Category Archives: More News

State Won’t Allow High School Basketball, Wrestling This Winter
High school basketball and wrestling will not happen this winter in Illinois after guidance issued by the Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday afternoon would severely limit what teams can and...
Michelle Mitchell Oct 27, 2020 Karl Baron / CC

City Proposing Monthly Sewer Fee Increases to Cover Improvement Projects
The City of Danville is planning to increase the monthly fee that it charges residents on their sewer bill in order to repair and replace the city's sewer systems. Under a proposal by City Engineer Sa...
Michelle Mitchell Oct 27, 2020

More Than 200 Total COVID-19 Cases at Danville V.A.
More than 200 people either living or working at the Danville Veterans Administration facility have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began in March. Data from the Department of Veterans...
Michelle Mitchell Oct 27, 2020

Drive-Through Flu Clinics Set This Week at Health Department
The Vermilion County Health Department has set dates for its long-awaited second round of drive-through flu vaccine clinics. Flu clinics at the health department will take place this week and next wee...
Michelle Mitchell Oct 27, 2020

21 New COVID Cases Reported Locally Monday
The Vermilion County Health Department says 21 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the county. Health Department Administrator Doug Toole says the new cases consist of: One person in their 80's ...
Michelle Mitchell Oct 27, 2020

MLK Scholarship Applications Now Available
The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee here in Danville is now accepting applications for the $4,000 MLK Scholarship for 2021. Eligible recipients must be a senior in high school who plan to...
Michelle Mitchell Oct 27, 2020 Florida Memory / CC

Dr. Mason Remembered as "Pillar" of Local Medical Community
A longtime Danville physician who passed away last week is being remembered as a "pillar" and a "huge influence" of the local medical community. Dr. John Mason died on Tuesday at age 90. He spent more...
Michelle Mitchell Oct 26, 2020

One Person Dead in Sunday Wreck on I-74 Near Covington
One person has died following a three-vehicle accident on Interstate 74 east of Covington Sunday afternoon. Indiana State Police say 29-year-old Patricia Kabwe of Reynoldsburg, Ohio was driving westbo...
Michelle Mitchell Oct 26, 2020

33 Local COVID Cases over the Weekend; 12th Death Reported Friday
Thirty-three new COVID-19 cases were reported over the weekend in Vermilion County. County Health Department Administrator Doug Toole also reported the county's 12th death from the virus Friday aftern...
Michelle Mitchell Oct 26, 2020

Half of Illinois Counties at Outbreak Warning List
Half of Illinois' 102 counties are considered to be at a warning level for COVID-19 outbreaks. The Illinois Department of Public Health says nine counties in Region 6, including Vermilion County, are ...
Michelle Mitchell Oct 26, 2020







