Category Archives: More News

The 80th National Sweetcorn Festival is being hosted again this year by the Hoopeston Jaycees. Activities begin Thursday evening at McFerren Park and run through Monday - Labor Day. Bill Pickett has m...

Some of the top horseshoe pitchers in the state will be in Danville this weekend as the city hosts the 2024 Illinois State Horseshoe Tournament. The competition begins Friday, August 30th, and continu...

THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY   Drop in a question of your very own BY CLICKING HERE or by emailing 25-year Vermilion County reporter Jennifer Bailey at jbailey@news-ga...

THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY   ABOVE: Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden speaks during 2023 Veterans Day ceremony.   Vermilion County saw 31 drug overdose dea...

Between now and September 5th, Danville District 118 parents can respond to a survey on the District 118 website about cell phone policies. As Superintendent Dr. Alicia Geddis explained after Wednesda...

The Vermilion County Board Executive Committee has approved an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Danville, pending one change on the city's part. The agreement is for the simultaneous tear ...

THE FOLLOWING IS A UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION RELEASE   CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The East Central Illinois Master Naturalists are excited to announce the return of their annual Native Tree and Shr...

It's all over but the ribbon cutting and the first two events, and then on into the future. The refurbished, field turf Ned Whitesell Field at Danville High School makes its debut Thursday, with cerem...

It was a rather brief, but busy Tuesday Evening (Aug 27th) meeting for the Danville City Council Public Services Committee. Among items passed on to the full Council was the Fire Department's applicat...

THE FOLLOWING IS A DANVILLE DISTRICT 118 RELEASE   We are excited to kick off another football season at DHS! We are now just days away from the first ever girls flag football home opener and the...