Tom Culwell Benefit Truck and Tractor Pull draws large crowd

Posted on November 28, 2021 at 3:05 am

Vandalia—America the beautiful. That phrase remains true to this day. This country is still a great place to live. It’s made up of great
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Prairie Classic draws cowboys and cowgirls to Vandalia

Posted on September 14, 2022 at 9:57 pm

By Woodrow Polston The Prairie Classic Ladies Breakaway and Team Roping event was held on Saturday at the Vandalia Area Fairgrounds. The event was
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Entertainment industry shudders through pandemic

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Summer Sports and Free Lunch at the Vandalia YMCA

Free weekday lunch at Vandalia YMCA The Eastern Missouri Family YMCA Read more

Tom Culwell Benefit Truck and Tractor Pull draws large crowd

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

Softball highlights

Posted on September 21, 2022 at 9:42 pm

The Lady Indians battled Mark Twain last week but took a loss with a final score of 13-8. On Saturday, the Lady Indians placed
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Van-Far sports highlights

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Van-Far Lady Indians play home opener on new field

The Van-Far Lady Indians played their home opener on a new Read more

Van-Far Indians begin season in South Callaway

The Van-Far Indians fell to the South Callaway Bulldogs Friday night, Read more

Student shares experiences from Girl’s State

Posted on July 13, 2022 at 12:54 pm

By Woodrow Polston Vivian McFadden, who will be a senior at Van-Far High School this year, recently came back from a week of activities
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Van-Far FFA tours Oklahoma Stockyards

  Members of the Van-Far FFA toured The Oklahoma National Stockyards Read more

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

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Laddonia performs 70th Annual 4th of July Celebration

Posted on July 6, 2022 at 11:50 pm

The Laddonia Missouri Athletics Association hosted the 70th Annual Fourth of July Celebration at the Laddonia Ball Field on Monday July, 4. The event
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Holiday fun at the annual Jingle and Mingle party

  By Woodrow Polston The Vandalia Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated Read more

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

Classmates enjoy good company during reunion

Posted on September 21, 2022 at 9:40 pm

By Woodrow Polston The Vandalia High School graduating Class of 1954 met last Friday at Great Plains Kitchen to celebrate their 68th reunion since
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Flea Market continues to grow at fairgrounds

By Woodrow Polston As the summer comes to a close, the Read more

Ukulele Festival held at Hickory Ridge Orchard

By Woodrow Polston A new event took place on Saturday at Read more

Van-Far Indians win first game on new field

By Woodrow Polston The anticipation was building until last Friday night, Read more