BY MARK HOSKINS The little community park located at the corner of 4th and Lincoln, known as Norie’s Yard has received some ...

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 ...

Fayette County Art Connection recently held its first art show at the Alice Hudders Art Gallery inside the Kaskaskia College ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

First VCHS athlete with state medals in two sports signs for both sports The first Vandalia Community High School athlete to ...

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 ...

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; ...

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 ...

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.