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Today's News

  • Committee recommends implementation of boulevard parking restrictions

    Vandalia residents whose vehicles have been blocking passages for pedestrians and vehicular traffic – even when they use their driveway – have been given a few weeks to come up with a new parking spot.

    And as the enforcement of the city ordinance that prohibits obstructing traffic is stepped up, the city is putting in place new guidelines for parking vehicles on residential boulevards.

    At a lengthy meeting last Wednesday night, the Vandalia City Council’s streets and sewers committee agreed to have the city enforce the following ordinance:

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  • City likely will implement boulevard parking restrictions

    The days in which Vandalia residents can park on unimproved boulevards are likely limited.

    That's because a Vandalia City Council committee is recommended that in order for residents to park on boulevards in front of their homes, that area must covered with either concrete, asphalt or CA-6 rock.

    That's the recommendation formulated by the council's streets and sewers committee at a meeting last Wednesday.

    That committee recommended that enforcement of that ordinance amendment begin on Oct. 1.

    For the full story, see this Thursday's issue of The Leader-Union.

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  • Ramsey bank robber gets 20 years

    About two months after pleading guilty to the robbery of First National Bank in Ramsey last November, a Springfield man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

    Jason M. Echols, 33, was sentenced on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Benton.

    Courtney Cox, a U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, said that the 20-year sentence will run consecutively with an 11-month sentence imposed in federal court for violating the terms of supervised release in that district.

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  • Midland States Bank buy two Peoples National Bank facilities

    Peoples National Bank announced on Wednesday that Midland States Bank will be acquiring its Effingham and Vandalia banking facilities.

    “We are very happy with the Effingham and Vandalia branches and are proud to have had the opportunity to serve our customers in these two markets. The sale of these two branches provides a great opportunity for us to redeploy assets to take advantage of growth opportunities in our core market areas,” said President Bill Bonan.

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  • Area Community Calendar

    Thursday, September 4

    • TOPS IL 1872, Ramsey, will meet at the Christian Church in Ramsey. Weigh-in is at 6 p.m., and the meeting is at 7 p.m. For more information, contact Sylvia Davis at 217-823-2607.

    •The Fayette County Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors will meet at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 1221 W. Fillmore St., Vandalia.

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  • Technicality costs Vandals a 7-0 start

    Synergy has helped a young Vandalia golf team race out to a strong start this season.

    But a technicality kept the Vandals from continuing a perfect start Monday at Spencer T. Olin Golf Course in Alton.

    Freshman Derrick Herker's 41 would have led the Vandals to victories over host Marquette and Piasa-Southwestern, improving Vandalia's record to 7-0.

    But he was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard.

    Due to the disqualification, VCHS had to count a 51, which dropped its score to 192 - five strokes behind Marquette (187) and just one behind the Birds (191).

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  • Vandals outrun the Storm

    It was one of the burning questions regarding the Vandalia football team heading into the 2008 season.

    How would an entirely new starting backfield produce?

    The question was addressed quickly and emphatically Friday night at Mark Greer Field.

    The answer? Nicely. Very nicely.

    In fact, the only question that remains after the Vandals' 55-12 Week 1 waxing of Sangamon Valley is how coach John Stout is going to keep his enviable stable of running backs happy.

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  • Ramsey upsets Brownstown, wins own tourney

    For the Ramsey baseball program, five long years of frustration came to an end Thursday night on a hit that traveled no more than 65 feet.

    Noah Belcher's picture-perfect bunt single in the bottom of the seventh wound up scoring Andrew Cunningham all the way from second with the game-winning run, as a wild throw to first by Brownstown pitcher Jared Winters allowed the host team to pull off a 2-1 upset in the title game of its own season-opening tournament.

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  • College Report to cover 15 area athletes this fall

    After a two-month break, I am back.

    As always, we start the year with an introduction article. If I have left someone out of the introduction article, it is completely unintentional. To add a name to my growing list, please send me an e-mail at Dan62801@aol.com. Be sure to include "The Leader-Union" in the subject line.

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  • State shoots self in the foot by closing sites

    Just when you think that things can't get any worse in our state capital...

    The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, responding to budget cuts implemented by Gov. Rod Blagojevich, announced on Thursday the closure of 24 state historic sites and state parks. On that list is the Vandalia Statehouse.

    The news of those closures comes as a major blow to our state, which is getting ready to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, as well as to our community.

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