Stan and Tonia Dobosenski only had to walk about a block from Ratingen Platz in downtown Vermillion to their trailer to escape Saturday afternoon’s hot, humid weather.

Even though a global pandemic is still having an effect on the costs of building materials, Tim Schwasinger will point out, that effect is lessening, meaning those costs are begin to come down.

VERMILLION — Authorities are continuing their investigation into a false fire alarm at a University of South Dakota building last weekend, which they consider a criminal act causing damage and taking first responders from their duties.

The Vermillion School District appears to be reigning in COVID-19 cases a few days after the number of cases at Austin Elementary School triggered a mask mandate there that’s built into the district’s Return To School Plan.

Musically inclined community members now have another option when looking to show off their skills.

South Dakota recorded 553 new COVID-19 infections and three new deaths in Thursday’s update from the Department of Health.

A fire that may have started in a chemical storage room has caused some damage to Vermillion High School and canceled classes there.

South Dakota recorded 568 new COVID-19 infections and one new death in Wednesday’s daily update from the Department of Health.

South Dakota recorded nearly 1,000 new COVID-19 infections and four new deaths, including one in Turner County, in Tuesday’s update from the Department of Health (DOH).

South Dakota posted four new deaths related to COVID-19, including one in Charles Mix County, in Monday’s update from the Department of Health (DOH).

South Dakota recorded five new deaths related to COVID-19 in Friday’s update from the Department of Health (DOH).

After a year in which the COVID-19 pandemic made public participation in Vermillion’s annual Ribs, Rods and Rock ‘n Roll impossible, organizers are ready for this year’s event to begin Friday, Sept. 10 as it always has – with a great turnout of competitors and people from the community and s…

Mya DeJong and Zach Brady will reign over a busy week of Homecoming activities at Vermillion High School after being crowned the 2021 queen and king at the Coronation ceremony held Monday night, Sept. 6, in the high school auditorium.

Members of the Vermillion City Council had to deal with a factor that no other city council has faced for approximately a century -- formulating a budget during a global pandemic.

A subcontractor involved with the Vermillion Downtown Streetscape Project is claiming that the prime contractor for the project, Schwartzle Construction of Tea, owes it money.

South Dakota reported 620 new COVID-19 infections and two new deaths in Thursday’s daily update from the Department of Health (DOH).

South Dakota recorded three new deaths related to COVID-19, including one in Charles Mix County, in Wednesday’s daily update from the Department of Health (DOH).

Yankton County recorded its first new death related to COVID-19 in more than three months in Tuesday’s update from the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH).

Mya DeJong and Zach Brady will reign over a busy week of Homecoming activities at Vermillion High School after being crowned the 2021 queen and king at the Coronation ceremony held Monday night, Sept. 6, in the high school auditorium.

After hearing public input from over 15 individuals at its meeting Monday, the Vermillion School Board concluded that it has more work to do when it comes to developing a restroom gender policy for the school district.

South Dakota added 485 new COVID-19 infections and one new death in Friday’s update from the Department of Health.

The Vermillion City Council approved a change order to the Downtown Streetscape Project at its Aug. 16 meeting that makes some small changes to the project’s design and gives more time to the main contractor, Schwartzle Construction, to complete the project.

The City of Vermillion, along with the United Way of Vermillion and the Vermillion Chamber and Development Company (VCDC) took a chance last month, betting that if they offered cold, hard Vermillion Bucks to Clay County citizens, it would compel them to get a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Last Friday, the Vermillion Tanagers football team opened its season with a resounding 38-0 victory at Sisseton.

South Dakota posted 536 new COVID-19 infections and two more deaths in Thursday’s update from the Department of Health (DOH).

A former high school teacher in the Vermillion School District has been charged with several alleged offenses involving a female teenaged student who attends classes in the district.

The vast majority of COVID-19 infections, deaths and hospitalizations recorded in South Dakota this year have been among those who have not been fully vaccinated, according to information obtained from the Department of Health (DOH).

South Dakota recorded five new deaths related to COVID-19 in Monday’s daily update from the Department of Health (DOH).

South Dakota reported 439 new COVID-19 infections and two new deaths in Friday’s daily update from the Department of Health (DOH).

The data from the latest U.S. Census is in and several of the numbers look good for Clay County according to Mayor Kelsey Collier-Wise.

Vermillion experienced something Friday that rarely happens in other South Dakota community.

Reverend Matthew Bless has been called to serve Concordia Lutheran Church of Vermillion with an Installation Service scheduled for 3 p.m. on September 5. Paul Albers, former Concordia pastor, is now leading a congregation in Omaha, Nebraska.