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The 49th Annual Turtle Reunion and Races are comingin Danville. Mike Puhr, President of The Turtle Club, says the event will ...
Aqua Illinois, Inc. has announced plans for its annual ‘Lake Vermilion Clean-Up Day’. The water company, in assoc...
Residents living in the area of three Vermilion County watersheds are eligible to apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture gr...
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued an alert for our area for the possibility of heavy rain over the next few ...
Area fishermen and others packed a meeting at the David S. Palmer Arena Tuesday evening to hear the state’s plans for m...
April 2013 has turned into a “second March,” with wet weather and cool temperatures persisting into the last week...
A planning committee that is trying to reduce losses in natural disasters meets this evening (Tuesday, April 30th) in Danvill...
Wet fields continue to stall spring planting.Another cold and wet week across the state hasn’t helped planting progress...
Arbor Day may be over but a local committee is still hopes to see more trees planted in Danville. Several organizations and b...
A crowd is expected Tuesday evening (April 30th)when the City of Danville hosts a public hearing on a proposal to remove two ...
It is Arbor Day and the Danville Tree Committee is encouraging residents, civic groups, and businesses to plant trees to comm...
2013 will not be remembered as the Year of the Early Corn in Illinois. Dave Dahl has more....“Corn planting remains sta...
Some area schools are observing Earth Day today (Monday, April 22nd). Students at Danville Area Community College were encour...
The National Weather Service has cancelled the flood warnings for Vermilion and Champaign Counties. Butsome area roads remain...
The Red Cross is responding to a developing situation in Villa Grove (Douglas County) by opening two shelters for flood victi...
Vermilion County is continuing to experience rising flood waters this morning (Friday -April 19th), and the Vermilion County ...
The American Red Cross has opened two disaster shelters in our area to assist those who are forced to evacuate their homes du...
The American Red Cross has opened two disaster shelters in our area to assist those who are forced to evacuate their homes du...
Governor Pat Quinn today (Thursday, April 18th)declared a state of emergency as state agencies prepared to provide assistance...
BULLETIN -SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL857 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVIC...
THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN LINCOLN IL HAS ISSUED A FLOODWARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IL.VERMILION RIVER AT DANVILLE AFFEC...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN, ILLINOIS HAS ISSUED AFLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES IN CENTRAL AND EAST-CENT...
New projections show the Vermilion River at Danville is expected to crest Saturday morning (April 13th)at 16.3 feet. The floo...
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is temporarily restricting boating along the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River ...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS EXTENDED THE* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOI...
The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for Vermilion and Champaign Counties until 10:00 p.m...
The National Weather Service in Lincoln says there is a slight risk of severe weather across all of Central Illinois this aft...
The snow plows have barely been off the road a week and now workers for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) are ...
As Arbor Day approaches later this month the City of Danville is looking to improve is aging tree population. A newly formed ...
It has been a rough week for repair crews from Aqua Illinois Water Company. Area Manager Robert Ervin says crews completed th...
Work on phase one of a new Vermilion County Environmental Education Center is progressing at Kennekuk County Park. Conservati...
The City of Danville Public Works Department resumes its Yard Waste Collection Program on Monday, April 1st.During a Spring C...
Illinois farmers will be cutting back on corn this year.Farmers planted 12.8 million acres of corn in Illinois last year. The...
Area residents needing help paying their power bill may find it at the East Central Illinois Community Action Agency. The Age...
Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer says a public hearing will be scheduled next month to discuss the future of two low-head dams...
Some local fishermen still hope to save two low-head dams, even though the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is recomm...
Visitors to Forest Glen Preserve near Westville will have a chance Sunday (March 17th)to see how pioneers made maple syrup. T...
Chemistry is fighting back against the emerald ash borer.The green beetle has been destroying trees for years, but an inexpen...
Our forecast is calling for snow, but the National Weather Service and the Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency are g...
Heavy rain has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flood warning for areas along the Wabash River in west-centra...
There’s more public land in Illinois. The state’s Department of Natural Resources has another 547 acres. Claudia ...
