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Environmental Groups Challenge Coal Ash Changes
Prairie Rivers Network is among groups seeking a federal appeals court review of EPA rule changes for coal ash waste dumps. A half dozen environmental groups, including Prairie Rivers Network and the ...
Oct 22, 2018

New Trial Date Set in Georgetown Murder Case
A new trial date has been set for a couple accused of killing one person and wounding another in Georgetown in March. The trial of 22-year-old Laura Johnson and 26-year-old Michael Long is scheduled t...
Oct 22, 2018

Students to Receive Online Safety Training
Fifth and sixth grade students from South View Upper Elementary and Northeast Magnet Schools in Danville are getting a special lesson this week on staying safe online. The Danville Public School Found...
Oct 21, 2018

104th District Illinois House Race in Spotlight
State Representative Mike Marron says Illinois is facing some big challenges.... https://express-images.franklymedia.com/9850/sites/9/2018/10/21104944/VCF-Marron-challenges-102118.mp3 Marron is facing...
Oct 21, 2018

Work Begins on County's Segment of Kickapoo Rail Trail
Work is underway on the first segment of the Kickapoo Rail Trail in Vermilion County. Construction crews have been moving dirt on the west side of Oakwood in preparation for the trail. Eventually ther...
Oct 19, 2018
Annual Event Honors Fallen Danville Fire Fighters
Danville Firefighters are honoring their fallen brothers in an annual event on Saturday, October 20th, 2018. A Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial ceremony begins at 8:00 a.m. at Fire Station #3, located on ...
Oct 18, 2018

Iwo Jima Survivors Get Hero's Welcome Here
Some survivors of when U.S. Marines captured the island of Iwo Jima during World War II got a hero's welcome in Danville today (Thursday, October 18, 2018). An Honor Guard of American Legion Riders fr...
Oct 18, 2018

Local Early Voting Continues to be Heavy
Election Day is just over two weeks away and local election officials say they have been busy. Lindsey Light, Supervisor of Elections for the Vermilion County Clerk's Office, says Early Voting ''has b...
Oct 18, 2018

13-Year Old Charged With Terrorism Threat at School
A 13-year-old Vermilion County boy is facing juvenile charges of falsely making a terrorism threat and disorderly conduct. Vermilion County Sheriff's Captain Michael Hartshorn says deputies released t...
Oct 18, 2018

Ameren Alerts Local Businesses About Scam
More than a dozen Ameren Illinois employees fanned out across Danville Wednesday to warn business owners about a scam. Stacey Young, Supervisor of Community Relations for Ameren, was among them... htt...
Oct 18, 2018






