Geraldine Claire “Jerri” Hadley, 92, of Vandalia, Ill., passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 at Willowbrook of Vandalia. Jerri was born July 19, 1933 in Loogootee, Ill. the daughter of Nelson Emery ...

The community’s treasured Statehouse, recognized as Illinois’ oldest capitol building and linked to Abraham Lincoln’s early legislative years, glowed warmly on Friday, Decem ber 5 as the Historical ...

Mee-Maws Crime Fighters took first place in the float division of the Lions Club Halloween Parade in Vandalia held last Thursday night, Oct. 28 in downtown Vandalia. The float claimed the top cash ...

Faythe Johnson is presented with the $500 Soroptimist Live Your Dream Award by Connie Goldsmith. Award recipients may use the cash award to offset any costs associated with their effort to attain ...

American Legion Post 95 Commander Bruce Braswell honors Deputy Sheriff Brock Rich as an Officer of the Year ...

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.

(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 ...

A 24 year-old St. Elmo man was killed in a single vehicle accident on a rural road northwest of Ramsey early Saturday morning. Alexander D. Lawinger was the operator of a motorcycle that missed a ...

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 ...

A card shower is being held for Delila Beckman for her 90th ...

Salem Community High School will officially be joining the Southern Illinois River to River Conference for the 2026-2027 school year. Teams in the River To River are Anna-Jonesboro, Benton, ...

The Rev. Calvin Seban, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran in the late 1970s and early 1980s, ooks over some of the items from St. Paul’s early years. The items were provided by historian Linda Hanabarger, ...