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Lady Vandals hosting shootout...

The Vandalia High School girls basketball team will be hosting its only summer shootout next Tuesday.

Participating teams in the 12-game shootout are Vandalia, Mt. Olive, Olney, Shelbyville, two teams from Central A&M and two teams from Newton.

The Lady Vandals will play at 12:15 p.m. in the elementary school gym, facing Central A&M’s No. 2 team.

Goldsmith pitches Post 95 to...

VANDALIA – Dalton Goldsmtih threw a complete-game shutout, four players combined to steal six bases and Post 95 cruised to a win against Salem for its first win in District play.

Goldsmith retired 11 batters in a row at one point during the 4-0 win for Vandalia in picking up his first victory of the season, striking out just batter, but inducing nine fly ball outs – including seven to center field.

“I said today that he needed to attack hitters all game,” said coach Mark Lewis. “He did exactly what I wanted him to do.”

Church Briefs

VBS next week at First Church of God

First Church of God in Vandalia will host a Vacation Bible School session June 11-14.
Under the theme of "SonWest Roundup," it will run from 6-8 p.m. nightly. The VBS will feature music, games, snacks and activities. For more information, call Monique at 780-0498.
The church is located at the intersection of Lakewood Drive and Thrill Hill Road, northwest of Vandalia.

'Summer Lunches for Kids' is under way

SIU-C releases 'Saluki...

Midwestern soybean farmers looking for a high-yield variety with built-in disease resistance will soon have a new option – Saluki 4313, developed at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Stella K. Kantartzi, associate professor in the Department of Plant, Soil and Agricultural Systems and principal investigator in the Plant Breeding and Genetics Lab, said the SIU Soybean Germplam and Variety Committee recently approved the variety’s release.

Kaskaskia College

Utah concealed carry course
Kaskaskia College will offer a Utah concealed carry course on Saturday, June 29, from 8 a.m.-noon, at the KC Vandalia Campus.
The Utah CFP permit training class takes four hours. Firing of a firearm is not required to obtain the non-resident Utah concealed firearm permit. The permit is valid for five years, and training is not required for renewal.

CRP signup continues through...

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently reminded farmers and ranchers that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is conducting a four-week Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general signup period that will end on June 14.

Frogtown News

Visits Daughter
Belinda Harpster of St. Peter spent the weekend with her daughter, Mahala Harpster of Villa Ridge, Mo. They spent the day Saturday shopping for Mahala’s wedding. On Sunday, they went to the flea market in Wentzville.
St. Peter Church
Attendance on Sunday was 196.
Ellijah Bahde served as acolyte.
The organist was Jamie Lotz.
Elders were Charlie Wachholz and Paul Reynolds.
Remember in Your Prayers
• Those with health concerns:
-Leann Hardiek
-Barb Schaal
-Earl Storck

MGHS Class of 1953 Reunion
Banners promote safety on rural...

With this year’s prolonged planting season keeping the county’s farmers traveling to and from their fields, the Fayette County Farm Bureau and other organizations are reminding motorists of the dangers of sharing the roads with oversized agricultural equipment.

First Paramedicine Graduates at...

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