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DACC Registration for New Classes Continuing
It's still not too late to register for Spring classes at Danville Area Community College. Some Saturday 'Six Pack' classes will be starting on Saturday (April 17, 2021). They allow students to comple...
Apr 12, 2021

Ameren Warns Public of Releasing Balloons after Outage in Urbana
About 1,300 residents of Champaign and Urbana were without electricity for about three hours on Friday night, and Ameren Illinois is warning others so that it won't happen again. A spokesman for the c...
Michelle Mitchell Apr 12, 2021

Woman in 30's Dies of COVID in Vermilion County
The Vermilion County Health Department is reporting that a Vermilion County woman in her 30's has died from COVID-19. A total of 126 county residents have now died of the virus. In addition, Administr...
Michelle Mitchell Apr 12, 2021 Muenocchio

Free Electronics Recycling Event Coming to DACC May 8th
The Vermilion County Health Department is hosting a free electronics recycling event in the north parking lot at Danville Area Community College on Saturday, May 8th from 9-11 a.m. It is one of two el...
Michelle Mitchell Apr 09, 2021

What's Happening in Vermilion County? (April 9-11)
Our weekend calendar is courtesy of Vermilion Advantage: FRIDAY, APRIL 9 Once in a Blue Moon Vintage Market - Open All Weekend - At New Location - (310 N. Vermilion, Danville) Antique and Vintage Mark...
Michelle Mitchell Apr 09, 2021

First Presbyterian Planning Environmentally Friendly Landscaping
Danville's First Presbyterian Church is making plans to install trees, gardens and landscaping areas around its building that will be good for the environment. The church recently received a $5,000 gr...
Michelle Mitchell Apr 09, 2021

Health Department Wraps Up Vaccinations at Fischer Theatre
After almost two months of holding coronavirus vaccine clinics inside the historic Fischer Theatre in downtown Danville, the Vermilion County Health Department is heading elsewhere for the rest of the...
Michelle Mitchell Apr 09, 2021 Volunteer staff stand on the stage at the Fischer Theatre on Thursday (photo by the Vermilion County Health Department).

Former Danville Liquor Store Owner Sentenced to Two Years in Tax Fraud Case
The former owner of a Danville liquor store will spend the next two years in federal prison for under-reporting the business's income on tax filing documents. 69-year-old Yousef Abdallah was sentenced...
Michelle Mitchell Apr 08, 2021 Danny Ayers / CC

V.A. Expands COVID Vaccine Eligibility to All Veterans and Caregivers
The Danville V.A. has expanded the list of people that it is giving the COVID-19 vaccine to. Melissa Spady, the public affairs officer at the V.A., says that all veterans, including ones who are not e...
Michelle Mitchell Apr 08, 2021

Westville Village Board Rejects Loan to Pay for Natural Gas Bill
Members of the Westville Village Board have rejected a proposal to borrow up to $850-thousand dollars to go toward payment of an unexpected spike in natural gas prices. Westville Mayor Mike Weese says...
Apr 08, 2021