Bob Flider’s first year as director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture could not have been much worse, if you ar...
The Solid Waste Division of Danville Public Works announces that Yard Waste Stickers will go on sale Wednesday, February 20, ...
Hundreds of area fourth-graders got a lesson Wednesday on our national symbol, the Bald Eagle. Representatives from the Offic...
Danville Area Community College hosts its Annual Eagle Day Wednesday (February 6th). The event in the Mary Miller Gymnasium w...
It appears the drought that ravaged Indiana and wreaked havoc on farmers in 2012 is over. National Weather Service Meteorolog...
Habitat for Humanity of Danville will be dishing out soup Friday as part of its fundraising efforts. ‘’Souper Bow...
The Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency is notified residents Wednesday that the Northfork Vermilion River might goi...
The USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service is hosting a cover crop workshop in Danville today (Monday, January 2...
The Duke Energy plant at Cayuga, Indiana hosts its annual Bald Eagle Viewing Day on Saturday. The general public is invited t...
Indiana State Troopers and Parke County agencies were called to a situation yesterday morning that turned out to involve haza...
It may seem as though it has been a pretty dry winter since we have not seen much snow. But Bob Ervin, Area Manager for Aqua ...
A flood warning is in effect for areas along the Wabash River in West Central Indiana until Tuesday, January 22nd. The Nation...
Danville Mass Transit Director John Metzinger says he ishopeful the city will be able to receive funding for a new downtown t...
Danville residents are being reminded about a special collection of holiday waste that is taking place this week. The Danvill...
Christmas Tree CollectionThe City of Danville has announced plans for the collection of Christmas trees and other materials d...
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says there are many ways to dispose of your Christmas tree, and putting it in a l...
Except for the drive to the grain elevator at harvest, farmers and truckers don’t have much in common. That’s why...
The heat and drought which gripped Vermilion County has been voted this year’s number one local news story on Vermilion...
Indiana'sGovernor activated the National Guard Wednesdayto assist with emergency response during the blizzard. Colonel Ro...
A winter storm system is going to be slowing travel tonight (Thursday, Dec. 20th) across East-Central Illinois and Western In...
905 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED AN* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR......
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNINGFOR OUR AREA FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL MOVEINTO THE...
Illinois farmers....including those fromour area....are feeling the pinch from low water in the Mississippi River.The capacit...
Area residents who are using ‘live’ Christmas trees in their homes are being urged to use caution. Area fire depa...
The Army Corps of Engineers is standing their ground when to comes to water flow on the Mississippi River.U.S. Sen. Dick Durb...
The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved Ameren’s proposed advanced meters, but the company is partaking in only a...
A new greenhouse at Northeast Elementary Magnet School in Danville is helping students focus on healthy living. The entire st...
Danville Area Community College is the first college in the State of Illinois to offer a hybrid Certified Nursing Assistant (...
A seventeen-year dream started becoming a reality Sunday (Nov. 25th) when ground was broken for a new Environmental Education...
Groundbreaking ceremonies are scheduled Sunday on phase one of the new Kennekuk Environmental Education Center. It is a proje...
Members of the Danville City Council’s Public Works Committee are recommending the city try to get a Clean Water Initia...
As bad as the drought has been for Illinois crops, the technology and farming practices of today make the situation much bett...
Governor Pat Quinnhas announced the deployment of 13 local emergency managers and two Illinois Emergency Management Agency&rs...
Danville Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a blaze at a home just east of the downtown area Sunday (Oct. 28th). As...
Convoys of power company trucks were rolling across Interstate 74 in the Danville area Saturday (Oct. 27th), headed east to h...
After a summer long drought, Aqua Illinois Water Company reports that Lake Vermilion returned to its normal operating level o...
Construction work is scheduled to begin Monday (Oct. 22nd) on replacement of an antiquated sanitary sewer pump station in the...
Ameren Illinois customers can expect a continuation of moderate natural gas prices during the upcoming 2012-13 heating season...
