BY MARK HOSKINS In December of 2024, Karly Brummer, who was then a freshman at ACHS, received the horrible news of a positive ...

Vandalia took third place at the prestigious Abe’s Rumble in Springfield over the weekend. The Vandals were 8-1 at the ...

Brownstown/St. Elmo picked up three wins to advance to the championship game of the Dieterich Holiday Tournament. The Lady ...

The Illinois State Fair is transitioning to digital ticketing for 2026. Illinois Department of Agriculture Jerry Costello II ...

Karen Lee Hale, age 83, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 24, at her home in Rural Shobonier, IL surrounded by her family. Karen was born March 5, 1942 in Hamilton, IL, the daughter of Melvin Alonzo Martin ...

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 ...

Several townships throughout the county will be electing boards and officials in the Tuesday, April 6 consolidated election. Following is a list of those townships and the candidates running for those ...

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 ...

A 26-year-old Ramsey man was sentenced this week to a total of 15 years for child pornography possession. Waylon Davis appeared in court on Tuesday, Sept. 5, after pleading guilty to five counts of ...

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 scene behind me depicts a piece of Vandalia history, when Vandalia became the nation’s crossroads in 1854, when the Illinois Central and the St. Louis-Vandalia-Terre Haute Railroad became part of ...