Fairmount News

The positions are set for County Board District 3 on the February primary ballot.

Incumbents outnumbered hopefuls in a short line for the first day of election petition filing Monday morning at the Vermilion County clerk's office.

A drug task force in Illinois seized more than 200 pounds of marijuana. Officials said Thomas Shelley, of Fairmount, Ill., controlled a marijuana production and distribution operation out of Vermillion County.

Here's a look at recent law enforcement calls: Danville Tuesday: A man and a woman arrested for burglary and aggravated battery at Wal-Mart Supercenter, 4101 N. Vermilion St.

Here's a look at recent law enforcement calls: Danville Monday: Property damage reported in the 3800 block of Sonny Lane.

A late growing season and cooler-than-normal summer temperatures mean crops across Vermilion County are definitely well behind schedule.

Here's a look at recent law enforcement calls: Danville Sunday: Burglary in the 700 block of Chandler Street.

Here's a look at recent law enforcement calls: Danville Tuesday: Assault in the first block of Camelot Drive.

The Vermilion County Fair and Expo will hold the 50th annual queen pageant at 7 tonight at the grandstand.

Area residents are waiting to find out whether the storm that hit Oakwood on Friday night - snapping telephone poles in half and knocking down power lines - was indeed a tornado.

Storms struck all corners of Vermilion County on Friday, turning hot and humid weather into a parade of strong thunderstorms.

DANVILLE – Indianola resident Linda Rosnett wouldn't mind paying more in local property taxes if it meant that the deteriorating Fairmount-to-Sidell highway she often drives would be rebuilt.

Vermilion County Board members must decide Tuesday night if taking charge of a road from the state is worth the cost to taxpayers.

The Middle Fork River is once again open to boaters. As of Wednesday afternoon, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources lifted the restriction on the river from the north boundary of the Middlefork Fish and Wildlife Area to the south boundary of Kickapoo State Park, opening it up to the public again.