Power generation by natural gas has become cheaper than burning coal, so does the FutureGen project make economical sense? Th...
Danville Police are investigating the theft of some potentially hazardous chemicals from a local industry. Director of Public...
Danville police are investigating the theft of a potentially hazardous material from Bunge Milling in Danville.Director of Pu...
The Illinois State Fire Marshal is assisting the Westville Area Fire Protection District in an attempt to determine what caus...
Indianalawmakers are looking at how inadequate crop insurance, property tax assessments and the summer drought are affecting ...
The American Red Cross has launched its official Earthquake App, putting lifesaving information right in the hands of people ...
The City of Danville Public Works Department has announced that yard waste collection will start on Monday, October 1st. Oper...
An environmental group has identified seven Illinois congressmen as supporters of dirty air.U.S. Reps.John Shimkus (R-Collins...
Illinois’ corn harvest is well under way. Thirty-six percent is harvested, about triple the normal rate for this date, ...
[The followingstory is from the University of Illinois News Bureau, and was written by Madeline Ley.]The deep reds, crisp ora...
As Patriots Day….September 11th approaches, some special events marking the occasion are planned in the Danville area....
The Area Manager of Aqua Illinois Water Company says this weekend’s predicted storm system is being closely watched. Bo...
The outlook for Illinois corn and soybeans is still bleak.The state received an average of one-tenth of an inch of rain last ...
The American Red Cross is preparing for what could be a large disaster response spanning multiple states and is already start...
The Vermilion County Highway Department starts work Monday (Aug. 27th) on Lyons Road. And because of the project Lyon’s...
The Illinois Manufacturers' Association (IMA) is disappointed in Governor Pat Quinn's veto of SB 3442 that would have...
The corn crop rating in Illinois stays in the low single digits. As the season winds down on one of the most drought-reduced ...
Plans for a new Kennekuk Environmental Education Center are moving forward following a bid-opening for its first phase. But t...
Congressman John Shimkus, of Collinsville, was honored today (Wednesday)with the Illinois Farm Bureau’s Friend of Agric...
Plans for a new Kennekuk Environmental Education Center took a step forward Wednesday as bids were opened for phase one of th...
For the first time in a long time, Illinois farmers saw above-average rain. The statewide average for the past week is about ...
USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan toured drought-stricken fields near Gridley Monday, pledging support for farmers. Mer...
The ban on burning in the City of Danville has been lifted. Director of Public Safety Larry Thomasonmade the announcement fol...
Farmers around Vermilion County are starting to get some idea about how the heat and drought have impacted this year’s ...
Fitting the Illinois State Fair’s mission of promoting agriculture, Gov. Pat Quinn used Ag Day at the fair to sign a ha...
Danville Mass Transit will be seeing some improvements thanks to some competitive federal grant money. Danville Public Transp...
On the heels of the federal government announcing food prices will rise because of the drought, what can be done to help? An ...
People in the farm community are backing up the numbers: they’re still bad.“Our yields aren’t as high, so i...
The clean-up continues this morning across parts of east-central Illinois and western Indiana after some strong thunderstorms...
Some west-central Indiana counties that have been suffering from the drought were hit with heavy rain overnight. The National...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA will target nearly $16 million in financial and technical ass...
Don’t write the obituary yet for the 2012 crop season in Illinois. Dave Dahl has the latest crop update....“With ...
Some strong thunderstorms which moved through the Danville area early Sunday did little toward ending our drought. Vermilionw...
The Drought of 2012 is not the worst ever, but it is bad enough.The manager of the local utility in Springfield, Eric Hobbie,...
Areas of west-central and southwestern Indiana have moved into the exceptional drought category – the worst kind possib...
Office of Governor Pat Quinn. Governor Pat Quinnhas announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared 98 of 102 ...
A Drought Resource Meeting”later this month in Terre Haute is designed to help those being impacted by this year's ...
Some strong storms moved through parts of our region Tuesday, prompting the National Weather Service to place parts of Vermil...
Although some other cities in Illinois have imposed water use restrictions, there are still no restrictions for Aqua Illinois...
