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Addie McWhorter of St. Elmo reacts to her name being announced as the 2023 Miss Fayette County Fair Queen. She was crowned by retiring 2022 queen Anna Kramer. Jade Whitehead of Brownstown was named ...

On April 29, 2025, the Vandalia Rotary Club welcomed Libby Moeller, Jacob Blanchette, and Zoe Bridges as guest speakers from CASA—Court Appointed Special Advocates. CASA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ...

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.

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 ...

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.

A Vandalia couple was sentenced to a combined 40 years in prison for their involvement in a child pornography ring in Fayette County. Andrew Wehrle, 39, was sentenced to 26 years in prison for two ...

Humans have been inking their skin for millennia whether it be for cultural or religious symbolism or simply for artistic expression. Once considered taboo within American culture, tattoos have become ...

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 Walk across American came through downtown Vandalia on Memorial Day afternoon. The walk shows support of the troops in the armed forces as well as First Responders.

The Board of Directors of United Fidelity Bank are pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Lee as the permanent President and CEO, effective immediately. Mr. Lee, who has been serving as Interim ...

On Sunday, June 8 th, at 5:00 PM Reverand Scott Niermann from Racine, Wisconsin was installed as the new Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altamont, IL. Pastor Niermann was formerly the minister ...