Officer Colin Ledbetter and his partner were shot during a pursuit. Colin had three gunshot wounds, the worst to his femoral artery which caused massive blood loss and for his heart to stop. It took a ...

The Illinois State Bowling Proprietors’ Association (ISBPA) recently celebrated its 75th Anniversary. To commemorate reaching ...

Makenzie Emerick of the Vandalia Community High School cheer squad has been selected as one of the top 10 finalists for the ...

Vandals defeat top 1A teams on their way to winning big tournament By RICH BAUER Vandalia’s wrestlers knocked off the ...

Trevor W. Yokley, 31, Vandalia, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery/peace officer, one count of misdemeanor escape peace officer, and one count of resisting a peace ...

Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) fisheries biologists are collecting live Christmas trees to be used as fish habitat in local lakes after the holidays. The collected trees will be ...

The youth of Brownstown Christian Church presented a Christmas program on Sunday, Dec., 15 entitled “Inside Out 2” with a ...

Judging concluded on December 15th for the ‘Twas The Lights Before Christmas’ contest. Placing first was Nathan Finley and ...

The St. Elmo Board of Education for Community Unit School District #202 approved the proposed fiscal year 2024 tax levy during their December board meeting. The meeting took place on Monday, December ...

The Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees held its monthly meeting on Monday, December 16, 2024, at Kaskaskia College. Attendees included Bill Hawley (Odin), Linda Stover (Centralia), Louis Kalert ...

HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Brownstown/St. Elmo moved up to No. 5 in the Associated Press Class 1A poll as it picked up two more wins to increase its win streak to eight. Brownstown/St. Elmo 78, Neoga 27 BSE ...

Joe Bee Memorial 110 Marley Black (3-6) placed 6th and scored 29.5 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Marley Black (Vandalia) 3-6 won by major decision over Serenity McCauley (Clifton (Central)) 0-8 (MD 10 ...