During the 115th Annual Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs convention in Springfield this past weekend, Miss ...

By Frances Trujillo “Vandalia is exploring the possibility of a data center,” Mayor Doug Knebel said, emphasizing that much ...

Kaden Daugherty, won by forfeit 113 – Lost by forfeit 120 – Riley Hinton, lost by decision, 10-3 126 – Preston Waughtel, won ...

The newest class of athletes to be inducted into the Brownstown Sports Hall of Fame were celebrated on Thursday, January 15 ...

By Frances Trujillo Chelsey Jolliff, a longtime insurance professional, said her path to leadership with the Greater Fayette County Chamber of Commerce grew out of a desire to be more connected to the ...

In December of 2024, Karly Brummer, who was then a freshman at ACHS, received the horrible news of a positive cancer diagnosis. Karly was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Her positive ...

BSE – Logue 1 1-4 9; Claycomb 2 0-0 4; C Haslett 3 4-8 10; Sefton 0 0-0 0; Franchomme 0 0-0 0; Climent 0 0-0 0; Emerick 0 0-0 0; Wollin 1 0-0 2; Landrus 0 0-0 0. Three-pointers – C Haslett 1. BSE – ...

Brownstown/St. Elmo picked up three wins to advance to the championship game of the Dieterich Holiday Tournament. The Lady Bombers were to face Cumberland in the title game as they sought to win the ...

Evelyn Elaine Livingston, age 96, of Fillmore, IL, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 14, at her home in Fillmore, Illinois. Evelyn was born May 19, 1929, the daughter of Raymond Joseph and Hazel Vesta ...

Paul Stroble, a Vandalia native, has published his ninth poetry collection and his 25th book overall, continuing a body of work closely tied to local history and family memory. The collection, Holy ...

Vandalia took third place at the prestigious Abe’s Rumble in Springfield over the weekend. The Vandals were 8-1 at the tournament, the only loss coming to Lena-Winslow in the championship semifinals.

John Mark Duncan, 66, of St. Elmo, Illinois passed away on Christmas Eve, 2025. The world lost a big hearted, Christ centered, teddy bear of a man. Mark was born January 10, 1959, in Pampa, TX to Bill ...