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Today's Opinions

  • Banks of the Okaw-Sept. 29, 2011


    This week’s Mystery Banks Photo:     These two young men are part of the VCHS class of 1966.

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  • The Way We Were-Sept. 29, 2011

    15 Years Ago

    1996 – The Vandalia City Council rejected proposed pay increases for the mayor, city clerk, city treasurer and aldermen, and also agreed to put the hiring of a director of community development “on the back burner.”
    Odie Washington, the director of the Illinois Department of Corrections, was the guest speaker at the Vandalia Chamber of Commerce’s monthly meeting.
    Vandalia defeated Hillsboro, 28-6, in varsity football play to remain undefeated and take over the conference lead.

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  • Was justice served by suspension

    Editor:
    On Thursday, Sept. 8, an “emergency” school board meeting took place at the Ramsey School District. The subject of that “emergency” was my daughter, Faith Luster. Faith was an honor roll student in eighth grade at Ramsey Junior High School.
    Faith was expelled for the rest of the semester by the Ramsey School Board for having a weapon at a school function. She is allowed to come back to school on Jan. 4.

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  • More info on the blackberry patch conflict

    Many years ago, I read a story in "Fayette Facts" about two Fayette County women who got into a fight over a blackberry patch. It ended when one of the women pushed the other into an open well.
    From what I remembered, the local justice of the peace held court, fined the woman who did the pushing and then paid the fine for her.
    I have searched for this story off and on during the past several years, and finally gave up, figuring that I would stumble across it again one day.

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  • Weather a big plus for the Grande Levée

    Probably the biggest advantage to holding the Grande Levée on Father’s Day weekend for more than four decades was that it was easy for both local residents and tourists to keep the event on their calendars.
    But the 42nd period celebration on the grounds of Illinois’ oldest capitol proved that moving the date is really not that big of a deal.
    This year’s Grande Levée is drawing rave reviews, mostly because of the weather.

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  • The Way We Were-Sept. 15, 2011

    15 Years Ago

    1996 – Kelly McGinnis, a Greenville man being sought for the murder of Greenville attorney,  Tom Meyer, fled from authorities after an unsuccessful attempt to enter the offices of LeFevre, Zeman, Oldfield & Lawinger.
    Megan Schukar was crowned homecoming queen at Vandalia Community High School. Foreign exchange student Bogdan Leshchinskiy was crowned king.
    Former Vandalia Community High School principal, teacher and coach Bob McAllister, died after a battle with cancer.

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  • Banks of the Okaw-Sept. 22, 2011

    This week’s Mystery Banks Photos: These two young people were members of the Class of 1961.

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  • Banks of the Okaw-Sept. 22, 2011

    This week’s Mystery Banks Photos: These two young people were members of the Class of 1961.

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