From the City of Vandalia Water Department---- Due to the labs not being open on weekends, the required samples will be taken to the lab for testing on Monday morning. With the time required for the labs to be tested, it will most likely be Tuesday before the Boil Order can potentially be lifted. The City of Vandalia...

Vandalia American Legion Post 95 will meet on Tuesday, September 15th at 6 pm at Evans Public Library.

We will be sunny and mild today, but it will be our last such day for the week. We will see sunny skies today and a high of 85. Then, mostly clear skies for tonight with a low of 67. Then, the summertime heat and humidity makes at least one more return to the area. Tuesday we have a chance of showers and thunderstorm...

It's been just about a week now since gas prices shot up all around the area. At this time, Vandalia is in line or just a bit cheaper than neighboring communities---other than Effingham. According to www.gasbuddy.com, Vandalia gas prices this morning range from $4.39 per gallon to $4.47 per gallon. As for neighboring ...

As a trade war between the United States and its neighbor to the north continues in escalation, Illinois is likely to be one of the most impacted states from new tariffs on goods. New tariffs the Trump administration recently imposed are part of an effort to rebuild tariff revenue after the U.S. Supreme Court struck do...

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression has released its 2027 College Free Speech Rankings, and Illinois received a failing grade. The report gave Illinois an F, while states bordering Illinois received D and D- grades. The foundation's chief researcher, Sean Stevens, said enrollment has increased at large ...

(Paris, IL) -- A Paris Union School District employee is recovering following an incident with a bat at the district office building. Officials say the incident happened on Friday, leaving the building closed. The Edgar County Public Health Department collected the bat for testing, and the district is working with pest...

(Charleston, IL) -- An investigation is underway after a shooting near the Eastern Illinois University campus over the weekend. Charleston Police say shots were fired on Saturday morning near 11th Street and Arthur Avenue. No injuries have been reported and no arrests have been made. TR) Colin McIntyre/acc Copyright &c...

(Granite City, IL) -- Illinois State police are investigating a deadly Granite City crash involving a fleeing vehicle. Authorities say on Saturday, Granite City Police observed a vehicle driving erratically on Pontoon Road at Maryville Road in Granite City. The vehicle continued westbound and hit another vehicle at Pon...

From the City of Vandalia Water Department---- Due to the labs not being open on weekends, the required samples will be taken to the lab for testing on Monday morning. With the time required for the labs to be tested, it will most likely be Tuesday before the Boil Order can potentially be lifted. The City of Vandalia...

Due to a water main break, a boil order has been issued for City of Vandalia water customers until further notice in the following area: East of 8th Street from Interstate 70 to Vandalia Country Club. At this time, this also includes Vandalia High School, Vandalia Elementary School, McDonalds, Dairy Queen, Wendy's, Son...

We will be cloudy and mild today. We are looking at mostly cloudy skies for today with a high of 82. We do have a chance of a passing shower in the afternoon, as well. Tonight we'll see partly cloudy skies with a low of 66. The weekend will see more sunshine and warmer temperatures as we will be in the upper 80's on ...

>>September 11th, 2001: When Al-Qaeda Attacked America (Undated) -- A plan devised by al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to attack America was carried out by 19 terrorists 25 years ago. They would go on to hijack four commercial jetliners, crashing two into the World Trade Center and another into the Pentagon. The f...

The Fayette County Board on Thursday night approved the appointment of current Fayette County Assistant States Attorney Jessica Carr-Martin to succeed Brenda Mathis as States Attorney beginning December 3 when Mathis' resignation goes into effect due to her being elected as Circuit Judge. Carr-Martin has served in Faye...

The September edition of the Vandalia Farmer's Market is set for tomorrow from 8 am to 12 pm in downtown Vandalia. The Fayette County Farm Bureau and Prairie Farms are teaming up to bring the Milk Box Giveaway. The first 300 families will receive a free box of Prairie Farms products while supplies last. Each box will...