Around Town
Annual Coyoteopoly food drive aims to collect 6,000 food items
Volunteers in Coyoteopoly’s 11th Vermillion Food Pantry food drive are hoping to collect 6,000 food items – 200 more donated items than last year’s event. Jordan Gooding, president of the Coyoteopoly food drive, said this year’s drive is advertised through door hangers, rather than the previous method of stapling flyers on plastic bags. The hangers […]
Graduate students evaluate animal shelter for student design competition
The word “ergonomical” is seen by many as a buzzword used to describe and advertise office furnishings and devices. But for those entering the 2015 Auburn Engineers Student Design Competition, including two USD teams of mostly graduate students, ergonomics is the study of the way in which humans do work and how to improve upon […]
VPD issues 99 citations at weekend house party
A large house party on N. Dakota Street resulted in the Vermillion Police Department issuing 99 citations shortly after 1 a.m. this past Sunday. After receiving a noise complaint from a nearby neighbor of the house, VPD obtained a search warrant and eight officers as well as assistance from the University Police Department responded to the scene, VPD […]
Art of Sustainability event features variety of speakers, issues to make ‘a vibrant Vermillion’
Eco-friendliness, river preservation and cultural sustainability were some of the topics discussed this past Saturday during the fourth Art of Sustainability event at the Vermillion Area Arts Council. “We have this event every year because it brings up great topics and gets people from all parts of the community talking about sustainability,” event coordinator Morgan […]
Plans for new SAE house in progress
USD’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter is preparing for the construction of a new facility, and is hoping to break ground by summer 2016. With $1.5 million raised out of the $3 to $4 million needed, SAE finally went to the public for funds during this year’s Dakota Days. “It’s just time for a new facility. […]
Event promotes the ‘Art of Sustainability’
Eco-friendliness, river preservation and cultural sustainability were some of the topics discussed Saturday night during the fourth annual Art of Sustainability event in downtown Vermillion. “We have this event every year because it brings up great topics and gets people from all parts of the community talking about sustainability,” Morgan Appley, the event coordinator said. […]
No criminal intent suspected in 85-acre fire
The cause of a fire that covered between 85 to 100 acres of crop land and wooded area in northeast Vermillion on Monday is still under investigation, according to a press release from the City of Vermillion Fire Emergency Management Services Department. The fire, which was reported by several callers to the Clay County 911 […]
Community garden continues to give back to the community
Harvest season might be wrapping up soon in South Dakota, but the plucking of tomatoes and other types of produce from the Vermillion Community Garden continues. Located behind the Vermillion Arts Council at 202 Washington St., the garden was created 10 years ago and is made up of about 30 garden plots, Christine Ahmed, the […]
Safe Ride service abused by some, former employee says
Though last week’s Dakota Days festivities resulted in a spike in citations from the Vermillion Police Department across the board, only three DWI arrests were made. The three Vermillion Public Transit buses filled to the brim with intoxicated students each weekend may have had something to do with that. Funded through the Department of Highway Safety, […]
Number of citations issued over 2015 Dakota Days ‘average’
The Vermillion Police Department was kept reasonably busy from Wednesday to Sunday last week, issuing 20 citations for open containers, 18 underage consumption tickets and had 14 incidents involving drugs or drug paraphernalia, VPD Chief Matt Betzen said. VPD also saw three disorderly conduct incidents, one assault on an officer, six incidents of public urination/defecation, three resistances to arrest, three public […]