Members of the National Walnut Council traveled to Forest Glen County Preserve near Westville Monday to conduct research. Sta...
A new report from the National Weather Service says the extreme drought that has been gripping our region is expected to cont...
Explore local parks and recreational areas with CRIS Healthy-Aging Center’s Day Campers Card Club. The group meets Tues...
The U.S. Small Business Administration hasannounced that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small busine...
[This storyby Susan Jongeneel of ACES News and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois:]As the Illinois corn crop contin...
A brief early morning thunderstorm today (Wednesday, July 25th) left some isolated damage in an area just south of Danville. ...
HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOISTODAY...A VERY HOT AIRMASS WILL SET UP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. HIG...
This summer’s drought could have a huge impact on our local economy next year, according to some local Ag experts. Tom ...
There’s no improvement this week in Illinois’ farm fields. And now Governor Pat Quinn is asking that the entire s...
The drought is having an impact on many things in our area, and now boaters are being advised to be cautious. Ken Konsis, Exe...
Remember when Vermilion County was the runner-up in a nationwide search for a site to build a new Honda plant? The company de...
Vermilion County farmers could soon be able to apply for government help because of the drought. Governor Pat Quinn is asking...
Smokers in Indiana are being warned not to discard burning cigarettes from their vehicle. Anyone caught discarding a lit ciga...
Gov. Pat Quinn toured a farm in Waltonville Mondayto check on the effects the drought is having on agriculture.Quinn says sev...
Grasses can survive drought, but even dormant turfs require some water, according to University of Illinois researcher Bruce ...
Gas prices may be down, but more people in the Danville area are turning to mass transit. Danville Mass Transit ridership tot...
Gas prices may be down, but more people in the Danville area are turning to mass transit. For the first time ever, Danville M...
There is little good news on the drought front, according to University of Illinois professor of crop sciences Emerson Nafzig...
Two area residents remain in critical condition at an Indianapolis Hospital after being hurt in fires at their homes. Sixty-o...
The next phase of the Illinois Jobs Now capital program has been signed into law.U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood ...
High temperatures and barely any rain make a bad combination for Illinois crops – again.The USDA weekly crop progress r...
Service for many Verizon customers was disrupted in the Danville area this afternoon (Friday, July 6th). A Verizon spokeswoma...
The statewide smoking ban which took effect yesterday (July 1st) doesn‘t just affect the inside of businesses -- it aff...
This year's Fourth of July Celebration in Paris, in Edgar County, will be conducted without fireworks. A decision has bee...
The Heat Advisory that had been in effect for our area of East Central Illinois has been replaced by an Excessive Heat Warnin...
As the very hot weather continues to grip our area, the CRIS Healthy-Aging Center in Danville has announced it is open and av...
Danville residents have been placed under a no burn order until further notice. Danville Public Safety Director Larry Thomaso...
Fire departments throughout our region are keeping a close eye on the dry weather conditions. And with Independence Day appro...
– The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the first West Nile virus positive bird detected in cent...
Indiana is on track to experience the driest summer since the Great Drought of ‘88. National Weather Service hydrologis...
Crop ratings continue to slide as the crop shows visible symptoms of drought stress in those areas that have received little ...
Citizens living in southwestern Vermilion County who have concerns over a proposed coal mine gathered in Homer last evening.S...
Plans for a coal-to-gas facility in southern Illinois have been dealt a setback. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency...
A proposed coal mine in southwestern Vermilion County will be the subject of a meeting Wednesday evening (June 13th) in Homer...
All the past week needed was a little rain, and it could have been perfect for Illinois farmers.The USDA’s Illinois sta...
No matter where you are in Illinois, one thing is the same. It’s dry! Nic Gale has more....Except for a few pockets acr...
Rain across much of Illinois has been running below normal this spring following a winter with few snowfalls. And the Danvill...
Volunteers joined personnel from Aqua Illinois Water Company and the Vermilion County Conservation District for the 11th Annu...
