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Special Olympics Event in Decatur This Weekend
The 2017 Outdoor Sports Festival will take place at Rotary Park and Hickory Point Golf Course in Decatur on Saturday and Sunday, September 9th and 10th. This event is one of 9 state sports competition...
Sep 06, 2017
Danville Mayor Fires Back at Worst Cities Report
Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer is firing back at a 24/7 Wall Street Facebook post listing Danville as the tenth worst city in America to raise a child. The Mayor says he has discovered that many of t...
Sep 05, 2017
Danville City Council Approves Grant Requests
The Danville City Council has given the green light for applications to be submitted seeking grant monies to help both the Police and Fire Departments. Aldermen approved applying for a $32,400 JAG gra...
Sep 05, 2017
UPDATE: Names Released in Double Fatal Shooting
The Vermilion County Coroner's Office and Danville Police are continuing their investigation into the fatal shooting of two men Monday evening. Police were back on the scene Tuesday at 517 Harvey Stre...
Sep 05, 2017
Annual '9-11 Memorial Ride' Set in Danville
The Illinois and Indiana Firefighters Association has announced it will be hosting a '9-11 Memorial Ride' again this year. It will be held Sunday, September 10th, starting at the Village Mall Shopping...
Sep 05, 2017
WIC Clinics to be Offered in Hoopeston
The Vermilion County Health Department has announced it will be hosting twice-a-month walk-in clinics in Hoopeston for its Women, Infants and Children program (known as WIC). The clinics will be held ...
Sep 04, 2017
Danville Police Probe Reported Double Shooting
Danville Police are investigating a reported double shooting which occurred Monday night (September 4, 2017). Police and other emergency personnel responded to a home at 517 Harvey Street around 8:00 ...
Sep 04, 2017
Labor Leaders Hope To Keep Unions Strong
Some local labor leaders say it's important for their members to stay active in their unions. They were interviewed by VermilionCountyFirst.com News out along the Labor Day Parade route. Lee Bennett i...
Sep 04, 2017
Labor Day Parades Kick-Off Election Season
Monday's Labor Day Parades unofficially kicked-off the campaign season for the March 20th, 2018 election. And candidates who are planning to run for office are being reminded that election packets are...
Sep 04, 2017
Parade Watchers Pick Their Spot Early
Monday's Westville Labor Day Parade marked the 107th year that participants have marched down State Street (Illinois route one) in that community. And over the years people have come to realize the pa...
Sep 04, 2017
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