Vandalia took third place at the prestigious Abe’s Rumble in Springfield over the weekend. The Vandals were 8-1 at the ...

BY MARK HOSKINS In December of 2024, Karly Brummer, who was then a freshman at ACHS, received the horrible news of a positive ...

Brownstown/St. Elmo picked up three wins to advance to the championship game of the Dieterich Holiday Tournament. The Lady ...

The Illinois State Fair is transitioning to digital ticketing for 2026. Illinois Department of Agriculture Jerry Costello II ...

Eastern Illinois University is proud to recognize academic excellence by naming high achieving students to the Spring 2025 Dean’s List. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a GPA of 3.8 or ...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. next Thursday for Vandalia School District’s new Culbertson Wrestling and Fitness Center.

Drake Lawler was the champion in four events and Allie Wilhelms won two events when the Mulberry Grove Shooting Aces competed in the Sam Jenny Memorial Shoot and Illini Indian Shoot at the Highland ...

A 24 year-old St. Elmo man was killed in a single vehicle accident on a rural road northwest of Ramsey early Saturday morning. Alexander D. Lawinger was the operator of a motorcycle that missed a ...

Donald Eugene “Gene” Jackson, formerly of Vandalia, died in his home in Jackson, TN on April 24, 2025. Burial will be at Griffith Cemetery in Brownstown, on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 1:00 P.M. Mr.

On Monday evening, a new Miss Fayette County Fair Queen was crowned. Of the nine candidates vying for the crown, Avery Myers was ultimately handed the title at the end of an exciting pageant. Myers is ...

On Sunday, June 8 th, at 5:00 PM Reverand Scott Niermann from Racine, Wisconsin was installed as the new Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altamont, IL. Pastor Niermann was formerly the minister ...

Friday August 29th/ 7pm- Away- at Carlinville Friday September 5th/ 7pm- Home- Hillsboro Friday September 12th/ 7pm- Away- at Pana Friday September 19th/ 7pm- Home- Piasa (Southwestern) Friday ...