The weather could have been slightly warmer, but the sun was out, and downtown was filled with music, the newest flowers, and a sunset at Third Thursday on May 18. The popular event runs throu… Read moreThird Thursday makes its 2023 debut

On Saturday May 20 VHS Leo club members Warren Boyd, Nevaeh King, Willa Dunn, Taylor Mayle, Franky Lian and Sarah Beck spent the morning weeding and mulching planting beds and new trees at Sho… Read moreLeo Club cleans Showse Park

Vermilion In Bloom had the nicest flower planting weather in its 19-year history on Wednesday, May 10 - warm and no wind!  According to Dana Corogin, the group also had a record number of volu… Read moreVIB blooms where it is planted

Inside Vermilion High School, The Commons were transformed into a hazy marsh, the setting for this year’s prom with the theme of “The Princess and the Frog.” And in a way that only V-towners c… Read moreVermilion High School Prom 2023 visits “The Princess and the Frog” – in style

Presenting the Junior Court from May Day at Vermilion High School. They are: Junior Abigail Rhoades escorted by junior Reagan Massey (pictured); Junior Ava Parker escorted by junior Luke Benge… Read moreMay Day Junior Court

On May 5, members of the Vermilion Port Authority Board of Directors ascended the Vermilion Water Tower to perform maintenance on the “Navigational Aid Beacon” on the Water Tower.  According t… Read moreWuthering heights

Mark your calendars! Third Thursday – Music, Flowers and a Sunset returns on Thursday, May 18. Bands will be set up throughout downtown and check out the downtown restaurants and shops as you … Read moreThird Thursday returns May 18

The Friends of Ritter Public Library held a tea party during King Charles’ coronation on May 6. The tea had all the trappings of a traditional English tea, including a butler, and Mayor Jim Fo… Read moreFriends of Ritter hold coronation tea

As is the tradition, Vermilion High School celebrated the European tradition of welcoming summer with its annual May Day ceremony on May 1, and the school browned its own royalty as 2022 May D… Read moreVermilion High School holds a coronation of its own on May Day

The Vermilion Chamber of Commerce hosted its first Chocolate & Wine Walk “Derby Edition” of the year, and along with other events in the city and township, Executive Director Sandy Coe sai… Read moreSold out Wine & Chocolate Walk brings 250 to downtown shops and eateries

The Vermilion Photojournal has featured many a nature picture, and this week is no different as our “Yesteryear” columnist Rich Tarrant has submitted this unusual sighting. Rich said the large… Read moreGreat white egrets spotted along the Vermilion River

We’re all still waiting for spring to return, and it did in a big way at the 16th Annual Gardener’s Fair held at Sailorway Middle School on Saturday, April 29.  All Gardeners Fair proceeds sup… Read moreLargest Gardener’s Fair to date brings the crowds to Sailorway and earns money for VIB

The weather could not have been worse, and as a result, the crowds could not compare to previous years, but the rain did not dampen the annual trout stocking on the Vermilion River on Friday, … Read more55,000 fingerlings find a new home on the Vermilion River

The grass is green, the flowers are blooming, and Earth Day 2023 was celebrated on Saturday, April 22 with members of the Vermilion High School Track Team doing its part by planting and cleani… Read moreVHS track team makes its mark on Earth Day

The Vermilion Fire Department recently swore in four new firefighters. Joining the city’s volunteer department are Shawn Goldsmith (pictured above) - Firefighter Goldsmith brings to Vermilion … Read moreVermilion Fire Department adds four to the crew

In typical Ohio fashion, we’ve had all four seasons in a day, coming off 80-plus degrees and sunny skies to snow flurries on Monday, and some of our local photographers caught some fantastic s… Read moreVermilion Views

Congratulations to the three Vermilion High School students who participated in the annual Vermilion Rotary 4 Way Speech contest. Thank you, Sid Jordan (Rotarian) and Devon Snook (VHS Speech a… Read moreRotary 4-Way Speech Contest

The warmer weather and longer days means it is time for Vermilion in Bloom gardeners to get the city ready for its summer canvas. Volunteers met at Bissell’s Greenhouse to plant the boxes that… Read moreVermilion is getting ready to bloom