Today's News

About a year and a half after they lined Gallatin Street with American flags, members of Crawford-Hale American Legion Post 95 noticed that the flags need to be replaced.
Vandalia’s mayor encouraged the public on Monday to support the Post 95 project through which flags are displayed on Gallatin in good-weather months.
Rick Gottman said at Monday’s city council meeting that the Legion is accepting donations for the flags, which cost $35 each.

Jeff Bradley became a member of the Boy Scouts of America 11 years ago. He is 17 now, a senior at Vandalia Community High School and an Eagle Scout.
Bradley has earned the required 21 merit badges, and for his Eagle project, he provided a new sign for the Brownstown VFW Post 9770.

The Vandalia Board of Education on Tuesday passed a budget for the current school year that shows a $1.58-million deficit in the four operating accounts over which the board has spending control.
And even though the district still has a balance of $3.82 million in the bank to help it bridge the funding gaps, the state requires any districts in a deficit spending situation to develop a “deficit-reduction plan” to work its way out of the shortfall.

Tasked with replacing a college-bound player at the most important position on the volleyball court, the nerves that Gabby McNutt felt early in the season were justified.

Now 15 games later, the Vandalia senior finds setting to be second nature.

“I was expecting to be the setter, but when I had to step up and do it, there was a lot of pressure,” McNutt said. “Now, I’m comfortable with everyone, because I’ve played with them all.”