Trustees at Danville Area Community College appointed Dr. Stephen Nacco as the school's 7th president Wednesday.  Currently part of the administration at Union County College in Cranford, New Jersey, Nacco will take over for the retiring Alice Marie Jacobs in late August.  He calls DACC 'an amazing asset in the community' with a 40-percent graduation rate, among the best in the U.S. for community colleges.

The Livingston County city of Pontiac, home to one of the country's long-running high school basketball tournaments, has used that history to lure in a minor league franchise.  The Pontiac 66ers, part of the Midwest Professional Basketball Association, play on the same court as the high school team, en route to a 12-4 mark this season.  They'll play in the league championship Friday night.

DACC President Alice Marie Jacobs says that program reductions and a tuition hike are helping them get through the summer and fall semesters without state funding.

DACC trustees will consider a proposed tuition increase of $10 per credit hour, expected to generate about $400,000 in additional revenue next year.

Officials with community colleges in Danville, Mattoon and Decatur plan cuts in programs for the spring semester due to the state budget impasse, but still hope for eventual state funding this fiscal year.