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Today's News

  • College Graduates

    Life Christian University
    Marcia Curry Haslett received a bachelor’s degree from Life Christian University in Tampa, Fla., this summer.
    Haslett has been attending a satellite school in Swansea and on Sunday, June 26, the graduation was celebrated by graduates, families and friends of the Life Bible Institute, hosted by Life Church. Shirley Curry of Vandalia attended.
    Haslett is the daughter of Shirley Curry and the late Jim Curry of Vandalia.

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  • Schaal part of successful LLC judging team

    The 2010-2011 Lake Land College livestock judging team has had a memorable season, winning seven of 11 competitions.

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  • St. Elmo Schools set registration

    Registration days for St. Elmo Jr.-Sr. High School and Elementary School will be:
    • Aug. 1 – 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
    • Aug. 2 – 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
    • Aug. 1 – 6-8 p.m. – Seventh-grade orientation/registration for all seventh-grade students and parents.
    All students, including those new to the district and district students who attend classes in Vandalia, should register at that time.

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  • Get out and play

    More than 300 youngsters have participated in baseball or softball through the Fayette County Family YMCA this summer.

    Despite bad weather at times, 304 youths took the field this season, which is nearing its finish.

    Due to the rising popularity of traveling teams, however, that number is about 100 fewer than the YMCA had just two years ago.

    Nonetheless, Amber Daulbaugh, who was hired as the program director at the Y on June 20, still said that she was pleased to see so many children participating in something active and competitive this summer.

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  • Vandalia Sr. Legion ends season after three tourney games

    SALEM – Before the bottom of the sixth inning at the Sr. Legion District Tournament on Saturday, Vandalia’s players stood outside the dugout and tossed their bats onto the field.

    Done to “wake up” the bats because Post 95 was struggling offensively while clinging to a 2-1 lead, Vandalia would go on to score once in the sixth, twice in the seventh and thrice in the eighth to walk away from the first-round game with an 8-1 win against Bridgeport.

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  • Post 95 falls in final game; looking toward tournament

    With the Jr. Legion District Tournament set to begin on Thursday, it was good to see that Vandalia’s squad did not give up during its final regular season game on Monday.

    Unfortunately, the offense didn’t start clicking until after it had fallen behind by 13 runs and needed to score to make the game last more than five innings.

    After the eventual 17-9 loss to Effingham, however, coach TK Kinkead said he believes that fighting spirit will serve his team well in Salem over the next several days.

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  • Crafty pitching gives Jr. Legion team win

    The Vandalia Jr. Legion club started last Friday’s game with a soft-tossing lefty.

    It closed the game with a lanky, hard-throwing righty, and the contrasting styles had Salem fooled during an 8-5 win for Post 95.

    “That was our plan at the beginning of the game,” said TK Kinkead of his pitching strategy. “After the rough first inning, Matt (Campbell) really settled down, and I kept on letting him go until Salem caught up to him.”

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  • South Central splits doubleheader

    The South Central Jr. Legion baseball team split a doubleheader against Effingham on Saturday.

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  • South Central offering sports physicals

    South Central Schools will be holding a sports physical clinic at South Central Middle School on Tuesday.

    The exams are for athletes only and those entering kindergarten, sixth grade or ninth grade should not register to receive their health physical.

    Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, and the physicals will be given from 9-11 a.m.

    The cost is $15 and checks are payable to Salem Medical Center.

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  • Vandalia Men's Slo-Pitch Softball Results from July 6

    Game 1
    Keck’s Marsh 16
    Goldsmith Farms 6
    •Jason Laack had a double and a triple for Keck’s, and Matt Thompson homered and Cody Allen doubled for Goldsmith.

    Game 2
    Goldsmith 9
    Keck’s 7
    •Patrick Thompson, Travis Nodyke and Reid McKinley each doubled for Goldsmith. For Keck’s, John Lotz doubled twice.

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