Kaden Daugherty, won by forfeit 113 – Lost by forfeit 120 – Riley Hinton, lost by decision, 10-3 126 – Preston Waughtel, won ...

During the 115th Annual Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs convention in Springfield this past weekend, Miss Effingham County, Krista Phillips, was named the 2026 Miss Illinois County Fair ...

By Frances Trujillo “Vandalia is exploring the possibility of a data center,” Mayor Doug Knebel said, emphasizing that much is still unknown and no decisions have been made. City officials are ...

The newest class of athletes to be inducted into the Brownstown Sports Hall of Fame were celebrated on Thursday, January 15 ...

SEB – D Haslett 0-2; C Haslett 0-2; Sapp 0-1, walk; Claycomb 0-2; Miller 0-2; Holliday 0-1, walk; Koonce 0-1; Ledbetter 0-1; Sefton 0-1; Hardesty 0-2. South Central – Ky Swift 2-3, 2 runs, home run, 3 ...

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

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 ...

Ben Frazier, a native of Hillsboro, IL and current CEO of the Family YMCA of Fayette County, has been inducted into the Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame, one of the most prestigious honors awarded by the ...

• Abe’s Rumble Champs • Princeton Invite Champs • Regional Champion • 24th Vandals team to qualify for Dual Team Finals • 11th State Dual Team trophy • Three state champions – Max Philpot, Tyson ...

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 ...

Vandalia opened the season with a 56-18 win at Freeburg. Vandalia finished in fifth place with 164.5 points, behind Civic Memorial (211), Murphysboro (201), Stanford Olympia (172.5) and Waterloo (169) ...

Vandalia wrestling team made history on Saturday by winning the Lyle King Princeton Invitational Tournament. More about this team title on page 5 in Sports.