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.

Donald ‘Steve’ Genn, 79, of rural Alma, died at 4:54 p.m., Monday, Feb. 9, at his home. According to Steve’s wishes there will be no services. Memorials may be given to the donor’s choice. Gieseking ...

Vandalia’s wrestlers knocked off the top-ranked team in Class 1A in winning the state’s largest dual team tournament for the first time. The Vandals, ranked No. 2 in Illinois as of last week, defeated ...

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 ...

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

On Tuesday evening, a new Miss Effingham County Fair Queen was crowned. Of the six candidates vying for the crown, Krista Philips was ultimately handed the title at the end of an exciting pageant.

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) ...

Kaskaskia College proudly announces the graduates for the Spring 2025 semester. These students have successfully completed their respective degree and certificate programs, marking a significant ...

The new athletic conditioning facility, the Culbertson Wrestling and Fitness Center is part of the Vandalia One: Forging Our Future campaign. Its purpose is to enhance the facilities for the student ...

Warchol, a 2020 graduate of St. Elmo High School, is the daughter of Chad and Monica Wilhour. She and her husband, Andrew, reside in Virginia Beach, Va., where Andrew is serving in the U.S, Navy. They ...

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 ...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. next Thursday for Vandalia School District’s new Culbertson Wrestling and Fitness Center.