Category Archives: More News

County ARPA Considerations Include Joseph G Cannon Building
THE FOLLOWING IS A BILL PICKETT STORY As the Vermilion County Board considers some costly improvements for the Joseph G. Cannon Building downtown, board member Steve Miller has a concern.... AU...
Aug 08, 2023

Danville Noon Rotary Hears about Cleaning Product
THE FOLLOWING IS A DANVILLE NOON ROTARY RELEASE ABOVE: Diana Stewart, president and CEO of Danville-based EnvirOx, met with the Danville Noon Rotary to announce the development and production o...
Aug 08, 2023

OSF HealthCare Welcomes BlueCross BlueShield Medicaid Members
THE FOLLOWING IS AN OSF RELEASE (August 8, 2023 | PEORIA, Ill.) - OSF HealthCare is pleased to announce that effective immediately, patients who are enrolled in BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois...
Aug 08, 2023

State Treasurer Frerichs Announces Winners of 2023 Cream of the Crop Photo Contest
News story here.
Aug 08, 2023

Committee Considers ARPA Fund Requests
Vermilion County is allocating $150-thousand dollars in federal ARPA funds to help the Village of Sidell get a new water tower. But members of the County Board Finance and Personnel Committee rejected...
Aug 08, 2023

David Weber: This Week's I AM, YOU ARE, WE ARE Honoree
The following is this week's I AM, YOU ARE, WE ARE Honoree by Jodie Ingram Vanilla Ice famously sang, "And if there was a problem, Yo I'll Solve it" and that is how I feel David Weber approache...
Aug 07, 2023

Danville Dans Season Ends with 6-4 Suspended Playoff Game Loss to Springfield
The Danville Dans Prospect League baseball season has ended with a 6-4 loss to the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes in the Wabash River Division title game. The Dans had tied the game Sunday night at Danv...
Aug 07, 2023

Mentoring Matters! Book Signing with Local Author Dr. Tina Nelson-Jackson
THE FOLLOWING IS A DANVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY RELEASE Local author Dr. Tina Nelson-Jackson, Ed. D. will be available to sign copies of her book published earlier this year, "Mentoring Matters! An ...
Aug 07, 2023

DACC's Inaugural Back to School Block Party Set for 5 to 7 PM Wed Evening Aug 9th
Danville Area Community College Coordinator of Recruitment and Student Engagement Alexis Simmons recently told Laura Williams, on 1490 WDAN's Community Connection program, that DACC's first ever Back ...
Aug 07, 2023

Salvation Army Distributing School Supplies to Those in Need; Aug 10th 10 AM - 1 PM
THE FOLLOWING IS A SALVATION ARMY RELEASE Danville, IL (August 4, 2023) - Thanks to a generous community and our strong partnership with Walmart, The Salvation Army of Vermilion County will hav...
Aug 07, 2023







