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As it has worked to get its financial house in order, the city of Vandalia has allowed one costly project to fall by the wayside for the time being.
But one alderman doesn’t want that to continue.
Terry Beesley told Mayor Rick Gottman and other city aldermen on Tuesday night that he had contacted a number of governmental agencies about providing some advice on the city’s raw water intake on the Kaskaskia River.
Beesley said he finally found someone willing to listen to him, and to consider providing some assistance.

Thursday, February 23

✔ A meeting of the Downtown Vandalia Merchants Co-op will be held at 5 p.m. at Old Town Cheese on Gallatin Street.
✔ TOPS IL 1872, Ramsey, will meet at the Christian Church in Ramsey. Weigh-in is at 6:20 p.m., and the meeting is at 7 p.m.
Saturday, February 25

Both drivers sustained fatal injuries in a two-vehicle wreck on U.S. Route 51 south of Vandalia early Sunday morning.

According to Fayette County Coroner Bruce Bowen, Robert Norris, 74, of Vernon, was traveling south on Route 51 when a northbound vehicle driven by 22-year-old Joshua Jezek of Sandoval crossed the center line, hitting the truck driven by Norris head-on.

The vehicle driven by Jezek, who was identified on Monday afternoon, burst into flames.

Norris and Jezek were pronounced dead at the scene by Bowen at 4:06 a.m.