Category Archives: More News
DACC Board Looks to Improve Fine Arts
Danville Area Community College Trustees have agreed to acquire a vacant Carnegie Library Building from the Veterans Administration. DACC is swapping a gazebo for the building under an agreement appro...
Bill Pickett Jul 21, 2017
I-74 Crash Victim Identified by Coroner
The Champaign County Coroner has released the identity of the man killed in a single car crash along Interstate 74 near Danville on Wednesday. Coroner Duane Northrup says 28-year-old Mark S. Simpson o...
Bill Pickett Jul 20, 2017
Bismarck-Henning Supt. Issues Funding Warning
The Superintendent of the Bismarck-Henning School District is warning schools may have to close later this year unless legislators and the Governor resolve school funding differences. Superintendent S...
Bill Pickett Jul 20, 2017
Marron: Time to Start Building 'New Illinois'
Republican State Representative candidate Mike Marron says it's time to start building a new Illinois. Marron announced his candidacy Tuesday at his Royal area farm. He says the state's first priority...
Bill Pickett Jul 18, 2017
Black Won't Seek Old Illinois House Seat
Former Representative Bill Black says he is ''absolutely convinced'' that Mike Marron has what it takes to become the next State Representative from Illinois' 104th District. Black had seriously consi...
Bill Pickett Jul 18, 2017
Search For Missing Woman Ends
The search for a missing woman from Champaign County is over. Champaign County Sheriff's Police had asked for help from the public in locating 19-year-old Misty Henderson. She had last been seen in Ho...
Bill Pickett Jul 18, 2017
Cheeseburgers and Fun Event Coming Soon
Another popular summer event in Vermilion County is just around the corner. The Vermilion County Conservation District Foundation is getting set to host their 'Cheeseburgers and Fun'' event. It is bei...
Bill Pickett Jul 17, 2017
GOP Announcement Expected on House Race
Former State Representative Bill Black and Vermilion County Board Chairman Mike Marron both announced recently that they are weighing whether to run for the Illinois House. And now, the two men have c...
Bill Pickett Jul 16, 2017
Sponsors & Volunteers Play Key Roles in Flights
As the hot air balloons fly this weekend in the Danville area, organizers of Balloons Over Vermilion say they want to thank their many sponsors. Pat O'Shaughnessy, one of the co-chairmen of the event,...
Bill Pickett Jul 14, 2017
Balloons Help Local Economy Soar
This area's premier tourist attraction...Balloons Over Vermilion...is back. And Jeanie Cooke, Executive Director of the Danville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, expects big crowds. ''We had aroun...
Bill Pickett Jul 14, 2017