Around Town
An Evening With The Stars
An Evening With the Stars is an annual event designed to give people with disabilities the opportunity to attend prom at any age. Friday was the fourth year Grace Baptist Church has held the event for the Vermillion Community. “The smile of each and every individual during the whole night is why I keep coming […]
Margarita Ride brings cyclists to Vermillion for a good cause
Completing a 45-mile bike ride may seem like a daunting trek, but margaritas at the finish line are motivation enough for some. Last Saturday, 84 cyclists from across the region gathered in Vermillion to participate in the 18th annual Margarita Ride. Starting and ending at Carey’s Bar downtown, cyclists chose between a 15, 30 or […]
A house on Center Street: the story behind Vermillion’s other dome
On Center Street, roughly a five-minute walk from the western edge of campus, sits a structure resembling something between a camel’s back and a bomb shelter. It’s closer to a bomb shelter. Built in 2007, the “Trinity Dome” is nearly indestructible, fireproof, termite-resistant and requires sparse maintenance. One thing the house isn’t immune from, however, […]
Heck’s cements Vermillion legacy with opening of Cherry Street location
Jody Harnois, on Labor Day, joined a large portion of the country’s workforce to enjoy a day off from work. It was well deserved. Harnois, owner of Heck’s Dakota Style BBQ in Vermillion, had spent the last 13 days hauling his silver food truck across southwest South Dakota and its surrounding regions to cook and […]
What We Think: A review of Vermillion’s newest restaurant
In What We Think, the Verve Team ventures out to try businesses, restaurants (Going Here you can figure out the way people can open a restaurant franchise), products and trends so you don’t have to! This week we tested out Vermillion’s newest restaurant, Pizza Ranch! You can look into jackintheboxfranchising.com to franchise with some of […]
Pizza Ranch officially open in Vermillion
Pizza Ranch is officially opened for to public on Wednesday. The new restaurant is located at 912 N Dakota St, across from Coyote Village and the DakotaDome. The buffet-style restaurant began to serve Vermillion and the surrounding area on April 15 with a soft open phase. Collin Lind, General Manager and Co-Owner, has been trying to open […]
New art to be added to downtown Vermillion
Unity. Creativity. Artistry. These are just a few things that contribute to the creation of a community mural in downtown Vermillion. Several murals fill the alleyways of downtown Vermillion that share the stories of people all around the community. This summer, the Vermillion Cultural Association will be designing and creating a new mural on the […]
Ranchers receive free lunch due to extreme winter conditions
After enduring a seemingly endless winter, South Dakota ranchers are now getting to enjoy a different type of blizzard. Lonnie Heir, a Pierre, S.D. resident, owns four Dairy Queens and is offering farmers and ranchers a free lunch, including ice cream, through the month of March. The four participating Dairy Queens are located in Pierre, […]
St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl raises money for Dakotathon
When someone mentions St. Patrick’s Day, the first thought isn’t usually fundraising. However, the St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl sought to combine drinking and supporting a good cause. The $10 buy-in fee from pub crawl held on March 14 was donated to Dakotathon. Over 50 people participated, and $600 was raised. Michaela Goldammer, a senior strategic communications […]
Dances of Universal Peace provide a place of spirituality at Vermillion library
Once a month people come together in the Vermillion library to celebrate peace through music, inclusiveness through connecting with one another and spirituality in whatever way they may view it. Dances of Universal Peace happen all around the country, but Steve Miller, a dance leader in training, started Vermillion’s dances last May. “They are meditation […]