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Former UAW Local 2419 President Sentenced to 21 Months in Federal Prison
A former president of United Auto Workers Local 2419, in Danville, Ill., Bob Buford, was sentenced today to a term of 21 months in federal prison for mail fraud related to embezzling union funds. Chie...
Sep 21, 2017

Open House to Discuss Opening, Expanding Bowman Ave. Tonight
Danville's Director of Urban Services David Schnelle was on Newsmakers Wednesday morning, talking about ideas and issues in both relieving traffic on Vermilion Street in Danville and promoting usage o...
Sep 21, 2017

District 118 Dismisses Food Service Director
The Danville District 118 School Board last night approved the dismissal of Gregory Lazzell from his duties as the district food service director. Lazzell had been suspended without pay last week pend...
Sep 21, 2017

Western Indiana Gets Hundreds of Thousands in Funds for Road Projects
Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb and INDOT Commissioner Joe McGuinness yesterday announced 396 Indiana cities, towns and counties received a combined $150 million in state-matching funds for local roa...
Sep 21, 2017

Danville Police Seeking Robbery Suspect
The Danville Police Department is investigating an aggravated robbery that occurred at the Landmark Credit Union yesterday afternoon. At approximately 2:38pm Danville Police Officers responded to the ...
Sep 21, 2017

Danville City Council Approves Firefighter Contract; Eyes Deficit
The Danville City Council approved a three-year contract with the firefighter's union last night. The deal is expected to save the city over $700,000 per year each year between 2018 and 2021. Among th...
Sep 20, 2017

VCHD Ready for Flu Season, Vaccinations
The Vermilion County Health Department has set up multiple clinics this fall so that people can be vaccinated early against seasonal flu. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that flu vacci...
Sep 20, 2017

Ameren Wants to Complete Conversion to Smart Meters This Year
Representatives from Ameren were guests on Newsmakers with Linda Bolton yesterday morning. Communications Executive Victoria Busch extolled the virtue of Smart Meters. She discussed the consumer benef...
Sep 20, 2017

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






