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Tornado Warning for Northern Fayette Co, NE Bond Co, SE Montgomery Co until 6 pm
he National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northeastern Bond County in south central Illinois... Northern Fayette County in south central Illinois... Southeastern Montgomery County in south central Illinois... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 516 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over G...
12m ago
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fayette Co, Bond Co until 6:15 pm
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Bond County in south central Illinois... Fayette County in south central Illinois... Southeastern Montgomery County in south central Illinois... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 511 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pocahont...
18m ago
Tornado Watch remains in effect until 7 pm
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 101 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 420 PM CDT WED APR 2 2025 TORNADO WATCH 101 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ILC005-027-051-117-119-121-133-135-157-163-189-030000- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0101.250402T2120Z-250403T0000Z/ IL . ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ...
38m ago
Kaskaskia College & All Education Centers closing at Noon Today
Kaskaskia College & All Education Centers will be closing at noon today.
6h ago
School Cancellations for April 2nd
Vandalia Schools Dismissal Times are as follows: VES 1:45 PM VJHS 1:45 PM 4th Grade walkers/pick-ups/early bus students 2:00 PM Grades 5th to 8th VCHS 2:00 PM Brownstown Schools---Elementary School dismisses at 2:30 pm, High School at 2:40 pm South Central Schools will dismiss at 2 pm Ramsey Schools will dismiss at 2:0...
6h ago
Tornado Watch in effect until 4 pm
TORNADO WATCH 97 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ILC005-013-027-051-061-083-117-119-121-133-135-149-157-163-189- 022100- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0097.250402T1345Z-250402T2100Z/ IL . ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BOND CALHOUN CLINTON FAYETTE GREENE JERSEY MACOUPIN MADISON MARION MONROE MONTGOMERY PIK...
8h ago
Severe Storms to hit area this afternoon/this evening
Severe Storms are set to hit the area again this afternoon and this evening. Today's weather forecast says we'll see showers and storms this afternoon and this evening with a high of 74. Winds from the south will gust better than 45 miles per hour today. And, showers and storms will be with us tonight with a low of 5...
10h ago
Voter Turnout very low in Tuesday's Election
Although it is often said the most important elections are the local ones, voters don't show that in their turnout. In Fayette County, a total of 3,449 ballots were cast in the Consolidated Election---for just 25% voter turnout. To break it down, 2,624 ballots were cast on Election Day, there were 512 votes by individu...
11h ago
City of Vandalia elects new Mayor, City Council will stay the same
For the first time in over 2 decades, the City of Vandalia will have a new Mayor. In Tuesday's election, voters elected Doug Knebel as the next Mayor of the City of Vandalia, as he defeated fellow challenger Bobby Pate, Junior. Knebel says he is very appreciative to the voters for their support. Knebel will take over ...
11h ago
Mayor-Elect Knebel will be part of weekly Podcast with I70 Media
Vandalia Mayor-Elect Doug Knebel has agreed to be part of a weekly podcast with I70 Media. Knebel says he is excited about the opportunity. The podcast will start in May with the start of Knebel's term in office. The podcast will focus on keeping the citizens informed on what is going on within the city. More inform...
11h ago
Fayette County Voters soundly reject 1% Sales Tax Increase for new courthouse and jail
Fayette County voters have soundly rejected a potential 1% sales tax increase for a new Fayette County Courthouse and Jail. The money from the potential increase would have been used to fund a new courthouse and jail, that was estimated to cost about 44 million dollars. But, voters said No to the sales tax increase. ...
11h ago
Vandalia School Board sees all four incumbents re-elected
The Vandalia School Board will stay the same after all 4 incumbents were re-elected in Tuesday's Election. Joe Lawson, John Campbell, Kevin Satterthwaite and Therese Tate all were elected to another term, finishing ahead of challenger Aaron Janssen. Full results from the race---
11h ago
Election Results-Contested Township Races Final Numbers
All Precincts Counted and All Votes In Bear Grove Township Highway Commissioner Tex R. Ringering -R 94 Tanner Chumley-D 29 South Hurricane Township Trustee (Vote for 4) Russell Dale Siebert-R 35 Bryan Williams-D 33 Clifford R. Snider-R 30 Thomas J. Sommers-R 29 Nathan E. Navel-R 20 Ramsey Township Supervisor Luke E. Mo...
19h ago
Election Results-Evans Public Library Final Numbers
All Precincts and Votes In Evans Public Library 6 year Term--Top 2 Elected Joanna Helm (I) 1,305 Kim Shanks (I) 1,176 Lewis Mitchell 393
19h ago
Election Update-Vandalia School Board Final Numbers
Vandalia School Board All Precincts Reporting and All Votes In Top 4 Win Joe Lawson (I) 1,199 John Campbell (I) 1,114 Kevin Satterthwaite (I) 1,078 Therese Tate (I) 1,013 Aaron Janssen 750
19h ago
