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American Legion Post 95 Commander Bruce Braswell honors Deputy Sheriff Brock Rich as an Officer of the Year ...

Marilyn Truitt, of Shobonier, will be the featured artist at the Vandalia campus of Kaskaskia College during the months of March and April. Nature and Wildlife have been her primary pursuit, but it is ...

Salem Community High School will officially be joining the Southern Illinois River to River Conference for the 2026-2027 school year. Teams in the River To River are Anna-Jonesboro, Benton, ...

Bipartisan legislation drafted by Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias designed to improve security at libraries and enhance safety for librarians was recently signed into law. The measure, ...

Mee-Maws Crime Fighters took first place in the float division of the Lions Club Halloween Parade in Vandalia held last Thursday night, Oct. 28 in downtown Vandalia. The float claimed the top cash ...

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 ...

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 ...

Faythe Johnson is presented with the $500 Soroptimist Live Your Dream Award by Connie Goldsmith. Award recipients may use the cash award to offset any costs associated with their effort to attain ...

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 ...

The Vandalia Chamber of Commerce presented Abe Awards to Jim Pryor (top) and Karen Stokes (bottom) during the chamber’s annual meeting last Friday at Eighth Day Venue. Presenting the awards was Dr.

(Covering statistics from January, 2025) Deborah Simcox Correspondent PUBLIC SAFETY Citations issued: 14 Summons served: 52 Warrants served: 23 Calls handled by department: 754 JAIL STATISTICS Average ...