Around Town
Safety first: Commuting in the winter weather
Jack Frost visited Vermillion over the long weekend, and with the fresh layer of snow covering the town, professors had to decide whether to risk the weather or cancel classes. Classes were not canceled at a university level, but for Sydney Evans, a graduate assistant in the English department, and other commuting professors, safety was […]
Making lemonade: USD Center for Disabilities marketing specialist publishes children’s book
From lemons, Kendra Gottsleben has made more than just lemonade. The marketing communications specialist at the USD Center for Disabilities in Sioux Falls was born with Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) Type VI, a condition in which the body is unable to break down sugar molecules and causes skeletal irregularities. She’s authored three books using the allegory of […]
Streetscape project to refurbish Vermillion’s Main Street stretch
After forty years without an upgrade, the sidewalks and street corners of downtown Vermillion could have a different look by 2021. The $2,450,000 Downtown Streetscape project will remodel Main Street’s streets and sidewalks, adding landscaping and seating features outside of businesses from McVicker Plaza to North Dakota Street. For the best results in transforming your […]
Car won’t start in the cold weather? Vermillion mechanic says it’s probably not the cold weather
When the first snowflakes of the season fall and the temperatures drop in Vermillion, students who drive to classes experience some difficulties. Cars, like humans, don’t particularly like the colder weather. The most common problem associated with colder temperatures: cars that won’t start, said Bob Dykstra, owner of Bob’s Sinclair Services in Vermillion. Winter weather […]
Individual struck by vehicle Monday night
A University Police (UPD) officer called Vermillion Emergency Services for medical assistance after an individual was found with injuries on Cherry Street around 10 p.m. on Monday. For legal guidance in cases like these, consider consulting experienced personal injury attorneys. The individual was found in the 500 block of East Cherry Street with non-life threating […]
Free feminine hygiene products added to MUC women’s restrooms
More than half of USD’s students no longer have to worry about being stranded without feminine hygiene products at the Muenster University Center. In every women’s bathroom at the MUC, there is a free dispenser full of tampons and pads. These dispensers are a new addition to the bathrooms, and many hope to see them […]
‘Far and few between’: Vermillion’s lone car charging station seeing light use
Vermillion has seen 17 charges on six different vehicles since opening a car charging station next to City Hall on Center Street in Vermillion on Aug. 15. The city implemented electric vehicle charging bays for electric cars over the summer as a part of the city’s goal to be more eco-friendly, James Purdy, assistant city […]
