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Sheriff's Arrest Log

• Shane L. Sefton, 19, 1578 E. 2300 Ave., Brownstown, was arrested on Feb. 16 on a charge of criminal damage to • property. Bond was $1,500.
• Melinda S. Denning, 52, 1223 N. 1175, Vandalia, was arrested on Feb. 16 for failure to appear in court on a small claims matter. Bond was $125 cash.
• Joseph D. Cross Jr., 34, 711 W. Washington St., Farina, was arrested on Feb. 15 on a Clay County warrant on a charge of possession of less than 15 grams of a methamphetamine precursor. Bond was $30,000, and he was extradited to Clay County.

Mike Radliff picked as next FNB president

The First National Bank announced on Monday that Michael R. Radliff has been selected as its next president and chief executive officer.

That Old House

Only two years have passed since Amy and Michael Schulze bought and renovated a home on Riverview Drive in Vandalia. So, needless to say, the couple wasn’t house shopping.

Hard work paying off

Vandalia wrestlers Dalton Blankenship and Kendrick Woolsey are perfect examples of the "perseverance and hard work" that coach Jason Clay talks about when he explains the success of this year's grapplers.
Just a week and a half after sustaining bruised ribs, Blankenship returned to the mat to give his team some very important points.
Woolsey, facing an opponent who had already beaten him twice this season, provided the sectional-clinching points by edging that opponent in a hotly contested overtime match.

Headed Back to State

Kendrick Woolsey celebrates his win on Tuesday that clinched another trip to the dual team state finals for the Vandalia Vandals wrestling team.

Coverage of the sectional win is in the Sports section of today's issue.

Two I-70 projects slated to begin next Monday

Believe it or not, spring is just around the corner.
But, in addition to warmer weather, the arrival of spring also signifies the start of road construction season.
Two projects along Interstate 70 in Fayette County are scheduled to get underway soon, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.
The first is the improvement of I-70 from milepost 62, a mile east of Vandalia’s eastern exit, to milepost 64.
That improvement project is slated to begin on Monday and be completed by Nov. 16.

Washington and other early schools

While looking through back issues of The Vandalia Union, I came across an article that rather surprised me. The subject of the article was the demolition of Washington School, which was scheduled to begin April 23, 1940.

Calendar

Thursday, Feb. 19

✔ TOPS IL 2490 will meet from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Ramsey. Weigh-in is from 9-9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Dovie Heaton-Bergin at 283-1729.
✔ CenterPointe Church, located at 1616 Veterans Ave. in Vandalia, is holding free Weekly Fit Club sessions at 6 p.m. every Thursday.
✔ TOPS IL 1872, Ramsey, will meet at the Christian Church in Ramsey. Weigh-in is at 6:20 p.m., and the meeting is at 7 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 23

Sheriff's scholarship available

The Illinois Sheriffs’ Association announces that it will be awarding over $ 53,000 in college scholarships throughout the state to students wishing to pursue higher education during the 2015-16 academic year.
The scholarships are to be applied to tuition, books and fees only.
The student applicants must be enrolled full-time at a certified institution of higher learning within Illinois.
Fayette County Sheriff Chris Smith will be awarding one $500 scholarship.

Sheriff's Arrest Log

• Maurice A. Crouch III, 59, Salisbury, Md., was arrested on Feb. 23, on a charge of driving while his license was suspended or revoked. Bond was $1,500.
• A 14-year-old turned himself in on Feb. 23 on a petition to revoke his probation. The youth was taken to the Madison County Juvenile Detention Center.
• Nevin S. Scott, 24, Cumberland Road, St. Elmo, was arrested on Feb. 22 on a charge of disorderly conduct. Bond was $1,500.