Union employees at HarbisonWalker International in Vandalia have three more weeks for contract negotiations after an extension was provided. Union employees voted 66-34 on Friday last week to reject the contract that had been proposed. A strike was avoided by the three week extension. A company official said there are about 125 union employees at […]
The Vandalia Police Department continues to investigate reports from three residents that a man wearing a ski mask tried to gain entry into their homes last week. Vandalia Police Chief Chris Hammann said all three incidents took place late Thursday evening between 9-11:30 p.m. Suspect details are sketchy at this time but it appears the […]
Counterfeit money has turned up around the area over the past couple of months and in Frankford and Vandalia last week. Frankford Chief of Police Joey Minor said two individuals will be charged in connection with the incidents. The names of the individuals were not released as of press time. Minor noted that residents and […]
The 2017 Vandalia Area Fair will kick off on Thursday, July 6 and run through Saturday, July 8. The annual parade will be Thursday, July 6 at 5:30 p.m., with line up at the South School lot and will travel to the railroad tracks on Main St. Decorated tricycles and bicycles are to line up at the […]
The bridges at Noix Creek and Buffalo Creek will be replaced this summer on Highway 79. It is tentatively planned to begin with the Noix Creek bridge in Louisiana with the closure starting on Wednesday, July 5. Work on the bridge at Buffalo Creek looks to overlap starting a few weeks later. The contracts for […]
New Facility Will Feature Greater Square Footage, Improved Parking It seemed like one day it was a concrete pad and the next day there was a building. Construction of the new library in Vandalia is coming along quickly. Officials with the Audrain County District are very pleased with the progress so far. “Everything is coming […]
Silex High School baseball player Colton Groshong has signed to continue on the diamond with Central Methodist University. Groshong was a leader for an Owls team that reached the district championship game his senior season. As a junior, the team competed in the MSHSAA Class 1 final four, falling in the semifinal for a third […]
Mayor Introduces Candidate To Fill Empty Council Seat Members of the Louisiana City Council addressed the issues of accommodating laborers who will be in the area during the upcoming bridge project at their committee meetings last night (Monday, June 12). Since it was announced the Champ Clark Bridge would be replaced beginning this summer, council […]
The Allen P. and Josephine B. Green Foundation has generously awarded the Eastern Missouri Family YMCA Project a $20,000 grant. This is the second grant the foundation has provided to the project, which brings their total donation to $40,000. This donation continues to build upon the project fund that will create a YMCA to be […]
