The Greater Fayette County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday for This-N-That, 120 N. Fifth St. Owner Karen Sharp said she first opened a storefront near McDonald’s last July. Sharp had always had an entrepreneurial spirit and picked up selling different kinds of items from home because it gave her…
Read MoreA number of Vandalia Community High School seniors were recognized recently for receiving academic scholarships. The annual Academic Signing Day on Wednesday morning celebrated 11 soon-to-be graduates received more than $500,000 in scholarship awards. Recipients included: Abby Guffy, who was awarded the Provost Scholarship and will be attending Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Ryan Kaiser, who…
Read MoreBy Rich Bauer The current group of CEO students finished up their year on Sunday by offering their individual products and services at the annual Trade Show. Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities is “a yearlong, experiential, learning-based course designed to utilize partnerships in the community to provide local young people with an overview of business processes and…
Read MoreThe Vandalia Police Department is offering a reward for information on a burglary that occurred at a local business recently. According to the police Facebook page, a $1,000 reward will be given for information leading to the arrest of the individual or individuals responsible for the burglary. More than $5,000 in tools and copper were…
Read MoreBy Deborah Simcox Mayor Ricky Gottman reported that an individual has indicated the desire to lease the city owned house for one year with a first-right-of-refusal to purchase the house at the end of the lease. The house had been listed for sale, but the City Council voted to consider the one year lease option.…
Read MoreBy Mark Hoskins For the first time in three years, the Vandalia Soroptomist Club was able to hold their annual awards banquet in person. The banquet was held at the Vandalia Moose Lodge on April 1. The Soroptimist of the year was awarded as well as many awards for women of distinction. The women of…
Read MoreWilliams brings years of reporting, online publishing to role The Leader-Union is pleased to announce Leah Williams as its new editor. Williams has a bachelor’s degree in news-editorial journalism and a master’s degree in professional media management, both from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. While working on her master’s degree, Williams held several graduate assistantships,…
Read MoreSouth Central guard Aidan Dodson has received all-state honors. Dodson, a junior, was among the players given honorable mention on the Associated Press All-State Team for Class 1A. Dodson finished the season averaging 15.7 points per game and three points per game. Dodson shot 58 percent in two-point range and made 43 percent of this…
Read MoreA lot of people in the area are looking for good jobs, and a lot of the local businesses and industries are looking for employees. An event is being held at the end of next month to bring those two groups together. The Vandalia Career Fair Planning Committee last week announced plans for a city…
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