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Cleanup Continues Following McLane Midwest Fire
The clean-up continued over the weekend following a Friday night fire at the McLane Midwest Distribution Center on Danville's east side. Fire Captain Jerry Sparks says the blaze was contained to a col...
Jul 02, 2018
Fire Leaves $600,000 in Damages at McLane Midwest
Preliminary damage estimates are being placed at six-hundred thousand dollars in a fire that struck McLane Midwest Distribution Services in Danville late last night (Friday, June 29, 2018). Duty Capta...
Jun 30, 2018

County Crops Looking Good - So Far
You may have heard the old saying about corn being ''knee-high by the 4th of July.'' Well, this year it is over the head of most people in the Vermilion County area. And Morris Chestnut, who farms in ...
Jun 30, 2018
Federal Funds Helping to Train Local Workers
Federal funds arriving in Vermilion County have been helping train workers for some local manufacturers like Watchfire Signs and Trigard. Danville Area Community College President Stephen Nacco says t...
Jun 28, 2018

Danville 'Camp Invention' Challenges Kids
Some elementary students attending 'Camp Invention' in Danville this week are designing and building miniature houses. And that is just one of the projects the kids are doing at South View Upper Eleme...
Jun 28, 2018

Expanded Summer Classes Get Positive Reviews
Danville School District 118 earlier encouraged parents to enroll their children in summer school this year. And many parents have taken advantage of the expanded summer offerings. Tanner DeLaurier, a...
Jun 28, 2018
Some State Employees to See Larger Checks
Illinois state employees who aren't union members will soon see bigger paychecks after a U.S. Supreme Court decision. The U.S. Supreme Court decided Wednesday in favor of Illinois state employee Mark ...
Jun 27, 2018

Finest vs. Bravest Softball Series Comes to End
One of the popular events of summer has come to an end in Danville. Police and Firefighters have decided that after fourteen years the 2017 Finest vs. Bravest Softball event at Danville Stadium was th...
Jun 26, 2018
Agreement Approved for Officers in Schools
A Danville City Council committee has approved a new agreement to provide police school resource officers in some local schools. But Alderman Mike O'Kane expressed concern about some SROs (school reso...
Jun 26, 2018
Danville Firefighters Optimistic About Grant
Although there has been no official announcement yet, Danville firefighters are optimistic the city will receive a federal SAFER grant. The money would help fund six new firefighter positions if the t...
Jun 26, 2018






