Debra Parkison, 75 of Br ownstown, died at 2:25 p.m. Friday, April 17, at HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, Ill.. Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon, Friday, April 24, at Liberty Christian ...

Alice Ward, 88, of Brownstown, died at 9:05 a.m., Monday, April 13, at Fayette County Hospital-Long Term Care, Vandalia. Private family burial will be held at a later date at Pilcher Cemetery, rural ...

Verhnal D. “Buck” Merrill, 76 of St. Elmo, Ill., passed away on Saturday, April 11, at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Per Buck’s wishes cremation rites will be accorded. A ...

New Approach Alternative High School- Vandalia Quinby Beck Cazen Goodin Isabelle Helton Eleesa Jett Edward Newsome Alanna Ogden Karly Smith Gage Whisler Lilith Fox Keirsten Harrison Jacquel Hill ...

Fix It Fest is a volunteer-driven initiative that is offering free repairs for items such as clothing, jewelry, small furniture, and technology. Our goal is to provide a practical, eco-friendly ...

Storms hit Fayette County on Sunday night and left some parts of the county under water. With totals ranging from 7 inches of rain to 13 ½ inches over a 24 hour period, the storm impacted the area ...

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 ...

Shobonier native and Vandalia High student Macy Jones advanced in the Junior Gold National Bowling Tournament that was held in Green Bay, Wisconsin this past weekend. Competing in the U18 girls ...

Koch is a 2016 graduate of Mulberry Grove High School and then graduated from Kaskaskia College in 2018 with an Associate’s degree in Ag Business & Animal Science. She then went on to Murray State ...

Distribution of supplies will be held at the St. James Lutheran Church, 727 W. Gallatin Street in Vandalia. Students in Fayette County receive free basic school supplies and students must be ...

The Fayette County coroner said that the death of a passenger in a one-car crash in December is now being ruled a homicide. Jacob Henschen, 28, of Pana, sustained fatal injuries in a single-vehicle ...

Fayette County was a veritable wilderness when white man first entered her dense forests and bewildering prairies. Several old buffalo trails passed through the area, used by Indians and later by the ...