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Area News

  • St. Elmo News

    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Thursday, March 20
    • First United Methodist Church Vit-Em-In Sunday school class potluck has been canceled for March.
    Saturday, March 22

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  • Frogtown News

    Death
    Carl Welch, 81, of Edgewood died on Thursday, March 6. Funeral services were held on Tuesday at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, with burial in Tolono.
    St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
    Attendance on Sunday was 145.
    Scott Gercken served as organist.
    Hunter Brandt served as acolyte.
    Allen Magnus and Mark Wollin were attending elders.  
    Lent services will be held on Wednesdays at 7 p.m., with meals being held at 6 p.m.
    Remember in Your Prayers
    • Those with health concerns:
    -Mark Burnett

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  • St. Elmo News

    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Thursday, March 13
    • Lunch Bunch, noon, Mary Ann’s Restaurant.
    • The St. Elmo Library District Board, 7 p.m., St. Elmo Public Library.
    • The Effingham Chapter #110 Order of the Eastern Star, 7:30 p.m., Effingham Masonic Temple.
    Saturday, March 15
    • St. Elmo Community Clothes Closet, 9 a.m.-noon, First United Methodist Church Parsonage.
    • Relay for Life soup and sandwich luncheon, 12-3 p.m., Eagles Club, Vandalia.

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  • Brownstown-Sefton News

    Critter Corner …
    … can be more aptly called “Twitter Corner” this week. Spring is here, at least it is for the little wild birds, as they are filling the trees and the air with their songs the past few mornings.
    Their songs are really encouraging me to take my morning coffee outside in the sunshine (note the word sunshine), and just enjoy the morning sunrise. The birdfeeder is not being emptied so much now, since the snow has melted, so nature is taking over and providing nourishment.

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  • Brownstown-Sefton News

    Too Cold for Petite
    Puppy Paws
    Poor little Josie, our almost 14-year-old puppy – when she goes outside, her little feet get so cold so quickly, that she can hardly move. We pick her up and carry her up and down the steps, but she gets cold as soon as she stands down on the frozen ground.

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  • Frogtown News

    Birth
    Scott and Shelly Reynolds are the parents of a daughter, Lillian Faith, born on Feb. 13, 2014. She weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce, and was 19 ½ inches long.
    She is welcomed by her brother, Andrew.
    Grandparents are Paul and Beth Reynolds, and Russ and Bev Schwarm.
    Weekend Guests
    Friday evening dinner guests of Dane and Belinda Harpster of St. Peter were: Mitch, Gretchen, Owen and Aaron Harpster of Cape Girardeau, Mo.; Nathan and Mahala Jacquin of Villa Ridge, Mo.; and Larry, Sue, Kyle and Olivia Urban of St. Peter.

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  • St. Elmo News

    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Wednesday, March 5
    • Wright’s Corner Unit of Home and Community Education, 1 p.m., Loudon Town House.
    • Reverb Youth, 6 p.m., St. Elmo Christian Church.
    • Kids’ Klub, 7-8 p.m., First Church of God S.H.E.D.
    Thursday, March 6
    • St. Elmo Business Association, noon, Mary Ann’s Restaurant.
    • The Wheatland Unit of Home and Community Education, 1:30 p.m.
    • St. Elmo Women’s Civic Club, 7 p.m., St. Elmo Public Library.
    Saturday, March 8

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  • VFW Auxiliary
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  • Girl Scout Week

    Mayor Rick Gottman signed a proclamation declaring March 9-15 as Girl Scout Week in Vandalia.

    The proclamation acknowledges that Girl Scouts helps to instill in girls courage, character and confidence. Gottman is shown with members of Daisy Troop No. 8392, Junior Troop No. 8858 and Cadette Troop No. 8382. Troop leaders are: Therese Tate, Daisies; Jamie Keck, Juniors; and Teresa Powell, Cadettes.

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  • Brownstown-Sefton News

    Longhorn Cattle (Mini) Stampede
    (John Wayne Style)
    During last week’s storm, the rain and hail seemed to be coming down in sheets and was moving horizontally, rather than vertically, and was scaring Betsy Longhorn and her bovine family.

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