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Inaugural Greater Illiana Sports Hall of Fame Class Announced
More than 50 legendary athletes, coaches, teams, officials and media figures make up the inaugural class of a new sports hall of fame unique to the Danville area. Officials at the David S. Palmer Aren...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 31, 2021 Gene Gourley, Fowler Connell and John Spezia are three of the inaugural hall of fame inductees.

Portion of Old Ottawa Road Closed Today for Tree Removal
A portion of a Danville street will be closed temporarily today for a tree removal project. Mayor Rickey Williams Jr. says that Old Ottawa Road will be blocked off between Country Club Drive and Denva...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 31, 2021

Health Department Hosting Single-Dose Vaccine Clinics
The Vermilion County Health Department is adding a pair of single-dose COVID-19 vaccine clinics to its roster. The first clinic will be taking place on Wednesday April 7th between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 31, 2021 Photo courtesy of the Vermilion County Health Department.

McMahon, Teague Running for Ward 4 Council Seat
The race for Ward 4 in this year's Danville city council elections pits a longtime alderwoman against a newcomer, both of whom are local business owners. Sharon McMahon, who is the longtime owner of I...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 31, 2021 ?

Library Continuing to Open Up
The Danville Public Library is continuing to add more services in its return to full, in-person services since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Library Director Jennifer Hess was a guest on Newsmakers on ...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 30, 2021

Local COVID Case Rate Continues to Decline
The percentage of people testing positive each day for COVID-19 in Vermilion County continues to decline, even though some state officials are worried about a potential rise in new cases. Vermilion Co...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 30, 2021 Muenocchio

Poshard, Shepherd Have Differing Priorities for Council Seat
Two Holiday Hills residents are competing to represent Ward 6 on the Danville city council in the upcoming election. Jim Poshard and Allan Shepherd are competing for the seat, which includes their ent...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 30, 2021 ?

Agencies Collecting Food for Homeless Residents
In an effort to replenish the stock at The Dwelling Place for homeless and at-risk individuals in Vermilion County, State Senator Scott Bennett and Robinson Chiropractic are reminding residents to mak...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 29, 2021 Salvation Army USA West / CC

First Class of Illiana Sports Hall of Fame to Be Unveiled Wednesday
About a year after it was first announced, the Greater Illiana Sports Hall of Fame is set to induct its inaugural class of local athletes. John Spezia, who is the president of the David S. Palmer Aren...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 29, 2021

Two Candidates Vie for Ward 7 Seat
Voters living in Ward 7 in Danville have an opportunity to elect a new alderman to the city council in next Tuesday's election. Kaylan Huber and Darren York are running for the seat that was held by S...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 29, 2021 ?






