Category Archives: More News

DACC Welcomes New All Star Jaguars Cast
THE FOLLOWING IS A DANVILLE AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE RELEASE Student Ambassadors Ready to Tell DACC Story DANVILLE - Danville Area Community College is excited to welcome 16 new members an...
Sep 20, 2024

DACC's Bremer Center Hosting Mental Health Conference Thurs Sept 26th & Fri Sept 27th
Danville Area Community College will be hosting what is planned to be an annual Mental Health Conference every fall. DACC Assistant Vice-President of Operations Laura Hensgen says the idea was initiat...
Sep 19, 2024

Danville Firefighters Receive Special Water Rescue Training
Out on Lake Vermilion at Gao Grotto this week, Danville Firefighters have been receiving water rescue training from Milwaukee firefighter Cameron Borchert and his wife Brenda. About a decade ago, they...
Sep 19, 2024

Festival of Trees 2024 North Pole Magic Plans Taking Shape
THE FOLLOWING IS A FESTIVAL OF TREES RELEASE The Festival of Trees Elves - the dedicated steering committee members have been working very hard to sprinkle a little extra holiday magic into wha...
Sep 19, 2024

Longtime Hoopeston Resident Proposes New Downtown Park
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY ABOVE: The proposed park for Downtown Hoopeston. HOOPESTON - Retired attorney and 55-year Hoopeston resident Dick Doyle is excite...
Sep 19, 2024

Pianist Celebrates 40 Years of Tickling Ivories at Oakwood's Possum Trot
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY ABOVE: Tom "Tommy K" Kirkpatrick will be celebrating his 40th anniversary Friday as the regular weekend pianist at the Possum Trot Suppe...
Sep 19, 2024

Illinois Payroll Jobs, Unemployment Rate Up in August
THE FOLLOWING IS AN ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY RELEASE SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that nonfarm payrolls were up +800 whi...
Sep 19, 2024

Vermilion River Fall Festival This Weekend
The 49th Vermilion River Fall Festival is taking place this weekend in Danville. Community Relations Administrator Rheanna Ollis says preparations for the event at Ellsworth Park have been underway fo...
Sep 19, 2024

Westville Area Mosquitos Test Positive for West Nile Virus
The Vermilion County Health Department reports a batch of mosquitoes recently collected in rural Westville has tested positive for West Nile Virus. It is the first to test positive for the virus this ...
Sep 18, 2024

Eastern Illinois Foodbank Announces "Foodmobile" Food Giveaways in Vermilion County
THE FOLLOWING IS AN EASTERN ILLINOIS FOODBANK RELEASE When: Monday, September 23 2024 & Tuesday, September 24 2024 Where: Vermilion County Vermilion County, IL - Eastern Illinois Foodbank (...
Sep 18, 2024







