Category Archives: More News

Old Ottawa Road Closing Through Summer for Improvements
A portion of Old Ottawa Road will be closing next week for a roadway realignment project. Starting on Wednesday, April 28th, traffic will be detoured onto Country Club Drive and Denvale Drive. Old Ott...
Michelle Mitchell Apr 22, 2021

Officials Earn Stripes For NJCAA National Tournament
Although the focus is on the players, there are others in the spotlight at this week's NJCAA Division II Men's National Basketball Tournament in Danville. They are the officials - fifteen men in strip...
Apr 21, 2021

Project Preserves History at Danville Cemetery
Memorial Day is just over a month away, and in Danville's Springhill Cemetery workers have been busy preserving some history. Lon Henderson, a member of the cemetery board, says they noticed four Civi...
Apr 21, 2021

Five New COVID-19 Deaths Locally
Five more Vermilion County residents have died from COVID-19, pushing the overall death toll up to 131 people. Vermilion County Health Department Administrator Doug Toole says that the recent deaths i...
Michelle Mitchell Apr 20, 2021 sergio santos / CC

Mayor Hopes Chauvin Verdict Will Serve as Example of Justice in America
Danville Mayor Rickey Williams Jr. says that he hopes the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial Tuesday afternoon will be an example of justice throughout the country. Williams spoke briefly on th...
Michelle Mitchell Apr 20, 2021

NJCAA Tournament Brings Lots to Danville
(This story by Bill Pickett) Some light rain and snow greeted players and fans for the opening day of the NJCAA Division II Men's National Basketball Tournament in Danville. But organizers were happy ...
Syndicated Content Apr 20, 2021

York Declared Winner in Ward 7 Alderman Race
Darren York has officially been certified as the winner of the Ward 7 seat on the Danville City Council, winning by only one vote, 281-280. The three-member Danville Election Commission board met on T...
Michelle Mitchell Apr 20, 2021

Police Investigating Armed Robbery at Subway
Danville police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at the Subway restaurant in the 2700-block of North Vermilion Street on Monday night. Commander Josh Webb says that officers responded ...
Michelle Mitchell Apr 20, 2021

Carle Changing Vaccine Location in Danville
Carle will still be offering free COVID-19 vaccines to the public after this week, but they will not be administered at the Village Mall. Beginning on Monday, all local vaccinations for COVID will be ...
Michelle Mitchell Apr 20, 2021

Sheriff's Office Warns of Phone Scam
The Vermilion County Sheriff's Department is warning local residents about a phone scam where the caller pretends to be a deputy. Captain Mike Hartshorn says that the caller ID will show the main sher...
Michelle Mitchell Apr 19, 2021






