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Fisher celebrates 100th birthday

“I’m just glad that I lived long enough to get acquainted with my little great-grandchildren.”

Sheriff's Arrest Log

• Brandy L. Lape, 33, 617 N. First St., Vandalia, was arrested on May 13 on charges of possession of anhydrous ammonia with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine and intimidation of a witness. Bond was $25,000.
• Steven F. Stokes, 29, 119 S. Fourth St., Vandalia, was arrested on May 13 on a charge of possession of anhydrous ammonia with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine. Bond was $25,000.

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Palmer new school board president

Chris Palmer was elected president and Matt Hall was elected vice president of the Vandalia Board of Education at its reorganizational meeting on Monday.

Lady Vandals get first regional...

Vandalia's softball tem held off a late rally on Monday to earn its first win in a regional tournament since 2007.

Wesclin scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, but that would be one run short in a 7-6 win for the Lady Vandals, who now play No. 1 seed Carlyle at Carlyle on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.

Junior Megan Godoyo threw a complete game, striking out four and allowing no earned runs, as Vandalia (4-21) committed six errors in just its fifth regional tournament win in the past 16 seasons.

Discovery of sidewalk vaults...

There was a buzz of excitement in downtown Vandalia a couple of weeks ago when workers engaged on the streetscape project in the 100 block of South Fourth Street broke through the sidewalk slab in front of the Copper Penny into what appeared to be a tunnel.

Seven Jr. Vandals qualify for...

Seven Jr. Vandals qualified for the Illinois Elementary School Association Class AA state track meet, with six girls and one boy making the meet.

Eighth-grader Curtis Gordon qualified in two events, tying his school record of 12 feet in the pole vault to place first at the Pana Sectional, and finishing second in the 110-meter hurdles.

For the girls, three seventh-graders and three eighth-graders will make the trip to the Eastside Centre in East Peoria on Friday and Saturday.

Veterans Tribute, ABATE Fun Fest...

A tribute to local veterans on Friday evening will include a performance by an Air Force band.
The next day, a variety of activities will be offered during a festival sponsored by the Shoal Creek Chapter of ABATE (A Brotherhood Aimed Toward Education) and the Vandalia Tourism Commission.
The Armed Forces Tribute on Friday evening on the Vandalia Statehouse lawn will get under way with a pork chop dinner provided by the Vandalia Ministerial Alliance. The meal will cost $5, and serving is from 5-7:30 p.m.

Ruffner qualifies for state for...

Vandalia senior Sierah Ruffner will make her third trip to the state track meet after qualifying in the high jump at Thursday night's sectional meet in Carlinville.

Ruffner cleared the automatic state-qualifying height of 5 feet, 2 inches to place third at the sectional, and will jump at state next Thursday at the Class A state preliminaries on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

She has cleared 5 feet, 5 inches this season, and will be looking to better her best jump at the state meet, which is just 5 feet.

Arbor Day Improvements in Patoka

Several Patoka officials and a number of volunteers did landscaping work at the Welcome to Patoka sign and also planted five trees on Saturday.

In the first photo, Stacy Hood (left), the outgoing village president, and Lura Thompson get some help from Jim Eagleton in putting plants into the ground. In the second photo, Brady Thompson helps spread landscaping rock. Other volunteers included Village Treasurer Annette McNicol, Sean Cullipp, Lynn Eagleton and Pat McCabe.

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