The Meals on Wheels program will be closed on Monday due to the Memorial Day Holiday.

We have a chance of showers this afternoon and tonight. As we begin the Memorial Day weekend, we are looking at a chance of showers this afternoon with otherwise mostly cloudy skies today with a high of 67. Tonight we have a chance of showers with a low of 57. Meanwhile, Saturday should be partly sunny and warmer with...

Although construction is moving along well at this point, it will still be a while before the new Water Treatment Plant is fully up and running in the City of Vandalia. City Administrator LaTisha Paslay was the guest this week on the "Talking about Vandalia" podcast and discussed several projects--some comple...

The school year has come to an end for the Vandalia School District, but teachers and staff are wasting no time in getting preparations for the 2026-2027 school year. With exams and student attendance wrapping up this week, Vandalia Superintendent Jennifer Garrison says they had a good second semester and now staff lea...

The Vandalia School Board took care of a handful of personnel items at its monthly meeting held on Thursday night. With five of seven members present for the meeting, the board approved the resignations of Maintenance Director Josh Bogart, effective May 15, and Maintenance Assistant Mike Callahan and approved the emplo...

The annual Brownstown Memorial Day Service is set for Monday morning at 10 am. The program will be at the Veteran's Memorial Wall at 10 am on Monday, hosted by the Brownstown VFW. All are welcome to come out and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

The 24th annual Walk Across America is set for Monday at 1 pm in downtown Vandalia. The walk is to show support for our troops and first responders. It will be held at 1 pm on Memorial Day and, if you would like to participate, you are asked to meet at the Vandalia Statehouse. For more information contact Donna Hale a...

Officials with the Illinois State Police, Attorney General's Office and Cook County State's Attorney have been summoned in a case challenging the state's gun owner ID law. The Illinois Firearm Owners' ID Card has been around since 1967. Jacob Huebert, an attorney for plaintiffs on the case form the New Civil Liberties...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker ruled out the possibility of lawmakers passing multiple new tax proposals backed by progressive lawmakers before the end of the legislative session next week. Democrat lawmakers behind the proposals claim their initiatives would have raised more than $4 billion annually earlier this month. P...

(Chicago, IL) -- The Bears are reaffirming plans that they're leaving Chicago. The team released a statement saying they have exhausted every opportunity to stay in Chicago, but there isn't a viable site in the city. The Bears say the only sites under consideration are in Arlington Heights and Hammond, Indiana. Mayor B...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' unemployment rate remains steady. The state Department of Employment Security says the state's jobless rate in April was five-point-one-percent, unchanged from March. Non-farm payroll jobs increased by more than eleven-thousand last month. Colin McIntyre/jb Copyright © 2026 TTWN Medi...

We will again see cloudy skies and cool conditions today. We are looking at mostly cloudy skies for today with a high of 67. Winds from the northeast will gust about 20 miles per hour today. Then, we'll see cloudy skies for tonight with a low of 55. Meanwhile, showers are likely and possibly a thunderstorms on Friday...

Probably the biggest project not only in the City of Vandalia but in surrounding communities is moving along at a solid pace in it's construction. City of Vandalia Administrator LaTisha Paslay is our guest this week for the "Talking about Vandalia" podcast and she talked about several completed, ongoing and u...

Vandalia Summerfest will kick off six weeks from today at Vandalia Lake with three days of fun and entertainment. Along with a carnival for the event and a host of kids activities, the beer garden and musical entertainment will return for this year's event. Vandalia Tourism Director Amber Daulbaugh says they have a var...

(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are sending legislation designed to curb junk fees to Governor Pritzker's desk. The state Senate passed a measure designed to target mandatory fees tacked onto purchases. These include "convenience" or "processing fees" for booking a hotel, buying tickets to a...