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Coroner: Man who was struck by multiple vehicles still not identified
DANVILLE, Ill. (WAND) — Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden said that a man who was struck by multiple motor vehicles has still not been identified. The man was hit in the early morning hours of Tuesday on County Road 2030 East north of Voorhees Street. An autopsy was performed on Wednesday, but no ID has been made.
Danville opens new church-run grocery store, eliminates food desert
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — The City of Danville is home to a new grocery store that eliminates a food desert on the east-central side of town. The store is Heavenly Square Grocery. Located in the former Save-a-Lot at 1419 North Bowman Avenue, the store is run by New Life Church of Faith. The store held […]
Danville man arrested after police chase in stolen car
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — A Danville man is under arrest after police said he led officers on a chase in a stolen car Tuesday afternoon. An officer was hurt during that chase but they are expected to be okay. The chase started around 4:51 p.m. when Danville Police officers spotted a stolen Volkswagen Jetta driving […]
Danville high schoolers build a ‘Friendly School’ in Friendly Town
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Danville High School students are doing their part to polish up “Friendly Town” at Lincoln Park. Students from the school’s Geometry and Construction class, called GeoCON, built a mini-school in the tiny town. It’s part of an overall refresh of the training grounds, which were first established in 1970. Friendly Town […]
Life after Quaker Oats begins for laid-off employees
DANVILLE — Twenty-four-year Quaker Oats employee Troy Hollingsworth of Chrisman doesn’t know what he’s going to do next after losing his job. He’s 56 years old and hopes to continue working until he’s 62. The unexpected Danville plant closure and layoff of approximately 510 employees...
Danville firefighters called to 2 fires in 2 hours on same street
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Firefighters had a busy Saturday on one street in Danville as they responded to two house fires in two hours. Both fires happened on East Seminary Street. The first incident was in the 1100 block, where the Danville Fire Department arrived just after 1:10 p.m. Heavy smoke was seen coming from […]
City of Danville asks for public feedback as it prepares to launch new website, mobile app
DANVILLE, Ill. (WAND) - The City of Danville is asking the public for feedback as it prepares to launch a new city website and mobile app. Mobile updates will be offered to residents via text and an email newsletter which would be launched later this year. The City is asking...
2023-24 High School Confidential: Week 29
Want to purchase today’s print edition? Here’s a map of single-copy locations. Welcome to Year 8 of High School Confidential, powered by Danville Area Community College. It's an award-winning project made possible by aspiring student journalists from every corner of our circulation area. Each Thursday through April, they’ll tell us what’s happening in their hallways at news-gazette.com.
FCC approves CIMG's acquisition of Decatur, Danville radio stations
CHAMPAIGN — Champaign Multimedia Group has completed its acquisition of eight downstate radio stations and is changing its name to Central Illinois Multimedia Group to mark the expansion. CIMG previously announced in February that it had reached a deal with Neuhoff Communications to acquire three stations in Danville and...
The eighth loneliest city in the US
Recently we stumbled upon an NBC Chicago article with the clickbait headline “This Illinois city is the 2nd loneliest in the US, recent analysis reveals.” That Illinois city was Danville, with Champaign-Urbana coming in not too far behind as the 8th loneliest city (obviously, they are technically two separate cities, but also Chambana is a city so we will let that part go). These findings were courtesy of a financial publication called 24/7 Wall Street. It should be noted that their criteria for loneliness was very narrow. They “examined US Census Bureau data and ranked 384 metro areas and the District of Columbia by the share of nonfamily households living alone out of all households, according to its website.” There were no research subjects, interviews with people, examination of a multitude of contributing factors. Basically, if you live alone, you are lonely.
Former restaurant to be razed to make way for Dollar General
OGDEN — The building that most recently played host to the Pink Pig barbecue joint — and, before that, the Pink House and a host of other restaurants — will be torn down to most likely make way for a Dollar General store. Jill Guth of Guth...
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