Category Archives: More News

Several COVID Vaccine Appointments Available
Area residents who have not yet signed up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine have multiple opportunities this week to do so. Vermilion County Health Department Administrator Doug Toole says that several ti...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 22, 2021 NIAID / CC

Ameren Extending COVID-19 Economic Assistance
Ameren Illinois has announced the extension of a program to help customers who have fallen behind on their bills due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Economic Hardship Recovery Program provides enhanced ...
Mar 21, 2021

Grant Funds to Help Protect Westville Police
A grant secured with the help of a county business is going to help keep Westville Police safe. The Village of Westville has been awarded $4-thousand dollars through Hanson Material Service Corporatio...
Mar 21, 2021

Danville Public Library Events (March 21-27)
CALENDAR March 23: Technology Tuesdays Class - "I'm unemployed; now what?" Have you found yourself without a job? This special Tech Tuesday will cover how to file for unemployment, as well as provide ...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 20, 2021

Stock and Field Staying Open
The local Stock and Field stores will be staying open under new management. R.P. Lumber Company announced Friday that it has acquired the 25-store chain that formerly operated under the Big R name. Th...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 19, 2021 Pictured above is the Stock+Field location in Tilton. New owner R.P. Lumber will be reopening the store this summer, but not the one in Danville.

Schroeder Wants Danville to be a "Destination" School District
Danville District 118 board member Shannon Bireline Schroeder says she would like for the district to be a "destination" for students in the area. Schroeder is one of six active candidates vying for f...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 19, 2021

Fairmount Man Injured in Semi Crash on I-74 Thursday
A Fairmount man was one of two people taken to an area hospital after a crash Thursday along Interstate 74 in Champaign County that saw soybeans piled along the eastbound lanes of the highway. Illinoi...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 19, 2021

Danville Library to Receive New Transit Van
The Danville Public Library is one of five downstate libraries that have been chosen to receive a new cargo van as part of a grant from the Heartland Library System. With their new cargo van, Danville...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 19, 2021 Photo from AutoBlog.com.

Unemployment Increases Locally
After almost a year of continual improvement in the local job market after the spike at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the local unemployment rate increased last month. The Illinois Department of...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 19, 2021

Man in His 70's is Latest COVID Death in Vermilion County
Another person has died from COVID-19 here in Vermilion County. Vermilion County Health Department Administrator Doug Toole says that the person is a man in his 70's. So far, a total of 122 people hav...
Michelle Mitchell Mar 18, 2021 sergio santos / CC






