Another event will be on December 4th- from 8am to 4pm, when all students and staff members of DACC have been invited to donate these same type of clothing items. Volunteers from local groups will have a collection box at Lincoln Hall of DACC's Danville campus all day long on the 4th.

'The Giving Fence' is back in Danville helping keep some people in need warm this fall and winter. The Danville Area Chapter of Credit Unions sponsors the fence which allows people to drop off winter coats, hats and other winter gear by hanging it on a fence located along West Main Street. It is next to the municipal ...

Cooking causes an average of 158,400 home fires per year, which is 44% of all home fires in the United States.

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The Vermilion County Handicapped Association has wrapped up this year's work with the construction of a ramp at a home on Danville's north side. Association president Glenn Billings says it was the 451st ramp the group has built across the county since the early 1990s. He described the recipient of the latest ramp......

During his time on The Big Show, Dave Hughes was asked by Tommy B about the start of Mission K9 Warrior about nine years ago.

SNAP work rules are changing. Illinois adults ages 18-64 without dependents must complete 80 hours a month in work, volunteering, or training to keep benefits. The SNAP Fair will bring together partner resources to help individuals explore pathways to build skills, stay compliant, and move toward lasting self-sufficien...

To accommodate this move, Convenient Care Plus services will end at 10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13. Services will be closed all day on Friday, Nov. 14, then open Nov. 15 at 7 a.m. in the South Clinic and resume services as normal. Alternative Convenient Care options are available at Carle Champaign on Curtis and Carle Urban...

This free hot meal for the entire community will be from 9 to 11 AM at the Danville Family YMCA.

Overall, home fires account for most of the 60,000-plus disasters that the Red Cross responds to each year - and home fire responses are 30% higher during cold months than warmer times of year.