Craig Leroy Hart, 76, of Vandalia, passed away on Friday, October 24, 2025 at his home. He was born Oct. 22, 1949 in St. Louis, Mo., the son of Leroy and Delores (Fortuna) Hart. He married Carolyn ...

Seth Matthew Smith, age 43, of Vandalia, passed away on Friday, September 19, 2025 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL. Seth was born December 8, 1981 the son of Mickey “Mick” Gene Smith and ...

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 ...

Earl Pemberton, 71, of Brownstown, died at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 at Aperion Care, St. Elmo. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 at the First Christian ...

Storms hit Fayette County on Sunday night and left some parts of the county under water. With totals ranging from 7 inches of rain to 13 ½ inches over a 24 hour period, the storm impacted the area ...

The Fayette County coroner said that the death of a passenger in a one-car crash in December is now being ruled a homicide. Jacob Henschen, 28, of Pana, sustained fatal injuries in a single-vehicle ...

Photo by Rich Bauer Vandalia senior Faith DuPlayee last week signed a letter of intent to join the powerlifting team at Greenville University. Faith is the daughter of Christopher and Stephanie ...

At 8:05 on Thursday morning, the Vandalia School District received a phone call that pipe bombs were placed around the schools. Dr. Jennifer Garrison, Vandalia Superintendent of Schools confirmed the ...

• Kohnor Depew caught three passes from Qwentyn Stombaugh on Friday – the result: 3 touchdowns. • Depew took one handoff from Stombaugh – the result: touchdown. • Stombaugh completed seven of nine ...

The FNB Community Bank recently announced the promotion of Megan Kistler to Commercial Loan Officer, Assistant Vice President. Kistler is a graduate of Ramsey High School and then earned her ...

(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 ...

Landon Webster gets ready to ring the bell after getting to the top of the climbing post in St. Peter City Park on Saturday afternoon.