All Boil Orders for the City of Vandalia have been lifted

Cooler temperatures have finally arrived. Overnight and early morning showers and storms have helped usher in the cooler temperatures for the area that are expected to at least stay with us through this week. For today, showers and storms should taper off this morning. Then, after that, we will see cloudy skies with a ...

The Vandalia Civic Advancement Group will be looking to get opinions from the community to help map out the future in a series of meetings beginning next month. Speaking on our podcast "Talking about Vandalia," Mayor Doug Knebel says the Mapping Program will be a series of meetings on different topics to get ...

The Illinois Racing Board denied a request from Hawthorne Race Course to conduct horse races next year. It was not clear how or where the applicants would conduct races, as the Stickney course was sold earlier this year. Illinois Racing Board Executive Director Domenic DiCera said that of the three applicants to reques...

Analysis of Medicaid programs in each state in the U.S. ranked Illinois a few spots below the middle, based on criteria like how the state has expanded the program's scope and spending growth. The Heartland Institute, a self-described nonprofit think tank focused on "free-market solutions to social and economic pr...

(Undated) -- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is calling for a national effort to help regulate artificial intelligence. Pritzker warned of the dangers of the growing technology during an appearance on "ABC's This Week." This comes amid growing concern about the future of AI. President Trump has said he plan...

The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Fayette County in south central Illinois... * Until 700 PM CDT. * At 603 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ramsey, or 12 miles southeast of Nokomis, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and...

All boil orders have now been lifted The City-wide Boil Order for the City of Vandalia has been lifted. A boil order does remain in effect for Jefferson Street from 5th Street to Riverview and 2nd Street from Jefferson Street and north until further notice.

This has now been lifted Due to ongoing work associated with a watermain replacement project, the City of Vandalia is issuing a City-Wide Boil Order for all City of Vandalia water users. We understand the inconvenience this may cause to our residents and businesses. However, the health and safety of every resident and...

The heat and humidity will continue over the area today and this weekend. But, some relief looks to be on the way next week. Today we have a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, but we'll otherwise see mostly sunny skies with a high of 92 and heat index values as high as 101. Then, a chance of shower a...

After a lot of discussion and planning, the City of Vandalia now has some prices in place on the beginning of some lake siltation work. The plan has been for a while to concentrate on one cove that is a major issue. First, they came up with a plan to best handle it and now they have gone out for bid. Speaking on our ...

The Vandalia School District has received the first of its "report cards" from Fiscal Year 2025 with the Special Education Program receiving a near perfect overall score. During Thursday night's Vandalia School Board meeting, Vandalia Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Garrison preempted an update presentation by Di...

The 6th annual Brownstown Cool Down gets underway tonight. The event will again be on Main Street in Brownstown and is again presented by The Cabin in Brownstown. The beer garden will be open from 5 pm to 11:30 pm and the food trucks will be open all evening. There will be chainsaw carving going on and 25/8 Extreme Ki...

New legislation has been filed to repeal an Illinois tax on sports wagering and fantasy contests. State Rep. Travis Weaver filed House Bill 5814 to repeal the tax that Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law last June. Weaver said the tax may be challenged in court. Weaver said the state needs to cut taxes instead of invent...

(Joslin, IL) -- Illinois is investing funds to help attract potential buyers for the former Tyson Foods beef facility in Joslin. The goal is to return the facility to productive use, support jobs and the Illinois beef industry, sustain economic activity in the Quad Cities region, and assist with establishing additional...