into their own tv show “The Irregulars.” Released March 27 to Netflix’s streaming platform, it now rests in the top 10 watched in the U.S. list. The premise follows a group of teens set […]
Rachel Review: Deadly Illusions, a must not watch
While not technically a Netflix original, a new movie dropped on Netflix on March 18 so cleverly named “Deadly Illusions”, that might be the only compliment I give it. The premise of the movie itself isn’t bad, it’s just everything else that is. The movie follows an author who is about to start her new […]
Trans Rights March held in response to House Bill 1217
In seven cities across South Dakota, people gathered Saturday morning to make a statement and to protest a bill against trans lives and their future in sports. All events had mandatory mask requirements and were held in Pierre, Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Brookings, Watertown, Eagle Butte and Vermillion. The protests were led by The Transformation […]
Rachel Review: “I Care a Lot” really doesn’t
Netlflix’s new movie “I Care a Lot” keeps audiences stuck in a captivating distress as you watch probably the most unethical of people fight for what they want. The movie follows Marla Grayson, acted by Rosamund Pike, as she continues to build her little empire by taking advantage of the elderly. When the victim gets […]
Volleyball decides to keep masks off the court
The USD women’s volleyball team this semester had to battle with the question of whether or not they would wear masks on the court. Before the Summit League, the volleyball team experimented with wearing their masks on the court during their previous games. The Summit League officials made the decision to not mandate masks. So […]