BY MARK HOSKINS The little community park located at the corner of 4th and Lincoln, known as Norie’s Yard has received some big time upgrades recently thanks to an effort led by local volunteers. A ...

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

Current leadership following in the footsteps The recent and current leadership of the Vandalia Volunteer Fire Department represent multi-generational service to the department. Mark Meadows stepped ...

Old Kroger Building       I’m not a property owner in downtown but if I were I would like to think the City Council would be supportive of any reasonable attempts to repurposing an abandoned property.

Illinois Farm Bureau and the Illinois Press Foundation today announce the awarding of grants to 26 high school journalism efforts throughout the state. The awards are part of the Illinois High School ...

On Monday evening, a new Miss Fayette County Fair Queen was crowned. Of the nine candidates vying for the crown, Avery Myers ...

The Illinois Secretary of State’s office is awarding nearly $1 million in grant funding to libraries throughout Southern Illinois to ensure access to quality resources and programming for nearly ...

Melissa Schilling of Brownstown has been named to the Blackburn College Dean’s List. Students named to the Dean’s List must earn a grade point average of 3.6 or higher for the semester. Schilling ...

Tools for School for Fayette County students has begun the 2025 fund raising and purchasing school supplies. Last school year, over 500 school children, age 4 Preschool through college in Brownstown; ...

DEBORAH SIMCOX Correspondent       In the Committee Reports at the Fayette County Board Meeting on Tuesday, July 8, Sheriff Ronnie Stevens reiterated the plumbing issues that he had presented at the ...

The Vandalia Rotary Club turned back the clock at its July 8 meeting as President Patrick Click led members through a spirited and informative look at the year 1969. The program was part of his ...

The Fayette County Democrats will have a meeting Monday July 21, 7 pm at First Presbyterian Church, 1221 W Fillmore St., Vandalia.   -The Unity Baptist Church is hosting the American Red Cross Blood ...