Vendors say first flea market is profitable

Posted on June 29, 2022 at 7:58 pm

  By Woodrow Polston A line of vendors spent last Friday and Saturday morning setting up canopies and tables for the first monthly flea
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Brother vets take Honor Flight to tour nation’s capitol

  By Woodrow Polston Two veterans from the Vandalia area were Read more

Firefighters give kids hands-on training during Farber Library program

  By Woodrow Polston The Farber Branch Library hosted the Farber Read more

Library hosts Corps of Engineers fish presentation

  By Woodrow polston Last week the Vandalia Branch Library hosted Read more

Entertainment industry shudders through pandemic

Posted on December 23, 2021 at 5:42 am

  By Woodrow Polston For many Americans, our memories are made up of both big and small events from the past. Birthdays and special
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Summer Sports and Free Lunch at the Vandalia YMCA

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Tom Culwell Benefit Truck and Tractor Pull draws large crowd

Vandalia—America the beautiful. That phrase remains true to this day. This Read more

Van-Far Spring Athletics Banquet

Posted on May 25, 2022 at 7:06 pm

  The Van-Far R-I School District held its annual Spring Athletics Banquet last week in the Van-Far high school auditorium. During the banquet, student
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Indians end their season

  The Indians finished their baseball season last week with their Read more

Indians compete at Montgomery City Conference last week

  The Indians played Clopton and Monroe City last week. “We Read more

Van-Far Indians pick up multiple wins during last week’s games

  The Indians played against MMA last week and brought home Read more

Holiday fun at the annual Jingle and Mingle party

Posted on December 23, 2021 at 5:46 am

  By Woodrow Polston The Vandalia Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated its third annual after hours Christmas party last Thursday evening. More than 30
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Texas students help with home repairs in Vandalia

VANDALIA—The outside of Willie Davis’ house was in need of repairs, Read more

Makin’ music: Legendary saxophone player, Chuck Overton, talks Motown and Michael Jackson

VANDALIA—Normally young children do a lot of fidgeting, especially when they’re Read more

Farber Fun Fest to provide weekend entertainment in Farber

FARBER—County fairs and festivals have flooded the tri-states giving entertainment to Read more

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Van-Far FFA tours Oklahoma Stockyards

Posted on June 16, 2022 at 2:08 am

  Members of the Van-Far FFA toured The Oklahoma National Stockyards in Oklahoma City at the end of May. One of the largest stockyards
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Student recognition, open positions discussed at school board meeting

  By Woodrow Polston The Van-Far R-I Board of Education held Read more

Teacher and staff salaries top discussion at school board meeting

  By Woodrow Polston During the Van-Far R-I Board of Education Read more

President Grant promoted to brigadier-general while in Mexico, Mo.

By Woodrow Polston Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th U.S. president, wrote Read more