Corn planting in Illinois is complete and planting of soybeans is well ahead of last year. Nic Gale has more....Brad Schwab, ...
Strong winds have prompted the issuance of a no-burn order in Danville. Public Safety Director Larry Thomason says all open f...
A group which has expressed concerns about a proposed coal mine in Vermilion and Champaign Counties is conducting an informat...
There are almost twice as many soybeans planted than there were last week.Almost 80 percent of the soybeans in Illinois have ...
Danville City Council members have approved an ordinance setting the compensation and classification of some municipal employ...
The U.S.D.A. says weather conditions around Illinois last week were nearly perfect for planting. Alex Degman has a crop updat...
A citizens environmental group is voicing concerns about a proposed coal mine in southwestern Vermilion and southeastern Cham...
A new federal National Water Quality Initiative is committed to improving Danville’s Lake Vermilion. The U.S. Departmen...
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is temporarily banning boating along a segment of theMiddle Fork River, northwes...
Fifth and sixth-grade students from northern Vermilion County are participating today (Tuesday, May 8th) in Progressive Agric...
Heavy rain which fell during severe storms that moved through northern Vermilion and southern Iroquois Counties this afternoo...
VERMILION IL-533 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN VERMILIONCOUNTY UNTIL 600 PM CD...
After a rash of bird and animal deaths in southern Vermilion County linked to toxic chemicals, health officials are urging pe...
Cleanup has begun following reports of a tornado touchdown in Montgomery County Tuesday night.Trained weather spotters report...
What was believed to bea small tornado touched down briefly in Tilton Tuesday afternoon. It picked up a large metal garage po...
The annual Farmers’ Market returns to Downtown Danville on Wednesday (May 2nd). The Farmers’ Market will be held ...
The USDA says at the current rate Illinois farmers could be ready for harvest by August.The warm spring temperatures and the ...
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces maintenance crews will begin a pavement preservation project on St...
Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Chief Operations Officer Troy Woodruff today (Monday)joined Indiana Department o...
The Vermilion County Farm Bureau says it expects very little - if any -- damage from the cold temperatures that invaded the a...
Temperatures hovering near a freezing 32-degrees early today (Monday, April 23rd) will have farmers checking for possible dam...
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces maintenance crews will begin a pavement preservation project on St...
The Vermilion County area received some much needed rainfall over the weekend after being in the USDA’s ‘Abnormal...
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL336 PM CDT THU APR 5 2012...TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL TO CLOSE...
The Vermilion County Health Department says we may never know what caused the deaths of some animals recently in Jamaica. But...
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding Illinoisans and visitors to the state to take precautions to...
Vermilion County Board Chairman James McMahon says he is confident authorities will solve the recent case involving some dead...
Natural gas prices and futures are plunging to record lows. Vectren Inc. says that means lower heating bills, lots of savings...
The construction season is underway, and motorists are being reminded to drive carefully in work zones. In Danville a crew wa...
Farmers from Western Illinois had an opportunity to weigh in on a new federal Farm Bill at a congressional field hearing in G...
The Vermilion County Health Department has solved part of the mystery surrounding the recent deaths of some animals in Jamaic...
The answer is again No from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a disaster declaration for the five southern Illinois...
Danville City Council members have agreed to seek a $60-thousand dollar grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to ...
An investigation continues into the cause of a fire inside Vermilion Plastics at 1919 East Fairchild Street last night. Danvi...
The Vermilion County Conservation District hosts its annual Maple Syrup Open House on Sunday (March 18th). The event at Fores...
Representatives from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency are in Danville this week auditing the city’s storm w...
A Danville City Council committee heard an objectionTuesday evening to applying for a $60-thousand dollar Illinois Depart...
Near record warm temperatures and gusty winds are increasing the threat of brush fires this week across central sections of I...
Some financial experts in the area say they think farmland prices will remain strong in Vermilion County. Frank Butler of But...
A Brownfield Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is going to help the City of Danville identify potentially c...
A strong geomagnetic storm is racing from the Sun toward Earth, and its expected arrivaltoday (Thursday, March 8th)could affe...
