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 ...

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, ...

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

On Monday July 13th, 2026, a new queen was crowned for Fayette County. With five other competitors, competition was fierce. By the end of the night Annabelle Click of Ramsey Illinois was crowned the ...

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 ...

*The following release came from the Effingham County Emergency Management Agency on the morning of Thursday, June 18. EFFINGHAM, Ill. — An impactful tornado travelled an estimated 12-15 miles through ...

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 ...

During the 115th Annual Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs convention in Springfield this past weekend, Miss Effingham County, Krista Phillips, was named the 2026 Miss Illinois County Fair ...

“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 ...

First recognized in October of 1981 as a Day of Unity, in October of 1989 it became Domestic Violence awareness month. To unite people across the county to end domestic violence. With Domestic ...

-Shawna N. Mitchell, 36, Effingham, pled guilty to Unlawful Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine of 15 to 100 grams on Tuesday, Sept. 2 in Fayette County. She was sentenced to 8 years in ...

Responders, Firemen, Police and Community Leaders. Troy Culbertson was honored to have his Dad, Adam Culbertson, a Fireman for Tinley Park and his Grandfather, Don Culbertson of Vandalia, Marine ...