Category Archives: More News

Fox Sports Radio Coming to WDAN on Friday
WDAN listeners will notice a change beginning early Friday morning, but the station's format will be staying the same. Beginning at Midnight on Friday with the start of the New Year, WDAN listeners wi...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 27, 2020

Danville Prison COVID-19 Outbreak Continues
New numbers from the Illinois Department of Corrections show the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to impact prisons around the state. At the Danville Correctional Center 51 staff members and 463 inmates...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 27, 2020

Danville Public Library Events (December 28-January 1)
Calendar December 31: The library will close early at 5:00 p.m. January 1: The library will be closed today for New Year's Day. The Library will reopen Monday, January 4 at 9:00 a.m. for Curbside and ...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 26, 2020

Health Department Expects Vaccinations to Start in January for Certain Groups
COVID-19 vaccinations for members of the public will likely start sometime in January, according to the Vermilion County Health Department. Administrator Doug Toole says he expects VCHD to receive its...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 23, 2020

First COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive in Vermilion County
Vermilion County has its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine, as employees at the Danville V.A. began receiving vaccinations on Wednesday. Melissa Spady, public affairs officer for the Veterans Aff...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 23, 2020 Yuri Samoilov / CC

Danville's Unemployment Rate Drops Below Eight Percent
Danville's unemployment rate continued to improve in the month of November, extending the rate decline since the initial spike at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The city's unemployment rate is no...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 23, 2020

Work Begins on Aqua’s Solar Farm
Nine months after Danville city council members approved zoning changes so that Aqua Illinois could build a solar farm north of its water treatment plant on Fairchild Street, work has finally started ...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 22, 2020

Salvation Army Needing Support as Year Draws to a Close
The local Salvation Army in Danville is in need of donations before the new year begins. Major Jason Pollom, the executive director of the Danville Salvation Army, says donations are currently down ab...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 22, 2020

14 Additional COVID Deaths Locally from Past Three Months
The Vermilion County Health Department has added some more deaths to its COVID-19 count dating back to October, which has resulted in an additional 14 deaths being reported. Administrator Doug Toole s...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 22, 2020

Elderly Woman Avoids Injury as Vehicle Crashes into Her Home
(UPDATE on Wednesday): A Danville man has been charged with DUI after crashing into an elderly woman's home on Vermilion Street. 31-year-old LaShawn Williams was arrested by Danville police after the ...
Michelle Mitchell Dec 22, 2020







