Category Archives: Health

Educational Program Discussing Child Abuse Prevention Set for 1 - 3 PM; Sat March 2nd at STEP Recovery Center
A special program is scheduled for 1 to 3 PM this Saturday, March 2nd, in the STEP Recovery Center at 2500 Georgetown Road in Danville. Center CEO Wendy Lambert says the guest speaker will be Jill Dud...
Feb 26, 2024

Residents Encouraged to Look into Mental Health First Aid Training; Session Focused on Youth March 20th
Beth Bray Knecht from the Vermilion County 708 Mental Health Board recently joined Laura Williams on 1490 WDAN's Community Connection program. She focused on the importance of Mental Health First Aid ...
Feb 26, 2024

Ameresco EVP Says "Let's Use What's Already in the Air" for the Natural Gas we Need
Ameresco Hoping New Plant at Republic Services' Brickyard Landfill South of Danville Leads to More Momentum for Turning Landfill Gas into Renewable Natural Gas If you head south on Routes 1 and 150 ju...
Feb 26, 2024

Show Your Stripes: One Family's Rare Disease Journey
THE FOLLOWING IS AN OSF RELEASE If you hear hooves, think horses. It's an old medical saying. If doctors observe a symptom, think about treating the most likely cause. Chris Ostertag has heard ...
Feb 26, 2024

School Leaders Say AVID Program is Working
Danville District 118 School Board members agreed this week to spend $150-thousand dollars to send seventy-five educators to an AVID forum this summer in Dallas, Texas. The vote came after principals ...
Feb 24, 2024

Eastern Illinois Foodbank Announces "Foodmobile" Food Giveaways in Vermilion County
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY EASTERN ILLINOIS FOODBANK When: Monday, February 26 2024 & Tuesday, February 27 Where: Vermilion County Vermilion County, IL - Eastern Illinois Foodban...
Feb 21, 2024

County Board Advances Building Upgrades
The Vermilion County Board has agreed to hire a firm to prepare plans for improvements at four county-owned buildings. Bill Pickett has more.... {AUDIO: "Many times contractors want to provide their o...
Feb 13, 2024

VA Illiana Health Care Unveils Large Wall Display for New Leadership Initiative
Coming off their 125th year anniversary, Danville's VA Illiana Health Care is now launching a new leadership initiative, kicked off by Tuesday's (Feb 13th) unveiling of a special leadership wall. This...
Feb 13, 2024

Continuing the Mason family legacy at OSF Sacred Heart
THE FOLLOWING IS AN OSF RELEASE Donation in honor of Dr. John C. Mason Jr. will ensure continued high-quality obstetrics care (February 13, 2024 | Danville, Illinois) - John C. Mason Jr....
Feb 13, 2024

DHS Clinic for District 118 Students and Immediate Families Continues to Grow
ABOVE: Danielle Bryant, Bryan Ferrell, and Tarayia Clark await student patients while behind the welcome desk at the SIHF Clinic at Danville High School. Danville District 118's Federally Quali...
Feb 09, 2024







