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Jason Clay experiences more success, state and national honors in final season as wrestling coach By RICH BAUER To say that ...
The Mulberry Grove Shooting Aces last week competed in the AIM Grand at the World Shooting Complex in Sparta. Individual ...
Grand American runs July 31 through Aug. 9       The Amateur Trapshooting Association’s (ATA) Grand American championships, one of the premier events in shooting sports, returns to the World Shooting ...
On Tuesday evening, a new Miss Effingham County Fair Queen was crowned. Of the six candidates vying for the crown, Krista ...
Congratulations to Leah Ring, the 2025 Jr. Miss Effingham County Fair Queen. Leah is the 12 year old daughter of Alec and ...
Kaskaskia College proudly recognizes Linda Stover, Vice Chairman of the Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees, who was recently honored as a finalist for the 2025 Ray Hartstein Trustee Achievement Award ...
By: Ben Szalinski Capitol News Illinois       A new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday will make it easier for police to remove squatters who are illegally staying at a residence.      ...
Editor: Tony Angeloni [email protected]       On Saturday, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office received a call that a 9-year old female was “actively drowning” and stuck under a log near Wren ...
DEBORAH SIMCOX               Correspondent       At the Monday, August 4 Vandalia City Council Meeting, under Announcement & Concerns,       Scott Stratton of First Spear, with Atlas 46, offered ...
Editor: Tony Angeloni [email protected]       The Vandalia Park District posted on social media on Wednesday July 30th about the Vandalia swimming pool asking for community support. The post was as ...
A focus on the future of hunting       This past weekend, the Delta Waterfowl Carlyle Lake Chapter played a pivotal role in supporting the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Hunter Safety ...
The Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees convened for its monthly meeting on Monday, July 28, 2025, at the Kaskaskia College main campus. Trustees in attendance included Bill Hawley (Odin), Linda ...