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Pension reform must be faced

It’s time. In fact, it’s well past time.
Illinois legislators must deal with the state’s pension crisis.
They had an opportunity during the recent legislative session, but left Springfield without any meaningful progress.

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.

Evergreen Outreach

By Sharon Mueller
Mary Crawford, 90 years young, was honored at Evergreen Outreach on Monday with a beautifully decorated birthday cake, provided by her daughter-in-law, Sue Harrison. Mary wore a “spring chicken” apron, and after all had sung “Happy Birthday,” she was given a plastic dancing chick by the leader of the day, Beulah Brown. Beulah then had Mary come forward and tell about her early life, which was very interesting. (It was the days when all children had chores before play!)

KC KICK classes at Vandalia in...

The Office of Continuing/Community Education at Kaskaskia College has announced the schedule for KICK classes in June at the Vandalia Campus, located at 2310 W. Fillmore St. in Vandalia.

Lucken set for All-Star Game

Two college-bound football players from the 2013 graduating class of Vandalia Community High School have been invited to play in one last high school game on Saturday.

Ryan Ambuehl and Jeff Lucken have been selected to play in the 25th annual West-Central Illinois All-Star football game at Sacred Heart-Griffin High School in Springfield.

The game – which features 91 players from 34 schools – will be this Saturday at 5 p.m., with the gates to open an hour before the game.

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 summer shootout in the...

VANDALIA – Final results of the first Vandal summer shootout were not available by press time, but results for a handful of games featuring local teams follow.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Vandals lost in the first round of the tournament to Putnam County, 18-13.

In a game that was close throughout the first half, Putnam County used a 6-0 run to take a lead it would not relinquish just before the halfway mark.

Five Vandals scored in the game, with rising junior Luke Hollinshead leading the team with four points.

Ehrat to continue tennis career...

A 2013 Vandalia High School graduate will be continuing her athletic career as an NCAA Division III tennis player at Millikin University.

Paige Ehrat will join the Big Blue tennis team after two strong years of play with the Lady Vandals varsity squad.

“I am excited at the opportunity to coach Paige,” said Millikin tennis coach Dustin Forman. “While recruiting Paige, many things impressed me, including her passion for tennis, the desire to work hard and improve, and her enthusiasm for Millikin.

Banks of the Okaw

This week’s Mystery Banks Photo: This young man, pictured about 50 years ago, still plays the drums. He is semi-retired and still lives in the Vandalia area.

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