Newsletter Early Week
Home Tour returns to Vandalia
The Home Tour of Vandalia will take place Sept. 27. There are two tours. The first starts at 1 p.m., the second starts at 3 p.m.

Fugitive arrested during Vandalia area manhunt
During the night hours of Sept. 2 and into the early morning hours of Sept.

WHEN PLAY WAS WILD AND FREE
At first, I thought I was just not paying attention. I took a drive through my neighborhood, scanning yards and side streets for kids playing outside.
Online safety for children
The new school year is getting underway and your child will be using the internet for schoolwork or to play games with friends. Now is a good time to start teaching them about protecting their personal information.

Parade kicks off Saturday events at Martinsburg Picnic
Hwy. 19 was shut down for about 20 minutes on Saturday at the parade celebrating Martinsburg’s 123rd Annual Picnic made its way across the highway and into town.
Sending a child off to college? Beware of these scams targeting them
If you have a college student who's starting a new school year, now's a good time to talk about taking care of their money and personal information while they're on campus.

7 things doctors wish families knew this back-to-school season
(StatePoint) As you prepare children to return to the classroom this fall, the American Medical Association (AMA) has seven tips to help your family have a healthy school year.

Black Missouri lawmakers vow to resist Missouri GOP push for new congressional districts
Black leaders in the Missouri legislature said Thursday that they will fight any attempt to redraw the state’s congressional districts, pointing to the courts as the venue where they have greatest hopes to prevail.
Shot and stripped
After firing a bullet through his chest and stripping him, Confederate bushwhackers dumped Simon Branstetter into a pitiful trench and walked away.

A HAND TO HOLD
Romance comes into our lives like a burst of color; it splashes against an ordinary day and changes it into something miraculous.