Vermillion
New opportunities coming at USD Wellness Center
Over 45,000 square feet will be added to the USD Wellness Center over the next two and a half years as the USD swim and dive teams and the Vermillion community will have a new pool by the summer of 2024. “President (Shelia) Gestring has laid out the summer of 2022 (to start construction) to […]
Vermillion community faces housing market issues
All across the country, Vermillion included, communities are facing issues with the housing market, according to Forbes. The demand for housing is too high for the market availability to keep up. Michelle Maloney is the broker owner of Maloney Real Estate. Maloney said the country hasn’t been building as much, which in turn causes low […]
SDBOR Representatives meet with student organization leaders
Before the Senate Bill 55 task force meeting on Oct. 14, at 4:30 p.m., a meeting was held between members of the South Dakota Board of Regents (SDBOR) and several student organization presidents to discuss how the soon-to-be-established Opportunity Center would impact USD. General Counsel Nathan Lukkes explained the Opportunity Center and answered a majority of the […]
Vermillion School District to build new elementary school
Early this month, Vermillion voters approved a bond issue for $26 million to construct a new elementary school. The election, in which 74.8% of voters approved the bond, is the first step toward making the school a reality. Vermillion Public Schools Superintendent Damon Alvey said the new school is necessary because of both the old […]
SB 55 Task Force meets, gets questioned on Opportunity Center initiative
The South Dakota Board of Regents’ (SDBOR) Senate Bill 55 (SB 55) Task Force came to USD Oct. 14 to present the BOR’s strategies for addressing the bill’s charges to students and faculty. SB 55 is “An Act to require the Board of Regents to assemble a task force to study the operations and functions […]
Climate change’s impact on South Dakota
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, September was the third warmest September on record for North America. The climate of South Dakota is changing and will continue to change in the coming years. The Earth is beginning to see the effects of pumping fossil fuels into the air, and with that, the entire […]
Vermillion Rotary Club and the Community
The Vermillion Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at noon inside the Al Neuharth Media Center. The Vermillion chapter is one of almost 5,000 clubs that are a part of Rotary International. “We meet weekly to have informational sessions with different things that impact the community,” Rotarian and club president Nick Oyen said. “What we do […]
Vermillion-area cloggers attend weekly class
Every Wednesday, Grace Freeman teaches a small clogging class in the Washington Arts Center in Vermillion. The class, drawing roughly five to seven regular attendees, covers the basics as novice cloggers learn simple clogging steps to songs like “Fishin’ in the Dark” by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Clogging is an American form of folk dance […]
High school marching bands compete in Vermillion
High school marching bands from all over the state are making their way to Vermillion for a chance to compete against each other in the Quad State Competition which will be held Oct. 16 in the Dakota Dome. This competition is a chance for high schools to come together and perform while also giving The […]
Rain didn’t stop 107th Dakota Days Parade Saturday
Much of Vermillion was downtown for the rainy 107th annual Dakota Days parade. The parade wasn’t held in 2020 due to COVID-19 and was postponed until this year. The theme for this year’s parade was “carnival.” Many businesses and USD sponsored clubs and activities made their floats look like carnival games, prizes and even a […]