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This week's flooding has prompted Governor Bruce Rauner to declare Vermilion, Iroquois and Kankakee counties a state disaster area. State Representative Chad Hays tells VermilionCountyFirst.com News h...

Members of a fourth-grade class at Judith Giacoma Elementary School in Westville have been picked to be the official ambassadors for this year's Balloons Over Vermilion event. Event co-chairs Pat O'Sh...

Vermilion County's Land Bank Authority has landed a $300-thousand dollar grant. State Representative Chad Hays of Catlin says the money will be used throughout the county to assist with the revitaliza...

A tabletop exercise conducted at Danville Area Community College Thursday (February 22, 2018) focused on campus security and how to handle an extremely unruly student. It was only a drill but DACC Pre...

Danville Area Community College Trustees are expected to vote on a proposed tuition hike next month after discussing it last night (Thursday, February 22, 2018). The board is considering raising tuiti...

American Red Cross Disaster Services are helping people in the Danville/Vermilion County area who have been affected by the flooding. A shelter was opened at the David S. Palmer Arena on Wednesday, an...

Members of the Danville Area Community College Board have approved a two-year contract extension for college president Dr. Stephen Nacco. Board Vice-Chair, Dr. Ronald Serfoss, says he does not think t...

Preliminary damage assessments are underway on this week's flooding. The Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency has started the process and wants to hear from home and business owners who have s...

The Vermilion County Sheriff's Department's Swift Water Rescue Team was called upon Wednesday evening to rescue three people from floodwaters west of Danville. Sheriff's deputies say 50-year-old Darin...

The Danville Area Community College Foundation has extended its deadline for students to apply for scholarships. The new deadline is 5:00 p.m. on March 5, 2018. If you are not a DACC student you must ...