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Former UAW Local 2419 President Sentenced to 21 Months in Federal Prison
A former president of United Auto Workers Local 2419, in Danville, Ill., Bob Buford, was sentenced today to a term of 21 months in federal prison for mail fraud related to embezzling union funds. Chie...
Bill Pickett Sep 21, 2017
Open House to Discuss Opening, Expanding Bowman Ave. Tonight
Danville's Director of Urban Services David Schnelle was on Newsmakers Wednesday morning, talking about ideas and issues in both relieving traffic on Vermilion Street in Danville and promoting usage o...
Bill Pickett Sep 21, 2017
District 118 Dismisses Food Service Director
The Danville District 118 School Board last night approved the dismissal of Gregory Lazzell from his duties as the district food service director. Lazzell had been suspended without pay last week pend...
Bill Pickett Sep 21, 2017
Western Indiana Gets Hundreds of Thousands in Funds for Road Projects
Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb and INDOT Commissioner Joe McGuinness yesterday announced 396 Indiana cities, towns and counties received a combined $150 million in state-matching funds for local roa...
Bill Pickett Sep 21, 2017
Danville Police Seeking Robbery Suspect
The Danville Police Department is investigating an aggravated robbery that occurred at the Landmark Credit Union yesterday afternoon. At approximately 2:38pm Danville Police Officers responded to the ...
Bill Pickett Sep 21, 2017
Danville City Council Approves Firefighter Contract; Eyes Deficit
The Danville City Council approved a three-year contract with the firefighter's union last night. The deal is expected to save the city over $700,000 per year each year between 2018 and 2021. Among th...
Bill Pickett Sep 20, 2017
VCHD Ready for Flu Season, Vaccinations
The Vermilion County Health Department has set up multiple clinics this fall so that people can be vaccinated early against seasonal flu. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that flu vacci...
Bill Pickett Sep 20, 2017
Ameren Wants to Complete Conversion to Smart Meters This Year
Representatives from Ameren were guests on Newsmakers with Linda Bolton yesterday morning. Communications Executive Victoria Busch extolled the virtue of Smart Meters. She discussed the consumer benef...
Bill Pickett Sep 20, 2017
Vermilion County Corn Fields Overwhelmingly Conventional Till
The Illinois biennial Soil Erosion and Cropland Tillage Transect Survey was completed this past spring and summer by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, in cooperation once again with IllinoisR...
Bill Pickett Sep 19, 2017
Danville Mayor Supports Rauner Veto of Pension Proposal
Governor Rauner last week vetoed a proposal that if enacted would have allowed downstate police officers and firefighters to transfer up to six years of credit into their pensions. Danville is already...
Bill Pickett Sep 19, 2017