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City asked to loan caboose for restoration project

The city of Vandalia is being asked to OK a loan, but the group making the request isn’t asking for money. It wants a local landmark.
William Howard told the Vandalia City Council that Vandalia Railroad Museum Foundation has been established, and that the foundation’s first project would be restoring and relocating Vandalia’s Little Red Caboose.
“I’m here tonight to put before the council a proposition to enter into a long-term agreement with you,” said Howard, a registered agent for the newly formed foundation.

BHS Baccalaureate
A Win for the Record Books
Getting Input on Recycling

As they await proposed agreements from the two agencies that provide local recycling services, city officials want residents to go online to say whether they are willing to monetarily support those services.
The city and FAYCO, which provides recycling for a wide variety of items, were to work out early this week which one would provide an online survey on its website.

Frakes sentencing delayed

The sentencing hearing for the Vandalia man convicted of child pornography charges in February has been delayed until early next month.
The sentencing for William Frakes was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, but his attorney, Monroe McWard of Taylorville, had earlier in the day faxed a motion requesting that it be reset.
The sentencing is now set for 1 p.m. on Friday, June 9
Frakes, 56, was found guilty of three counts of child pornography at the conclusion of a jury trial.

Three advance to state meet

Vandalia’s Anna Miller is quite familiar with the track at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. But that doesn’t mean that every return trip isn’t special.

Brownstown/St. Elmo falls in regional

Woodlawn scored twice in the fifth inning of the IHSA Regional contest at Brownstown to record a 5-3 win over Brownstown/St. Elmo to end the Bombers season.
The Bombers scored one run in each of the first two innings and tied the game at three in the bottom of the fourth before Woodlawn crossed the plate twice in the fifth.
Nate Philpot led the Bombers by going 2-for-4 with two runs batted in.
Isaac Maxey, Lewis Brown, Caleb Atwood and Hunter Strauch each had one hit.

Calendar

Thursday, May 18

✔ 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.
✔ Fayette County Health Hospice's grief support group meets from 6-7 p.m. at the FCHD office, 416 W. Edwards St., Vandalia. For more information, contact hospice coordinator Jami Lockart, 283-7262.

Friday, May 19

Sheriff's Arrest Log

• Jolana A. Ribble, 29, Altamont, was arrested on May 9 for failure to appear in court. Bond was $1,500.
• Rebecca A. D’Angelo, 33, 319 Stone St., Vandalia, was arrested on May 8 for failure to appear in court. Bond was $5,000.
• Zachary A. Skirvin, 30, 1320 W. South St., Vandalia, was arrested on May 8 for failure to appear in court. Bond was $2,500.
• A 16-year-old Vandalia resident was arrested on May 8 on a charge of criminal damage to property. No bond information was listed.

An old home with comforts

Steve and Connie Jerden’s rural home is like a step back in time.