Category Archives: Health

THE FOLLOWING IS AN OSF HEALTHCARE RELEASE   (Danville, Illinois | August 22, 2023) - Lakeview College of Nursing (LCN) and OSF HealthCare Sacred Heart Medical Center (OSF) have created a new par...

THE FOLLOWING IS A VA ILLIANA HEALTH CARE RELEASE   DANVILLE, Ill. - VA Illiana Health Care System is proud to announce that the health care system was recently awarded a 5-star rating from the C...

The National Weather Service has issued an 'Excessive Heat Warning' for our area because of very hot weather that is expected next week. Officially the "Warning' runs from 1:00 p.m. Sunday, August 20t...

THE FOLLOWING IS A SALVATION ARMY RELEASE   The Salvation Army food pantry scheduled for Friday, August 18th has been canceled. The pantry is tentatively scheduled to reopen 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug...

THE FOLLOWING IS A VERMILION COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT RELEASE   Mosquito batch collected from the Fairmount area has tested positive for West Nile Virus. A mosquito batch collected in the Fairmou...

THE FOLLOWING IS A VA ILLIANA HEALTH CARE RELEASE   Extension will ensure that no Veteran or survivor will miss out on a single day of backdated PACT Act benefits Today, VA announced that Veteran...

THE FOLLOWING IS A VA ILLIANA HEALTH CARE RELEASE   DANVILLE, Ill. - VA Illiana is getting a new phone system to enhance telephone access for all Veterans and improve overall communications. Phon...

Vermilion County Board members were told last night (Tuesday, August 8, 2023) that eight months into the fiscal year the county continues to be in very good financial shape. Bill Pickett has more.... ...

THE FOLLOWING IS AN OSF RELEASE   (August 8, 2023 | PEORIA, Ill.) - OSF HealthCare is pleased to announce that effective immediately, patients who are enrolled in BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois...

Vermilion County is allocating $150-thousand dollars in federal ARPA funds to help the Village of Sidell get a new water tower. But members of the County Board Finance and Personnel Committee rejected...