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Vermilion County Corn Fields Overwhelmingly Conventional Till
The Illinois biennial Soil Erosion and Cropland Tillage Transect Survey was completed this past spring and summer by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, in cooperation once again with IllinoisR...
Sep 19, 2017

Danville Mayor Supports Rauner Veto of Pension Proposal
Governor Rauner last week vetoed a proposal that if enacted would have allowed downstate police officers and firefighters to transfer up to six years of credit into their pensions. Danville is already...
Sep 19, 2017

Foster Ready for Miss Illinois Reign
Miss Illinois is ready for her year's reign following her top-15 finish at the Miss America pageant. Oakwood's Abby Foster spoke with WDWS Radio in Champaign recently about her experience at the pagea...
Sep 18, 2017

Kickapoo Karvers Show Talents at Festival
Members of the Kickapoo Karvers Woodcarving Club are among those participating in this weekend's Vermilion River Fall Festival and Farmers Market. Jim Gilliland of Danville says he has been carving ab...
Sep 15, 2017

Vermilion River Fall Festival Expecting Big Crowds
The Vermilion River Fall Festival and Farmers Market is getting underway Friday (September 15th) at Danville's Ellsworth Park. And it appears that the weather will cooperate with sunshine and warm tem...
Sep 14, 2017

Suspended Food Service Director Facing Charges
The man who was suspended Wednesday from being the food service director for Danville District 118 schools is now facing criminal charges. Gregory Lazzell has been charged with theft, intimidation and...
Sep 14, 2017

Suspect Nabbed in Tilton Armed Robbery
Police in Tilton say a suspect has been arrested in Wednesday night's armed robbery of a gas station. And police are crediting social media with helping to crack the case. Police posted photos of a ma...
Sep 14, 2017

Casino Hopes Still Alive as Gaming Expands
New numbers show more people are playing video gaming machines at locations across the state, while attendance at Illinois casinos continues to fall. There are more than a dozen locations along Illino...
Sep 13, 2017

District 118 Upgrades Crisis Plan
Danville District 118 School Board members have approved an upgrade of the district's crisis plan - including plans to provide staff quick valuable information. The information will be provided throug...
Sep 13, 2017

State's School Funding Plan ''A Little Deceptive''
The State of Illinois is now up to date on its General State Aid payments to Danville District 118 Schools. Heather Smith, Director of the District's Business Office, told school board members last ev...
Sep 13, 2017