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Depew wins two medals, breaks 200-meter record 4×100 relay team again sets a new school record By Rich Bauer Three area ...
The Mulberry Grove Shooting Aces participated in the US Open/SIUSSA at the World Shooting Complex in Sparta. • Dalton Apple – ...
Rotary Club meeting, President-Elect Pat Click introduced the week’s program speaker, Doug Knebel, who presented an early ...
South Central’s season came to an end with a 4-0 loss to Pawnee in a sectional semifinal game at Altamont. The Cougars ended ...
A Vandalia duo won the inaugural Tad Flowers Memorial Spring Fling Golf Tournament at the Greenville Country Club. Blake ...
Foundation named St. Elmo a 2024 Tree City USA in honor of its commitment to plant, grow and maintain trees to benefit its community. The Arbor Day Foundation is a global nonprofit with a mission to ...
By JIM EDGAR and JOHN SHAW       American politics is as contentious now as it has been in any recent period in our history. As a response to this acrimony and conflict, it is tempting to turn off the ...
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is lifting the temporary suspension on the exhibition or sale of poultry at swap meets, exhibitions, flea markets and auction markets. The suspension was ...
DEBORAH SIMCOX Correspondent       At the Monday, June 2 Vandalia City Council Meeting, Mayor Doug Knebel asked for a moment of silence for Robert (Bob) DePaolo, Sr., former Vandalia Business Owner ...
By Tony Angeloni Editor       The Evans Public Library hosted the beginning of the 2025 Summer Reading Program on Monday, June 2nd. The “Dive into reading program” is for elementary students all the ...
Farina/St. Peter Community blood drive, running from 1-5 in the Farina American Legion hall. 6/23, St. Elmo Community blood drive, running from 1-5, held at the St. Elmo Connection church.   -National ...
The Number of Blood units collected at The Rotary every two months Blood Drives varies with the time of the year, T-shirt giveaways, special Drives, and even the weather.  May is typically not one of ...