Dennis John Arthur Meseke
Dennis John Arthur Meseke, age 94, of Shobonier, Illinois departed from this world at 11:50 a.m. Thursday, May 16, 2024 at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital with his beloved family by his side. In his final days, Dennis found solace & joy in the company of his cherished family & friends, eagerly anticipating the jo...
6h ago
Fly The Flag for Summer---We ask that you submit your photos!
We are again asking folks to donate their photos flying the American Flag this Summer. We are planning to make a gallery next week of American Flags for Memorial Day. And, we will also use some of the submitted photos in our daily weather stories on www.vandaliaradio.com You can submit you photos by emailing them to ...
8h ago
Vandalia's Robbins Signs Letter of Intent to Play Basketball for William Penn
Vandalia High School's Tanner Robbins walked across the graduation stage on Saturday marking the end of his time at Vandalia High School, and just a d...
11h ago
Hot with a chance of showers and storms late today, Chance of severe storms through Wednesday
We will be hot again today. We have a chance of showers and storms later this afternoon. But, we'll otherwise see increasing clouds today with a high of 87. Winds out of the south could gust better than 20 miles per hour today. Tonight we'll see a chance of an isolated shower or storm with a low of 66. Meanwhile, we...
11h ago
Vandalia Boil Order for specific areas in effect
A Vandalia Boil Order for certain streets in effect at this time. The boil order is for Imco Drive south to Janette Drive including the hotel, and for Kennedy Boulevard west to Illinois Avenue. It remains in effect until further notice.
11h ago
Juvenile was injured in a UTV accident on Friday in Fayette County
A Juvenile was injured in a UTV accident on Friday afternoon in Fayette County. The Fayette County Sheriff's Office reports that a UTV (a 2015 Polaris Ranger) being operated by a 13 year old Juvenile from St. Elmo was traveling west on 2100 Avenue and lost control on the gravel roadway, overturning and coming to rest o...
11h ago
Truck and Trailer went into Vandalia Lake last week
A truck and trailer went into Vandalia Lake this past week. Fayette County Sheriff Ronnie Stevens says that a man was unloading his boat and for an unknown reason his truck and trailer went into the water at the boat ramp. Sheriff Stevens says the truck and trailer floated around 180 degrees before sinking. The Fayet...
11h ago
Vandalia High School held Graduation Ceremonies on Saturday night---Awards & Scholarships
Vandalia High School Officially sent out the Class of 2024 at their annual Graduation Ceremonies on Saturday night. These Students were Summa Cum Laude (GPA of 3.8 to 4.0)---Conner McCall, Isabella LaMonica, Emma Wodtka, Kathryn Eckhardt, Jalyn Murray, Kaylee Rosenkoetter, Kanon Wollerman, Keaton Jones, Sadie Willenbor...
11h ago
First Mosquito Batches Of 2024 Test Positive For West Nile Virus
(Cook Co., IL) -- Health officials are reporting the first two batches of mosquitoes to test positive in 2024 for West Nile virus in Illinois. One specimen in Hoffman Estates in Cook County was collected last Tuesday. A second batch to test positive was found last Thursday in Jacksonville in Morgan County. IDPH recentl...
12h ago
Vandalia's Brown Takes 9th Place in Shot Put at IHSA 1A Girls State Track Meet
Vandalia High School girls track sophomore thrower Hannah Brown tossed a personal best and for the second time in ten days broke the school record in ...
May 19, 2024