Category Archives: More News

County Board Chamber Receives Upgraded Sound, Video System
Vermilion County Board members will have new sound and video capabilities when they convene for their meeting next week. County Board Chairman Larry Baughn says the county has added an 82-inch televis...
Michelle Mitchell Jan 04, 2021

18 More Inmate Cases, One Death at Danville Prison
Inmates at the Danville Correctional Center are continuing to contract COVID-19, and the facility is now also reporting one inmate's death from the virus from last month. New updates numbers from the ...
Michelle Mitchell Jan 04, 2021

Gary Hagens Named Chief Medical Officer at OSF
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center in Danville has a new Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Gary Hagens, who has been a chief medical officer at both rural and urban hospitals for 16 years, succeeds Dr. Vincent ...
Michelle Mitchell Jan 04, 2021

78th Person Dies from COVID in Vermilion County
The Vermilion County Health Department says another local resident has died from COVID-19, pushing the death toll up to 78 people. Administrator Doug Toole says the new death is a woman in her 60's. H...
Michelle Mitchell Jan 03, 2021

Dense Fog Advisory Issued for Local Area
The snow which fell in our area Saturday night and early Sunday has been followed by a Dense Fog Advisory. It took effect at 6 p.m. Sunday and is scheduled to expire at noon Monday. The National Weath...
Jan 03, 2021

Danville Public Library Events (January 4-8)
CALENDAR January 8: "My Loneliness Is Killing Me" 90's Music Trivia Night. "Oh, baby, baby, how was I supposed to know"...all the answers to this 90's music trivia game? Do you have a soft spot in you...
Michelle Mitchell Jan 02, 2021

County Museum Offering "Flat Lincoln" Photo Contest for Kids
The Vermilion County Museum is changing its Abraham Lincoln birthday celebration for 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and is instead offing a unique way for children to get involved virtually. Sue R...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 30, 2020

Drive-Through COVID Testing Continues Thursday at Local Health Department
Residents of Danville and surrounding communities will be able to use the drive-through COVID-19 testing in Danville for one last time in 2020. The Illinois Department of Public Health's mobile testin...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 30, 2020

193 More COVID Cases at Danville Correctional Center
The number of new cases of COVID-19 at both the Danville Correctional Center and in Vermilion County are in the upper hundreds. Officials with the Illinois Department of Corrections say that 193 new c...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 30, 2020

Vermilion County Health Department Receives Moderna COVID Vaccine
After several days of waiting while other counties around the state received their first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Vermilion County Health Department has received its first shipment. Admin...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 30, 2020 Muenocchio







