The St. Elmo Community enjoyed plenty of fun last Tuesday during the National Night Out event put on by the St. Elmo Police ...

By Anna Garner On July 18th, 2026 Darren Bailey and Aaron Del Mar visited the Fayette County Fairgrounds for a meet and greet festival.  This event featured live music, a raffle for various prizes, ...

By Anna Garner On Wednesday August 5, the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce hosted a Lunch and Learn for local business owners and politicians with guest speaker State Senator Jason Plummer.  Plummer ...

The Greater Fayette County Chamber of Commerce helped cut the ribbon at ACT Allied Capital Title located at 427 W. Orchard Street in Vandalia on April 15th.

“Vandalia is exploring the possibility of a data center,” Mayor Doug Knebel said, emphasizing that much is still unknown and no decisions have been made. City officials are gathering information on ...

The FNB Community Bank recently announced the addition of Paige Lowe as Human Resources Manager. “Paige is the perfect fit for this role”, stated President and CEO, Steve Henna. “With her previous HR ...

llinois State Senator Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) is calling for the immediate withdrawal of Latoya Hughes’ nomination as Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), citing ongoing ...

The newest class of athletes to be inducted into the Brownstown Sports Hall of Fame were celebrated on Thursday, January 15 during a girls home basketball game. Nine new members were inducted into the ...

A moment of silence was observed for Sgt. Bradley Clinton Schwarm, after the Pledge of Allegiance, in Monday’s City Council meeting. In Old Business, City Engineer Lee Beckman gave his progress report ...

The Board of Directors of United Fidelity Bank are pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Lee as the permanent President and CEO, effective immediately. Mr. Lee, who has been serving as Interim ...

Hello, my name is Anna Garner. I am the new reporter and editor at the Vandalia Leader Union. I wanted to introduce myself to the readers and community and let you know a little bit about me. I was ...

On Tuesday evening, a new Miss Effingham County Fair Queen was crowned. Of the six candidates vying for the crown, Krista Philips was ultimately handed the title at the end of an exciting pageant.