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 ...

G. Roger Asplin, of Altamont, IL, went to be with his savior Jesus Christ on October 3, 2025. He was born in Neillsville, WI on May 29th, 1946, to Hubert Asplin and Vivian (Kinslow) Asplin. He and his ...

Sarah Bush Lincoln Fayette County Hospital is pleased to announce that Greenville Family Medicine will officially join Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System effective January 1, 2026. The partnership ...

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 ...

On Tuesday evening, a new Miss Effingham County Fair Queen was crowned. Of the six candidates vying for the crown, Krista Philips was ultimately handed the title at the end of an exciting pageant.

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 ...

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 ...

The Lion of Judah Power Ministry, a non-denominational church, has been gaining in members since its initial meeting at Los Amigos in November. The new church is led by Neva and C. W. Carter. The name ...

The City of Vandalia has a new Economic Development/Tourism Director. Amber Daulbaugh is back in the position she held from June 2018, to November 2021. After four years of the job being vacant, ...

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 ...