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Today's News

  • Brownstown board votes to continue co-op negotiations

    The Brownstown Board of Education voted unanimously on Wednesday night to continue discussions with the St. Elmo District Board on a cooperative agreement for extracurricular activities.

    That vote was taken after the board heard from a number of people in a crowd of about 60 people, many of whom are opposed to the agreement that would join the two districts for activities including high school and junior high basketball and baseball.

    The St. Elmo Board of Education is scheduled to discuss the cooperative agreement at its regular meeting on Thursday evening.

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  • City to consider legal options with Motown

    Because representatives of Motown Technology & Sports Facility Inc. continue to ignore phone calls and e-mails from Vandalia officials, one alderman believes it’s time to go to a higher power.

    Mike Hobler believes that the city may get some type of response from the Motown group if the sheriff in the group’s home county serves them with some type of legal document.

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  • Three teachers cut due to state aid shortfalls

    As a result of state aid shortfalls, the Vandalia Board of Education on Tuesday voted unanimously to honorably dismiss three first-year teachers who had been placed on Reduction In Force (RIF) status.

    Those teachers – Bethany Nave (Pre-K), Annette McClintock (fourth grade) and Robyn DeMoulin (second grade) – were released because funding from the state is delinquent, causing the district to make preparations to drop the Pre-K program in the 2010/11 school year.

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  • License for beer garden OK'd, other request is not

    After the Vandalia City Council approved Vandalia Main Street’s request for a one-day liquor license, it chose not to act on a request for a permanent license submitted by an individual planning to open a sandwich shop.

    The council voted 5-3 to OK Main Street’s request for a license that will allow the organization to operate a beer garden during its new SummerFest in July.

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  • Time to pull the plug on Motown

    Two months ago, we asked that the city of Vandalia seriously consider discontinuing its relationship with Motown Technology and Sports Facility Inc. We’re glad to see that city officials are moving in that direction.

    Alderman Mike Hobler suggested at Monday’s city council meeting that the city look at initiating legal action against the Michigan-based group, and Alderman Larry Bennett agreed.

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  • Thanks to farmers

    Included in today's issue of The Leader-Union is a special section called "Salute to Agriculture 2010.

    In that section, brought to you by several of the leading ag-related businesses, we highlight the many contributions of our farmers.

    In a county like Fayette, it's hard to overestimate the impact of agriculture on our local economy. In most years, the fortunes of our farmers have a direct impact on the health of all other aspects of our business community. The ripples are that significant.

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  • Phone calls lead to discovery of body in well

    The case began with a telephone call to the Shelby County Sheriff’s office in early December 1962.

    Lyle McDonald, the newly elected sheriff, took the call, and was asked whether a loss claim for a wallet found in a schoolyard near Herrick had been made. The wallet contained $500 and belonged to a man named Tony O’Dell.

    The caller said he did not want to get involved, but the sheriff should check some schoolhouse wells in the Herrick area for a body.

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  • Green is good

    For the Vandalia High School girls basketball team, the 2009-10 season was a rebuilding year. After losing eight seniors and most of the team members who logged significant minutes, the Lady Vandals were depleted, to say the least. First-year head coach Michelle McNary had to rebuild a program basically from the ground up.

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  • Green is good

    Heading into the season, Vandalia High School boys basketball coach Kevin Jackson had a huge decision to make – who to start at point guard.

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  • City to consider legal options with Motown

    The Vandalia City Council decided on Monday to consider its legal options against a Michigan-based firm that says it wants to build a $300-million sports and entertainement complex.

    Alderman Mike Hobler suggested the city consider legal action against Motown Technology because it has failed to make good on a $17,500 bad check, and has also failed to respond to phone calls and e-mails.

    Alderman Larry Bennett agreed, saying the city has been "more than fair" in its dealings with Motown.

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