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🌱 Where to help stock DACC's student food pantry

Danville, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Danville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where to help stock DACC's student food pantry
  • A new chapter for Danville's former Quaker Oats site
  • Athletic aid climbs at Danville Area Community College

Also on today's calendar: Recovery Scavenger Hunt and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 64 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with showers around, temps: high: 48, low: 31.
  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 43 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. DACC Launches Third Annual Feed the Need Campus Food Drive (vermilioncountyfirst.com) — Danville Area Community College is collecting food and personal care items through December 1 to stock its pantry for students facing food insecurity. Community members can contribute at labeled collection boxes in Mary Miller, Lincoln Hall, the Clock Tower and the Tech Center as part of the annual Feed the Need drive.
   

2. Danville's former Quaker Oats site receives $4 million state award (wandtv.com) — A $4 million state award will help prepare Danville's former Quaker Oats property for new industrial development. Flood remediation and infrastructure work will help combine it with the former Heatcraft property into a 100-acre site, which officials hope will attract businesses and jobs.
   

3. Vermilion County awards $879,371 in athletically-related financial aid to students in 2025 (chambanasun.com) — Danville Area Community College awarded $879,371 in athletic financial aid in 2025, a 39.1% increase from the previous year, according to federal education data. The increase came as the number of student-athletes grew from 78 to 103, putting both participation and aid at their highest levels in the reported decade.
   

4. Cheapest gas stations in Danville (starvedrock.media) — Murphy USA on North Vermillion in Danville listed regular gas at $4.21 in a November 9 roundup using GasBuddy data. Two Oakwood stations topped the area list at $4.19, just two cents less per gallon, though the reported prices may have changed since publication.
   

5. Danville Meijer Presents $10,000 Check to Mission K9 Warrior (vermilioncountyfirst.com) — Danville Meijer employees chose Mission K9 Warrior for a $10,000 donation that founder Dave Hughes says can cover half the cost of training another dog for a veteran. The volunteer-run nonprofit has paired 50 trained dogs with veterans over the past decade, helping with nightmares and anxiety in public.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hello neighbors!
    I’m in the need of someone with a truck. This year we are getting a real tree for Christmas and I need help getting it to my home. We will be… (Nextdoor North End)
  • Looking for someone who is knowledgeable about Wells.
    I just discovered a well on my property and need somebody to check it out for me. Thanks (Nextdoor Lake Boulevard)
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Ok Danville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Danville

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