CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) – One of Champaign County’s very own is receiving a statewide honor for his work as a 9-1-1 telecommunicator. Two years ago, he helped keep a mother calm over the phone after her son murdered two people.
Lance Buyno came to work at METCAD 9-1-1 early on March 29, 2020. An hour later, he received a disturbing call from a distraught mother.
“Then she said that her son said he just killed somebody. So, it took a different turn,” Buyno said… READ MORE
