Category Archives: More News
Preparations Advancing for Balloons Over Vermilion
Preparations are in full-swing at the Vermilion Regional Airport for the second annual Balloons Over Vermilion. It is taking place on Friday and Saturday, July 14th and 15th at the airport. Pat O'Shau...
Bill Pickett Jul 11, 2017
Danville Man Gets 17 Years for Child Pornography
A Danville man has been sentenced to serve seventeen-and-a-half years in federal prison for receiving and possessing child pornography. U.S. District Judge Colin Bruce handed down the sentence on 52-y...
Bill Pickett Jul 10, 2017
Names of Indianola Fire Victims Released
The names of two people who died in a tragic Indianola house fire last Friday have been released. Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden says 91-year-old Harold 'Hoot' Craig and his 95-year-old wife, ...
Bill Pickett Jul 10, 2017
Skimmers May Be Stealing Financial Information
Oakwood Police and some financial institutions in Vermilion County are warning area residents that a skimming device is being used to illegally obtain debit card information. Danville Police are inves...
Bill Pickett Jul 10, 2017
Two Are Killed in Indianola Area Fire
The Vermilion County Coroner says two bodies have been recovered from an early morning fire near Indianola. Coroner Jane McFadden says both victims will undergo autopsies in order to determine their c...
Bill Pickett Jul 07, 2017
Marron Considers Bid For Illinois House
Vermilion County Board Chairman Mike Marron says he is considering running for the Illinois General Assembly. He has made no final decision yet, but Marron says he is talking with family members and o...
Bill Pickett Jul 07, 2017
Illinois Budget Stand-Off Finally Ends
The more than two year budget impasses in the state of Illinois has ended, but your taxes are going up, after the House voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's tax hike and budget vetoes. Beginning the ...
Bill Pickett Jul 07, 2017
Hoopeston Chief's Cancer Battle Ends
Flags are at half-staff in Hoopeston today as the community remembers its police chief. Chief Mark Drollinger died early today (July 6, 2017) at the age of 54 ending a year-long battle with cancer. It...
Bill Pickett Jul 06, 2017
Two Are Killed in Rossville Area Crash
Two people are dead as the result of a single vehicle crash near Rossville. Vermilion County Sheriff's Captain Eric Deck says the crash occurred around 5:00 a.m. (Friday, July 7, 2017) on East Attica ...
Bill Pickett Jul 06, 2017
Hoopeston Honors Ailing Police Chief!
Some signs have sprouted all over Hoopeston showing the community's love for its police chief who continues to battle cancer. Chief Mark Drollinger was told earlier that his cancer is terminal, but he...
Bill Pickett Jul 05, 2017