Around Town
Weekly proclamations, Midco agreement discussed at City Council meeting
The City of Vermillion’s Monday Council Meeting incorporated two weekly proclamations, information on Oktoberfest, Midco, Sidewalk bidding and the City Managers report on Sept. 6. After roll call, the proclamations were issued by board members Tom Sorensen and Katherine Price for recognizing various group activities around Vermillion, including proclamations regarding The National Arts in Education Week […]
Alpha Xi Delta launches campaign for new chapter house
What started as an upgrade to the plumbing system has become a $2.6 million project for the USD chapter of Alpha Xi Delta. The sorority recently announced their plans to build a new chapter house in its current location in a campaign called Coming Home: The Campaign for 214 North Plum. Alpha Xi Delta has been planning for the project […]
Grease causes off-campus oven fire
Excessive grease on the bottom of a self-cleaning oven was the cause of a small fire at an off-campus house Monday evening. Keith Thompson, the acting chief of the Vermillion Fire Department, said the VFD and Clay County Emergency Services were called to the house at 225 North University Street at about 8:15 p.m. for […]
Vermillion police investigate assault on jogger, ask for public’s help
The Vermillion Police Department is investigating an assault on a female jogger that happened Thursday morning. According to a press release, the jogger was assaulted from behind by a white male wearing a mask. The incident occurred shortly before 7 a.m. along Plum Street near Clark Street. The man fled the area and the jogger […]
Vermillion City Council indefinitely tables chicken ordinance in close vote
Residents living in Vermillion who want the option of gathering fresh chicken eggs from their backyards will have to consider other alternatives. In a 5-4 vote Monday evening, the Vermillion City Council moved to indefinitely table a proposed ordinance that would allow residents to keep up to four chickens in backyard coops within city limits. […]
Movie theaters get cleaned up, cleared out
The sound of drilling and demolition filled the air in downtown Vermillion Saturday, as USD volunteers from Habitat for Humanity and the ROTC came to clean up and clear out the town’s movie theaters as part of a long-term renovation project that began this past fall. Work began at 10 a.m., and Jason Thiel, executive director of the […]
Cherry Street Dollar to close in May
After less than a year of operation, Vermillion’s Cherry Street Dollar Plus store will be closing due to low sales volume and the low-markup nature of the dollar store business. Dennis Whipple, who co-owns the store along with USD student Sarah Stewart, said that the store’s revenue was “not paying any of the bills” since its […]
USD art professor crafts hospital sculpture with community members’ hands
Community members from around the area are lending their hands for a sculpture project that will commemorate more than a lifetime of memories at the old Dakota Hospital building in Vermillion. Chris Meyer, an associate professor of sculpture at USD, has been commissioned by the Dakota Hospital Foundation and Sanford Vermillion Medical Center to build […]
New campus group offers support for sexual assault, domestic abuse survivors
A new group on campus is giving victims of sexual assault and domestic abuse a safe space to heal and boost self-esteem. Phoenix: Survivors Support Group was started in early February by seniors Katelyn Troastle and Cassy Jerrett as a way for survivors to talk and participate in healing activities. Troastle and Jerrett said they […]
Local woman teaches Irish and clog dances
During the six weeks prior to St. Patrick’s Day, a local woman dedicated some of her time teaching a weekly Irish dance class for those who wanted to get into the holiday spirit. Grace Freeman, a school nurse at Irene-Wakonda Elementary and self-described “clogging nerd,” first learned Irish dances in Florida from an Irish instructor in the 1990s. […]