Today's News

One hundred and twenty-five years ago, when Vandalia Mutual County Fire Insurance Co. began, it protected the important property assets of its policyholders.
Like barns, horses and houses.

Lexis Perkins and Michael Miller, both of Vandalia, have announced their engagement and upcoming marriage.

GREENUP — Two home runs, 16 hits and stellar defense fueled an 11-3 win for South Central on Wednesday, as the Cougars took down North Clay in a sectional semifinal game.

Seniors Kyle Bray and Austin Schwarm accounted for five of those runs with home runs, and Schwarm made about as good of a catch as any high school player could make to rob a North Clay batter of what would have been a two-run double.

EAST PEORIA – Oh, the drama.

For anyone with a rooting interest in Curtis Gordon’s pole vault performance at Saturday’s Illinois Elementary School Association state championships, it was tough to stand still throughout the final four heights.

Battling Parkside’s Ryan Ashenbremer in 3-inch increments in the Class AA finals, the tension rose on every attempt as Gordon and Ashenbremer matched heights up to 12 feet, 9 inches.