A girl found in a field in the aftermath of a southern Indiana tornado on Friday has died at a Louisville hospital. Paul Mile...
Work is beginning today (Monday, March 5th) on some improvements to the U.S. route 136 bridge over Lick Creek on East Main St...
SPC PDS Tornado Watch 5703/02/2012 10:55 AM ESTWW 57 TORNADO IL IN KY MO 021555Z - 030000ZURGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUES...
Gov. Pat Quinn has declared the southern third of Illinois a state disaster area after an EF4 tornado tore through, killing s...
Danville Fire Investigators have determined that two separate house fires that occurred Wednesday morning were both accidenta...
The Acting Director of the Vermilion County Department of Animal Regulations hopes to get answers soon as to what caused some...
The death toll in a southern Illinois tornado that hit the community of Harrisburg has risen to six. Harrisburg Mayor Eric Gr...
Search and rescue operations are underway today (Wed., Feb. 29th)in Harrisburg…in southern Illinois, after a tornado s...
The Illinois Department of Transportation is alerting motorists about some repair work scheduled to begin on a Danville bridg...
Above-average temperatures this winter, plus above-average rainfall thisspring could spell trouble for Illinois farmers. Alex...
New figures from the United States Department of Agriculture show Champaign and Iroquois counties were among the top five in ...
The Danville Public Works Department is alerting motorists about some maintenance work scheduled Friday, February 17th along ...
The City of Danville faces the possibility of tens of thousands of dollars in penalties because its storm water system is out...
A former central Illinois lawmaker has been named the new Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Governor Pat Qu...
The secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation is keeping a close eye on Washington as members of Congress consid...
It could be the end of the road for the federal gas tax helping local mass transit. U. S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says the ...
Plans for a new 35-mile long ‘rails to trail’ project linking Kickapoo State Park with Urbana are advancing. Verm...
A long effort to secure a new Conservation Education Center at Kennekuk County Park is paying off! State Representative Chad ...
Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation is looking to expand its operations in Hoopeston. The company has filed a request...
Danville Area Community Collegehosted its Annual Eagle Day today (Wednesday, February 8th) andinvited the public to the show....
Some area schools participated in a coordinated national earthquake drill this morning. But the drill went mostly un-noticed ...
A man who became affectionately known as ‘’Cut Back Jack’’ in Danville’s Public Schools has die...
Wind projects are advancing both locally and statewide. Illinois led the nation in the number of wind turbines installed in 2...
Thirty Danville businesses have completed energy-saving projects allowing the city to be named one of Ameren’s Most Pro...
Danville Area Community College will be hosting one of its most popular public events next month. DACC's Annual Eagle Day is ...
It may be hard for some people to believe, but a new report says the cost of heating our homes is getting cheaper. Costs this...
A Danville City Council committee has endorsed a five-year plan which includes some fee changes for solid waste. But not all ...
Time is running out to register for an informative series of tillage seminars that will be held throughout the state late thi...
Danville Public Works Director Doug Ahrens has outlined a proposal for controlling costs in the City’s Solid Waste Divi...
Members of the Illinois General Assembly are being praised by a Danville company for extending the state’s biodiesel bl...
Despite concerns by the Illinois Department of Public Health about a whooping cough outbreak in the Chicago area, no new case...
Danville Public Works Director Doug Ahrens is recommending no changes in garbage collection. But he says some adjustments are...
Danville Public Works says beginning January 1st televisions and other electronic devices will no longer be collected. Operat...
Danville’s Village Mall Shopping Center has added a playground to its Center Court Area. The ‘’Little Footp...
Much of the summer drought was wiped out last month, and more moisture could be on the way.State climatologist Jim Angel says...
The City of Danville Public Works Department has announced its weekly yard waste program will end this year’s collectio...
Illinois farming groups are not surprised by a healthy increase in the expected farm income in the U.S. this year. The USDA&r...
Recent rains have brought Danville’s Lake Vermilion back to its normal pool level. A month ago Robert Ervin, Vermilion ...
