State/Local
Vermillion raised $650 in breast cancer awareness Pink Walk
While looking at all of the pink and supporters for the Pink Walk, Mary Merrigan reminisced about her personal connection to breast cancer. “I have a really close friend from high school who was battling breast cancer for several years and passed away a couple of years ago. Before that, I had been involved with […]
Fourth annual Bras for a Cause slated for Oct. 26
A competition that allows participants to decorate undergarments is soon to take hold in Yankton, and all for a good cause. The fourth annual Bras for a Cause, which gives participants the chance to decorate bras to honor those affected by breast cancer, will take place Oct. 26 in Yankton, just as Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to an […]
Campaigns fuel passion for political science students
Whether it was watching her mother being active in politics or helping her grandfather, Lawrence Diedrich, a former state representative and senator who unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House in a special election in 2004, politics run in the family for junior Ellen Nelson. “I’ve been working on political campaigns since I can remember,” Nelson […]
District 17 candidates debate South Dakota politics
Tuition freezes, implementing an income tax, a Good Samaritan bill and approaches to sexual assault cases were front and center at the Cross Media Council’s District 17 debate Monday night in the Al Neuharth Media Center. State senate Democratic candidate Michelle Maloney and Republican candidate Arthur Rusch, and state representative candidates Ray Ring, D-S.D., and Democratic […]
Nurses give record number of vaccines to faculty
With a total of 642 people vaccinated, the semiannual flu immunization clinic at the Lee Medical Building had its highest turnout in years, according to Jill Munger. Munger, a state-employed community health nurse, was one of six nurses who administered shots to University of South Dakota staff Oct. 16. She said there were two reasons for the record turnout. First, anyone in healthcare […]
USD women’s group says ‘No More’ to Clery report findings
Junior Emily Grode, president of the Association for the Advancement of Women’s Rights, is saying “No More” to sexual violence and the underreporting of such crimes. This is why her organization is tabling for the NOMORE campaign, which raises awareness to prevent domestic violence and sexual assault, Thursday and Friday in the Muenster University Center from […]
Young Gardeners Club teaches healthy-living to children
Children in Vermillion are learning more about gardening and healthy living through the Young Gardeners Club. Supported by the Parks and Recreation Department, it was started in 2013 by parks technician Jessica Kennedy. The program runs for about three months, from the end of May until mid-August. Kennedy said the program encourages children to explore the unknown. “The […]
Proposed amendment would raise minimum wage
Proposed measures on this November’s election ballot could change the economic landscape of South Dakota. Initiated Measure 18 would amend state law to raise the state’s hourly minimum wage for non-tipped workers from $7.25 to $8.50 per hour, effective Jan. 1, 2015. Every year, the minimum wage would be adjusted if there is an increase in […]
Local medical professionals prepare for Ebola outbreak
In the largest Ebola epidemic in history, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports the mortality number to be more than 3,400, the majority stemming from multiple countries in West Africa. On Sept. 30, the CDC confirmed the first travel-associated case, Thomas Eric Duncan, to be diagnosed in the United States. Several patients have […]
Habitat for Humanity volunteers give hope in community
University of South Dakota students are bettering their community by spreading kindness and fighting poverty through Habitat for Humanity, transitioning into a new partnership with the Yankton HFH-SD branch. There are 12 official branches in South Dakota. In the 14 years it has been active, HFH-SD has built 435 homes — 26 in 2012 alone. Habitat for Humanity […]