The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Local News

May 5, 2009

Local Roundup: Middle Fork River reopens

DANVILLE — Local boaters can hit the waters of the Middle Fork River again. How long the opportunity will last is another issue.

State and county officials agreed to open the Middle Fork River late Monday afternoon following a span of almost a week in which the river was closed due to high waters and unsafe conditions.

According to measurements, the Middle Fork stood three feet as of Tuesday morning, a change of almost four feet compared early Friday evening when the river reached its highest point.

The announcement to reopen the river was tempered Monday by the warning that any further rains in the area during the next few days could once again change the restrictions.

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has forecast rain and thunderstorms to move through the county beginning Wednesday and continuing with periodic rainfall into Thursday.

Here’s a look at recent law enforcement calls:

Danville

Sunday:

Property damage and disorderly conduct in the 900 block of Belton Avenue.

A man arrested for criminal trespassing in the 800 block of East Main Street.

Property damage in the 800 block of Timberline Drive.

Theft in the 1000 block of Glenwood Drive.

Theft in the 1500 block of East Fairchild Street.

Domestic battery in the first block of North Virginia Avenue.

Window shot out in the rear of a house in the 100 block of Harvey Street.

Monday:

Aggravated battery in the 1000 block of Moore Street.

Disorderly conduct in the 100 block of East Ninth Street.

Property damage in the 1200 block of Garden Drive.

Financial exploitation of the elderly reported in the 100 block of Thornhill Drive.

Theft in the first block of South Griffin Street.

$33 in gasoline stolen at Mobil Super Pantry, 610 S. Bowman Ave.

Attempted robbery at East Main and South Crawford streets.

A TV, Xbox and games stolen in a burglary in the 500 block of Fairlawn Avenue.

Aggravated assault and domestic battery in the 1600 block of Clyman Court.

Tuesday:

A man arrested for retail theft at Wal-Mart Supercenter, 4101 N. Vermilion St.

A man arrested for domestic battery in the 1600 block of East Main Street.

Vermilion County

Monday:

Disorderly conduct in the first block of Henderson Street.

Burglary in the 100 block of Market Street, Westville.

Deceptive practice in the 2500 block of Georgetown Road, Georgetown.

Property damage reported at Indianola Park, Indianola.

Four shovels, a pitchfork and a tomahawk stolen in the 1300 block of Woods Street, Westville.

Battery reported at the Sportsman’s Inn, 140 N. State St., Westville.

Theft in the 100 block of West Fifth Street, Tilton.

Domestic dispute in the 200 block of North Wilson Street, Potomac.

Accidents involving tickets or injuries include:

Monday, 9:20 a.m. – In the first block of Fairchild Street involving Susan Skoog, 66, of the 1600 block of Greenwood Cemetery Road, and Denver Brigham, 37, of the 1300 block of Parkview Drive. Skoog was cited for failure to yield while Brigham was cited for driving without proof of insurance.

Monday, 3:39 p.m. – At Gilbert and English streets involving Janet Caskey, 43, of Georgetown, and Elizabeth Crist, 43, of Danville. Caskey was cited for disobeying a traffic control device.

Firefighters responded to the following calls:

Monday, 9:20-9:22 a.m. — A vehicle accident at Fairchild and Hazel streets.

Monday, 10:53-11:07 a.m. — A medical call in the 1600 block of Clyman Court.

Monday, 12:31-12:38 p.m. — An illegal burn at 27 Tennessee Ave.

Monday, 4:38-4:49 p.m. — A medical call in the first block of East Harrison Street.

Monday, 7:24-7:34 p.m. — A medical call in the 900 block of Giddings Street.

Tuesday, 3:40-3:46 p.m. — A medical call in the 1600 block of Glenview Avenue.

Text Only
Local News
  • quilts Spirit of the West

    Museum workers run out of adjectives when describing the “Spirit of the West” quilt exhibit, which opens Friday. “It’s mind boggling,” Sue Richer, director of the Vermilion County Museum, said as she admired the quilts. “It amazes me. They’re works of art, the way they’re put together.”

    May 29, 2012 1 Photo

  • County looks at power deal

    Vermilion County Board committee members will discuss a contract letting Integrys extend electric savings to residents now.

    May 29, 2012

  • DHS Six to retire from Danville High

    Six longtime District 118 employees said goodbye to Danville High School at the end of the school year.

    May 29, 2012 1 Photo

  • Teacher’s aide retires after 33 years

    Jan Kovacic meets the students at Covington Elementary School when they arrive in the morning, and she is the last one they see in the afternoon when getting on a bus or in a car.

    May 29, 2012

  • Fountain OKs nurse position

    Fountain County Council members approved restructuring changes Tuesday in the Fountain-Warren Health Department.

    May 29, 2012

  • United Way close to goal

    The United Way of Danville Area is in the home stretch of its annual campaign and wants residents’ help in reaching that goal.

    May 29, 2012

  • City rummage sale nears

    May 29, 2012

  • Home tour helps museum

    May 29, 2012

  • Police, Fire Reports

    May 29, 2012

  • KaSandraMitchell.jpg Teacher weaves life skills in with lessons

    KaSandra Mitchell’s fifth-graders probably think all the cooking and sewing they do in class is a lot of fun.

    May 29, 2012 1 Photo

E-edition
AP Video
Sister Says She Reported Brother in Patz Killing Patz Suspect's Sister: I Went to Police in 1980s Diplomatic Expulsions Follow Fresh Syria Report 15 Dead in Northern Italy's 5.8-magnitude Quake Angry Birds Spreading Their Wings Witness Describes Fla. Face-chewing Attack Man Falls Off Crane, Dies After Police Standoff Russia Condemns Ally Syria Over Massacre of 108 Dairy Farm Uses Chiropractor to Help Cows Unexpected Smog in Pristine National Parks Air Canada Plane Makes Emergency Landing New Ticks Spread Across Southeast, Diseases Rise Bring Your Own Tech Programs Charge Up Students Pope's Butler Vows to Help Vatican Investigation Mother of Allegedly Abused Girl Denies Claims Raw Video: 19 Dead in Qatar Shopping Mall Fire Service Dogs Help Wash. Soldiers Battling PTSD Raw Video: Heckler Bursts in on Blair Testimony Japan Farmers Plant, Seek Radiation-free Rice
NDN Video
Couple doesn’t let tropical storm ruin their big day Tori Bares Baby Bump in Monokini Even Fla. Police Shocked by Face-Mauling Attack Letterman on Family Life Post-Scandal Evans: Serena in shock Pregnant Reese Wears LBD Volcano covers Colombian cities in ash Meet the Crew and Good Ship 'Prometheus' Los Angeles Bar Bans Bachelorettes Hamster Plays Dead Beyonce Shows Off 60 Pound Weight Loss at Concert Drunk Women Breaking Into Houses: A New Trend? LeAnn Rimes Rocks Short Shorts Raw Video: Cop Shoots Man Eating Another's Face Gordon Ramsay Carried Off Field Man Dies Getting Lap Dance Kim Kardashian Claims Items Stolen from Her Luggage Bear cools off in Calif. family's pool Ep. 3: Chopped Desserts Air Force dad surprises family at baseball game