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Everyone attending the Brownstown Alumni Reunion on July 21 at the Moose Lodge in Vandalia will be asked to verify that their current addresses on file are correct.
For anyone who has sent in a dinner reservation, the address will have been updated and verified. Debbie Fulk will be assisting with address updates/corrections.

Shelby Sasse (seated), who was crowned the 2012 Little Miss Fayette County Fair queen on Monday evening, is shown with her court.

Standing, from left to right, are: Emma Smith, 2011 Little Miss Fayette County; Marisa Thomason (back), 2011 Miss Fayette County; Alexia Tate, first runner-up; Sarah Craig, 2012 Jr. Miss Fayette County; and Mattie Brown, second runner-up.

VVFD holding fundraiser on Saturday

The Vandalia Volunteer Fire Department will hold a fundraiser this Saturday evening at The Copper Penny, 125 S. Fourth St. Members of the VVFD will be working as guest waiters and bartenders, accepting tips and donations, beginning at about 5 p.m.
Later in the evening, the VVFD will be giving away items and gift certificates donated by local businesses about every half hour. They are also holding a raffle for a 32-inch LCD HD television, with tickets being $10 each.

Authorities now believe that a gunshot that killed a man in Shobonier on Monday was self-inflicted.
A female contacted the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office on Monday afternoon, reported that someone had shot themself at a rural Shobonier residence.
Shortly before 6 p.m., a county deputy found a man identified as Michael Brown, 27, of Henry, dead on the front steps of that residence.
Fayette County Coroner Bruce Bowen, who pronounced Brown dead at 6:18 p.m., reported that the longtime Vandalia area resident had sustained a gunshot wound to the head.