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Today's News

  • Carson, Porter kicked off ballot

    At this point, incumbent St. Elmo aldermen Lloyd Carson and Jayson Porter are not on the April municipal ballot.

    An electoral board in that community released its ruling on Friday in which it sustained the objections to the nominating petitions filed by Carson and Porter.

    Rita Davis, Carson's opponent in April, objected to his petition, and Lyle Haslett objected to Porter's petition. Both objections stated that the incumbents should not appear on the ballot because their petitions did not contain enough signatures.

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  • Vandalia Rehab Quilt Raffle
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  • School Menus

    BROWNSTOWN
    Elementary
    Breakfast
    Monday, Jan. 17 – No school.   
    Tuesday, Jan. 18 – Breakfast bites w/syrup.
    Wednesday, Jan. 19 – Choice of cereal, toast and jelly.   
    Thursday, Jan. 20 – Scrambled eggs, sausage links, toast and jelly.   
    Friday, Jan. 21 – Choice of cereal, toast and jelly.
    •Milk and juice or fruit offered daily.
    Lunch
    Monday, Jan. 17 – No school.    

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  • Temperance Lodge Officers
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  • Past Masters Honored
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  • Brownstown-Sefton News

     “Sneaky Pete,” The Wily Wolf, Is Back
    A few weeks ago, cousin Pauline Tackett called with a sighting of “Sneaky Pete,” the wolf.
    He made a late-night call at her back deck area to the pen of her dog, Sally Jo. Sally Jo was in a barking frenzy until he finally left, not liking the brilliant spotlight Pauline shined on him.

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  • St. Elmo News-Jan. 13, 2011

    By Anna Jean Rhodes

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  • Salvation Army raises record amount

    Fayette County Salvation Army raised a record amount in donations during the Christmas season.
    The bell-ringing campaign collected $14,900 from locations across Fayette County. That tops  the record set last year by $1,000.
    During the last week of November and all of December, more than 220 volunteers manned kettles at Wal-Mart, Harmon's Market IGA and Rural King. There also were more than 20 unmanned kettles in locations throughout the county.

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  • Christmas Child shoebox project tops goal by 300

    Local organizers of Operation Christmas Child said this week that their effort to send shoeboxes filled with gifts to needy children around the world was a success.
    The organization's Vandalia  center collected 1,146 shoeboxes from 22 churches, eight individuals and two organizations. That surpassed the number of shoeboxes collected last year, which was 844.
    The shoeboxes were filled with gifts, school supplies and hygiene items.

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  • Church Briefs

    Wild game meal at Brownstown church

    Brownstown First Christian Church will host its fourth annual wild game supper this Sunday at 5:30 p.m. All participants are encouraged to bring a wild game dish and other food.

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