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Danville City Council Presented with Proposed Budget, Looks Ahead to Allocating COVID Relief Money
For the City of Danville, Fiscal Year 2022-23 will not begin until next May 1st. But as usual, the City Council has already heard the first reading of the budget, and will probably vote on it in early...
Oct 19, 2021

Health Department Reports 75 New COVID Cases, 36 Under Age of 20
The Vermilion County Health Department is reporting 75 new COVID cases (two residents in their 70s, four in their 60s, six in their 50s, nine in their 40s, twelve in their 30s, three in their 20s, thi...
Oct 19, 2021

Mayor Williams Happy with Residency Vote, Fondly Recalls Exchange with General Powell
Danville mayor Rickey Williams, Jr said he's glad the new residency policy for non-union workers was passed by City Council vote Tuesday night. City employees will be allowed to live within 45 miles o...
Oct 19, 2021

DACC Welcomes in Jacobs Hall with Special Donor Event on Friday
It's a big event at Danville Area Community College this coming Friday. As DACC spokesperson Lara Conklin reminds us, the usual dinner honoring the top donors to the DACC Foundation has been replaced ...
Oct 19, 2021

Marianne Venute: This Week's I AM, YOU ARE, WE ARE Honoree
To meet Marianne Venute, you would think she is a Vermilion County lifer. Her passion for community organizations and volunteering is incredible. However, Marianne (Mair to her friends), is from the C...
Oct 19, 2021

Hoopeston Man Sentenced for Exploitation; Danville Man Sentenced, Failed to Register
A 27-year-old Hoopeston Man, Dalton M.C. Burmeister, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison , to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for sexual exploitation of a child and traffic...
Oct 19, 2021

Local Officials Attend Meeting on Curbing Community Violence
Local pastor LeStan Hoskins called a meeting Monday night at the Danville Public Library to discuss prevention of violence in our community. Hoskins stated that our community often unites after bad th...
Oct 18, 2021

Garfield School Reading Night Set for Thursday Evening
A fun time set for this Thursday (Oct 21st) evening at Garfield School, it's their annual Reading Night. Masks need to be worn, and the students can come in costume as they listen to stories being rea...
Oct 18, 2021

Special Family Comedy Show Friday and Saturday Evenings for Children's Dyslexia Center
There's a special show for a special cause both this coming Friday and Saturday nights at the Masonic Temple in Danville. The Children's Dyslexia Center is presenting The Comedy of Randy Riggle at 7 P...
Oct 18, 2021

Firefighters Battle Heavy Fire in 300 Block of Love Street
The Danville Fire Department reports that a residential structure fire in the 300 block of Love Street caused $15,000 in damage, as well as an estimated $4,000 in losses on the contents of the residen...
Oct 18, 2021






