“Tom” Hilbert Wickersham met his Biblical heroes upon arriving in Heaven on Thursday, February 19, 2026. Tom was born on August 26, 1948, in Vandalia, and was preceded in death by his parents, James ...

passed away after a brief illness on March 3, surrounded by family in Boulder City, Nevada. Sharon was born in Pana, Ill. on Aug. 6, 1942, the youngest child of Hubert and Vivian Horsley. She was born ...

Bond County Community Unit #2 High School held its Academic Awards Night on May 8. The seniors, who have worked hard all year and throughout their school careers, were presented with plaques and ...

Rita Orr Grull presents Sandra Stine with a quilt she made from donated shirts. Stine is a retired Brownstown teacher and currently substitutes. She was involved in a house fire in December.

Faythe Johnson is presented with the $500 Soroptimist Live Your Dream Award by Connie Goldsmith. Award recipients may use the cash award to offset any costs associated with their effort to attain ...

Andy Powell never expected to make the cover of a trade publication, but there he is, on the cover of the December issue of Fender Bender magazine. Powell, who moved his business from Brownstown to ...

At this past Thursday’s School Board meeting, the Vandalia School Board approved VCHS’s new principal, current Athletic Director Jason Clay. With current VCHS principal Randy Protz retiring after next ...

Warchol, a 2020 graduate of St. Elmo High School, is the daughter of Chad and Monica Wilhour. She and her husband, Andrew, reside in Virginia Beach, Va., where Andrew is serving in the U.S, Navy. They ...

Kaskaskia College proudly announces the graduates for the Spring 2025 semester. These students have successfully completed their respective degree and certificate programs, marking a significant ...

Salem Community High School will officially be joining the Southern Illinois River to River Conference for the 2026-2027 school year. Teams in the River To River are Anna-Jonesboro, Benton, ...

This EIU Indoor Invitational Meet had 59 teams from all classes (1A, 2A and 3A) competing in one class together. The girls competed on Friday and the boys on Saturday at Lantz Indoor Fieldhouse.

Dustin Swarm former Spanish teacher at Greenville High School and current Post-Doctoral researcher for the University of Iowa, in the Physics and Astronomy Department, has received a grant from NASA ...