Category Archives: Health

May Is Mental Health Awareness Month
THE FOLLOWING IS A VERMILION COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH 708 BOARD RELEASE When you or someone you love is dealing with a mental health concern, it can be a lot to handle. It's important to remember t...
May 14, 2024

Handicapped Association Provides Special Mother's Day Gift
About two dozen volunteers turned out on Mother's Day Sunday as the Vermilion County Handicapped Association kicked-off its ramp building season. Bill Pickett has more.... {AUDIO - "We have a good bun...
May 12, 2024

Conservation Olympics Attracts Over 330 Students
Do you know the only mammal that can truly fly? Or the bird that almost became the U. S. national symbol instead of the eagle? Those are some of the questions that sixth-grade students were asked duri...
May 10, 2024

Schlarman, Holy Family Pen Pals Meet for First Time
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY ABOVE: Schlarman Academy student Mia Wallen and pen pal Nancy O'Kane at the Holy Family food pantry on Thursday. DANVILLE - It wa...
May 09, 2024

VCHD Begins West Nile and Tick Surveillance Programs for the Season
THE FOLLOWING IS A VERMILION COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT RELEASE After a fairly mild winter, the Vermilion County Health Department is urging Vermilion County residents to protect themselves from ...
May 09, 2024

Faraci Extends Utility Assistance Program for Low-Income Households
THE FOLLOWING RELEASE IS FROM STATE SENATOR PAUL FARACI'S OFFICE SPRINGFIELD - State Senator Paul Faraci advanced legislation to extend the Energy Assistance Act, which provides low-income hous...
May 09, 2024

Twenty-five Year Time Capsule at VA Illiana Health Care Honoring 125 Years of Service to Veterans
THE FOLLOWING IS A JENNIFER BAILEY STORY FROM THE NEWS-GAZETTE ABOVE: Left to right, VA Illiana Chief of Staff Zahoor Waseem, VA Illiana Acting Chief Nurse Laura Archer, VA Illiana Executive Di...
May 08, 2024

Schlarman Academy 2nd Graders Getting Ready to Help at St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry this Thurs May 9th, and May 16th
The next two Thursdays at St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry at Holy Family Church will be especially busy. Helping out Nancy O'Kane and her team will be 2nd grade students from Schlarman Academy. O'Kane...
May 06, 2024

Danville VA Medical Center to Dedicate 125th Anniversary Time Capsule, Honor Legacy of Public Service
THE FOLLOWING IS A VA ILLIANA HEALTH CARE RELEASE DANVILLE, Ill. - On May 8, 2024, at 9 a.m., VA Illiana Health Care System will hold a ceremony to dedicate a 25-year time capsule in honor of 1...
May 05, 2024

Eastern Illinois Foodbank Set for "Foodmobile" Food Giveaway at Mark Denman School Sat May 4th
THE FOLLOWING IS AN EASTERN ILLINOIS FOODBANK RELEASE When: 05/04/2024 from 9:30 - 10:30 AM Where: Mark Denman Elementary School, 930 Colfax St, Danville, IL Danville, IL - Eastern Illinois Foo...
Apr 29, 2024