*** FLOOD WATCH ISSUED FOR VERMILION COUNTY ***THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE FOLLO...
DACC will be one of the colleges receiving funds from a grant from the US Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance Com...
Flames destroyed a Westville area home Tuesday, (Nov. 15th), but occupants managed to escape without injury. The blaze at the...
Strong thunderstorms that blew through our region late Monday(Nov. 14th)left some scattered reports of light property damage....
Severe weather has been moving across East-Central Illinois and into parts of West-Central Indiana this afternoon (Mon., Nov....
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will hold a public hearing for the proposed project on the State Road 55 (S....
Danville Mass Transit is seeking help from the public to improve its service. Mass Transit Director Richard Brazda says a Tra...
Vermilion CountyEmergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Ted Millertoday remindedlocal citizens that radio and TV stations ...
Motorists who normally drive along Lynch Road, north of Main Street in Danville, are being advised part of the road is schedu...
Crews are making progress on some major improvements along Lyons Road in the Westville area. Residents of Belgium are looking...
This year’s weather and its impact on crops has resulted with Vermilion and Champaign – and 75 other Illinois cou...
The water level at Danville’s Lake Vermilion is still considerably below normal. But Robert Ervin, Vermilion Division M...
Recent nice weather has allowed Vermilion County farmers to make considerable progress in wrapping-up this year’s harve...
Latest figures from the Illinois Department of Agriculture show that the state made some significant progress in harvesting c...
Danville residents are being advised that a burning ban is in effect today (Friday, Oct. 14th). It means that all open fires ...
Illinois’ pumpkin crop looks promising this year despite a summer of little rain in the central and southern parts of t...
Reporting dry conditions in Illinois is commonplace for the U.S. Department of Agriculture this year, but even so last week&r...
One of the largest loads to ever be moved on Illinois roadways is expected to affect traffic flow along some area highways on...
Gov. Pat Quinn is hoping his recent trip overseas will lure some additional car manufacturing to Illinois.The first time Quin...
Ameren is closing two Illinois power plants that haven’t met new environmental protection standards. The coal-fired Hut...
A grain bin entrapment incident today (Tues., Oct. 4th) at the Premier Cooperative grain elevator in Jamaica is turning atten...
Danville residents are being reminded that Fall yard waste collections begin today (Monday, Oct. 3rd). Bob Scott, Operations ...
Some work planned along portions of Jackson Street in Danville will slow traffic in the work zones over the next two weeks. C...
Illinois farmers were hoping for more rain through the late summer, but now that fall is here, they’ve changed their tu...
The Solar Decathlon is under way in Washington, with a team from the University of Illinois in the competition. Jim Anderson ...
Public Works crews in Danville are getting set for the start of the annual yard waste collection program on Monday, October 3...
Work is scheduled to begintoday (Monday, September 26th), on major improvements to Lyons Road in Belgium. The project will in...
A new report from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency shows Vermilion County’s landfills have plenty of remain...
Volunteers are being sought to help with a clean-up project along the North Fork River in Danville this weekend. The City of ...
Members of a Danville City Council committee were told last night (Tuesday) that expenses in the solid waste program are proj...
Two Champaign women who were watching the Labor Day Parade in Danville Monday were spreading a specialmessage. One of them is...
The heat is on again today for our area with temperatures expected to soar to near 100 degrees. The National Weather Service ...
The Farm Progress Show is underway in Decatur, and Governor Pat Quinn hopes the state cashes in. Alex Degman has more.... Tra...
It was dry yet again across much of the state last week, and time is running out for moisture to positively affect corn and s...
A moderate drought is impacting central Illinois. The National Weather Service says dry conditions during July and August&hel...
Early indications are that area crops apparently dodged a bullet with Wednesday evening’s severe weather. Several Vermi...
A severe thunderstorm packing heavy rain, hail and gusty winds blew through the Danville area tonight (Wed., Aug. 24th). The ...
It was dry across Illinois last week, and the dry weather in Illinois this summer is taking a toll on crops. Alex Degman repo...
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