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

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

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

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

Kylie Marie Kutz 14 of Vandalia passed away Nov. 14, 2025. Kylie was born Jan. 21, 2011 to Megan Zeller and Jason Kutz. She was later adopted as Kylie Toberman. She is survived by her mother Megan ...

The community’s treasured Statehouse, recognized as Illinois’ oldest capitol building and linked to Abraham Lincoln’s early legislative years, glowed warmly on Friday, Decem s tree that set the tone ...

Vandalia opened the season with a 56-18 win at Freeburg. Vandalia finished in fifth place with 164.5 points, behind Civic Memorial (211), Murphysboro (201), Stanford Olympia (172.5) and Waterloo (169) ...

Vandalia – kills-Eyman 3, Lofland 3, Whitehead 2, Daugherty 2, Miller 1; aces-Peyton 1, Eyman 1, Stewart 1; assists-Lay 10; digs-Taylor 12, Stewart 7, Lofland 5, Whitehead 4, Lay 4, Peyton 1. Vandalia ...

Three School District Boards, Sandoval, Odin, and Patoka will need to consider the possibility of conducting a feasibility study without grant money. The study was to focus on the possible ...

Christopher Cox, 29, of Vandalia, passed away August 23, 2025, at Springfield Memorial Hospital, after being hit by a drunk driver. He was born on January 24, 1996, in Decatur, the child of Clara Cox.

Fayette County Court saw 28-year-old Lyndsey R. Partida facing multiple charges. The Vandalia women is charged with Domestic Battery (Class A Misdemeanor), along with Endangering the Life/Health of a ...

Ben Frazier, a native of Hillsboro, IL and current CEO of the Family YMCA of Fayette County, has been inducted into the Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame, one of the most prestigious honors awarded by the ...