Mid-afternoon Tuesday, Fayette County Coroner Dave Harris was contacted by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office to respond to a river bridge east of Vandalia on US 40. A death was […]
Author: Greg Sapp
Effingham Water Authority trustees heard from Attorney Kyle Boose at this month’s meeting regarding the franchise agreement with Wabash Communications. Wabash agreed to the negotiations at the October meeting. The […]
Jay D. Nelson, 63, of Jewett, passed away at 7:30 p.m. on Monday November 24, 2025, at his residence, due to esophageal cancer. Graveside services will begin at 12:30 p.m. […]
Brownstown school board members approved their tentative tax levy, and approved insurance plans through Clemens Insurance. The Board also rolled over a CD at First National Bank of Brownstown. Board […]
Cowden-Herrick school board members approved the tentative 2025 tax levy at this month’s meeting. The Board approved Timber Watson and Gracie Wright as student volunteers to help with junior high […]
A Vandalia murder suspect will be examined as to his fitness to stand trial. 43-year-old Arnold Rivera, Jr. is being held on counts including first degree murder, aggravated criminal sexual […]
Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 51,409 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois firearm deer season between November 21 and 23. Comparatively, hunters took 54,661 and […]