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Pedestrian killed after being struck by multiple vehicles in rural Danville
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — The Vermilion County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after a pedestrian was killed after being hit by multiple cars earlier this week. The pedestrian strike happened in rural Danville on 2030 East Road north of East Voorhees Street. Captain Michael Hartshorn, the Sheriff’s Office Chief Investigator, said the investigation determined the male […]
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 […]
Police ID, still searching for home invasion suspect
PARKE COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The suspect who seriously injured and stole from a 67-year-old Parke County resident on April 24 has been identified but police are still looking for them. According to the Parke County Sherriff’s Office, deputies investigated the home invasion that took place around 7:00 p.m. in the area of County Road […]
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 […]
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...
Montezuma man cited after crashing van into Dollar General then leaving
PARKE COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — A Montezuma man has been cited for multiple infractions after the Parke County Sheriff said he left the scene after crashing his van into a Dollar General. According to Sheriff Jason Frazier, the incident occurred at 9:32 p.m. on Tuesday at the Dollar General store on Crawford Street in Montezuma. […]
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 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 […]
Indiana man trying to sell dirt bike to Cleveland man gets scammed
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A dirt bike scam is happening in Cleveland. The victims’ warn potential sellers to make sure your deal is legit. Jesse Hay says a man stole his dirt bike. On Saturday Hay drove six hours from Kingman, Indiana to Cleveland to sell his $6,500 dirt bike.
2023-24 High School Confidential: Week 29
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