VERMILION COUNTY NEWS
Westville groups seek parade entrants
The Westville Lions Club will sponsor the 100th annual Labor Day Parade and celebration Aug. 28 to Sept. 7. The club is seeking participants for the parade.
Rock fest planned
Local musician, Jake Serd, believes Danville and the surrounding areas are ripe with unheard musical talent. He would love to see the Danville music scene flourish and come alive.
Early census mail-in numbers holding steady
Local officials are happy with early Census 2010 mail-in numbers.Early numbers, which are constantly changing, showed Vermilion County with a 32 percent mail participation rate so far.
Outdoor School
The new Kennekuk Environmental Education Center to be built at Kennekuk County Park will be a welcome addition to the children of Vermilion County who pass through the Outdoor School Program.

Meeting drawn from dispute
The Danville District 118 School Board is expected to settle a dispute about who will draw up plans for critical electrical work at Cannon and Edison schools during a special meeting set for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Family thankful for son's health
Philip and Holly Huchel of Danville didn't know much about the March of Dimes, except that there was an annual walk to raise money for sick children.
Trees picked to mark route
Danville Special Services Superintendent Steve Lane was pleasantly surprised at a recent Heritage Tree nomination.
Library to auction doodles
Oodles and oodles of celebrity doodles will be on display for silent and live auction as the Danville Library Foundation hosts Danville's first ever Celebrity Doodle Art Auction and Gala to support literacy in the Danville area.
DACC keeps tourney
Danville Area Community College and the Mary Miller Gymnasium has been the home of the NJCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Tournament for 17 years.
Hulvey makes the big save
Neuhoof Broadcasting executive puts Danville on track to renewing contract with NJCAA Tournament.
School repairs on hold
Danville's District 118 School Board tabled "critical" electrical repairs at Canon and Edison schools after an architect firm threatened to bill the district for work it says its staff has already completed.
Lillard's decision pays off big
Danville High graduate wins second straight NAIA basketball title with Union University.
DPD offers junior police academy
Danville police are again offering a Junior Citizen's Police Academy class, starting next week.
DACC increases tuition to $89 per credit hour
The Danville Area Community College board of trustees increased tuition $10 per credit hour for the 2011 school year during their meeting Tuesday night.
Band of Vikings march southward
Danville High School's Band of Vikings will march to Orlando during the weekend to perform at Walt Disney World.
DACC rate hikes may keep coming
Trustees will be asked at their March meeting Tuesday to pass a $10 credit-hour tuition increase for students attending Danville Area Community College - but it likely won't be the last time they're asked.
Provena offers diabetes classes
Provena United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville and Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana each offer a diabetes self-management series twice a year, which includes multiple topics to help individuals control diabetes.
Kid's Kloset opens doors downtown
Another day, another grand opening. The newest downtown Danville store, Kid's Kloset, officially opened Monday, bringing the total number of retail storefronts filled in the past six months to four - and counting.
Troop adds Foodstock to drive
Girl Scout Troop 2200 of Westville will conduct a drive in support of Danville Foodstock during its annual cookie sale Saturday at Wal-Mart.
Volunteers host visiting teams
Danville hospitality at its best comes from the hosts of the 16 teams who advance to the National Junior College Association Division II men's basketball tournament.
DMT extends service again
Of 12,452 city residents age 16 and older who commute to work, 115 rely on public transportation - excluding taxi cabs - according to the Census's 2006-2008 American Community Survey Three-Year Estimates for Danville.
Culinary students show off skills
Some of the students in the culinary arts class at Danville Area Community College were a bit nervous Tuesday.
Tourney business as usual for coordinator
It's national tournament time, with teams from 12 different states descending upon Danville this year for five days of basketball action. And for tournament director Dick Shockey, it was business as usual.
Thaddeus Rex here on Thursday
Thaddeus Rex will return to his hometown Thursday to perform for hundreds of Danville students.
DHA pursues affordable housing, razing Fair Oaks
Danville Housing Authority officials have at least two new developments in early visions for the future of affordable housing in the city.
On the auction block
There is hardly a better illustration of Danville's recent economic history than Michael Stonebraker's Vermilion Rentals store on Williams Street.
Tourney is shot in arm for area
Danville hotels and restaurants are gearing up for a busy time this week when 16 basketball teams and their families and friends roll in to the area for the National Junior College Athletic Association's Division II Men's Basketball National Championship tournament.
Vikings win DHS Open
The Danville boys track team continued their impressive indoor season winning the DHS Open on Saturday.
City plans Heritage Tree Tour
To raise awareness of the importance of Danville's urban forest, the city is sponsoring a tree tour.

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