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 ...

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.

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.

• Bob Berry, Class of 1949 • Doug Hopkins, Class of 1957 • Lyle Doehring, Class of 1965 • David Miller, Class of 1966 • Rich Feezel, Class of 1967 • Jvee Harner, Class of 1972 • David Scott, Class of ...

Jvee Harner, 70, of Effingham, passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at First ...

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 ...

Vandalia Community High School is currently accepting nominations for the VCHS Hall of Fame. The criteria are as follows: -Must be a graduate, a coach or a supporter of Vandalia Community High School ...

With a vacated board seat, the Marion County Board, by a unanimous vote, appointed Josh Dunahee to the open board seat. The seat was previously held by Tyson McHenry, who resigned last month due to ...

Kaskaskia College proudly announces the graduates for the Spring 2025 semester. These students have successfully completed their respective degree and certificate programs, marking a significant ...

Fayette County Art Connection recently held its first art show at the Alice Hudders Art Gallery inside the Kaskaskia College Vandalia Center. Dillion Whitten, Art Attendand of the gallery says, “This ...

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 ...