Anita Smith is celebrating her 95th Birthday. A card party and shower will be held on Saturday, October 12th from 1pm to 3pm ...

Rotarian Chuck Hutson’s September 24th program started as a humorous talk about wallpaper and thankfully became a question ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation is encouraging voting for the Chicago-to-St. Louis rail improvement project, “Connecting Illinois via High-Speed Rail,” as the top transportation project in ...

Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias has awarded nearly $22 million for library services and $6 million for literacy programs throughout the state. The grants for library ...

Patoka native has song climb to No. 1 in the U.S. and UK By Rich Bauer On the heels of having a song rise to the top of the country music charts both here and abroad, Patoka native Drew Baldridge ...

St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church drive, from 1-5, in the St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church Parish Center – GUTH room (sponsored by Salem KOC) -10/16, Salem Community blood drive, from 12-5, in ...

The National fire Protection Association announced “Smoke Alarms: Make them work for you!” as the official theme for Fire Prevention Week the week of October 6-12, 2024 at the NFPA Conference and Expo ...

On September 23, 2024, the Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees convened at the Kaskaskia College Salem Education Center for its monthly meeting. Attendees included Board Members Bill Hawley (Odin), ...

A large crowd of area residents assembled on the lawn of the Vandalia Statehouse last Thursday evening to help Patoka native ...

The Vandalia offense had 488 yards of total offense as the Vandals smacked Piasa Southwestern in their second-straight ...

On Monday, September 2nd the South Central FFA hosted its amazing annual Labor Day Car Show at Kinmundy Park. They had a ...

South Central Middle School built a 3-0 lead and then killed a Dieterich rally in the top of the seventh inning to win its ...