Today's News

Vandalia fell to Carlinville in South Central Conference softball on Tuesday, 27-1.
The Lady Vandals (1-21) committed 10 errors in the loss, seven in the second inning alone.
Kaitlyn Mills went 3-for-3 and scored the Lady Vandals’ lone run. Mills also shared pitching duties, going two innings, along with Molly Kern (two innings) and Kennedy Fiscus (one inning).
Mills struck out three, walked two, hit two batters and allowed five hits. Kern struck out two, walked two and gave up seven hits, and Fiscus recorded one strike out and gave up 11 hits.

Two more records fell as the Vandalia boys and girls track teams hosted a five-team meet on Tuesday.

This Saturday, the Family YMCA of Fayette County is holding a free community event to inspire more kids to keep their minds and bodies active at the annual YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day, the Y’s national initiative to improve health and well-being for kids and families.
The morning event features activities such as games, healthy living education, arts and crafts, and exercise on the inflatables to motivate and teach families how to develop healthy routines at home.

Update on Mother Robin’s “Squatter’s Rights”
Mother Robin is firmly ensconced on top of the Homestead back porch light, on the porch wall, right next to the door.
We figured she would be moving on, as we come and go through that door, but we noticed her taking flight off the nest only a few times at first.
It concerned us that her eggs many not hatch if she continually left them, but now she seems be used to us and stays on the nest.