The Leader-Union

08/26/2026

https://www.leaderunion.com/2026/08/26/this-n-that-hosts-pride-festival-downtown/

By Anna Garner On Saturday, August 22, from 12- 8 pm., This-n-That store hosted a pride festival. The event consisted of multiple vendors selling homemade goods as well as multiple raffles, a silent auction, door prizes, and a lot of freebies. Music could be heard throughout downtown, adding to the....

08/26/2026

https://www.leaderunion.com/2026/08/26/st-peter-celebrates-prairie-days-with-a-weekend-full-of-fun/

By Anna Garner Friday, August 21 through Sunday, August 23 the town of St. Peter Illinois celebrated Prairie Days, with a weekend of activities, entertainment, and community spirit. The weekend consisted of multiple events, some including music, a horseshoe tournament, sand volleyball, a cake walk,....

08/17/2026

Today is the last day to send school photos in!! We need as much as we can get!! Thank you!!

🎒📚 Back to School is THIS WEEK! 🍎✏️

It’s hard to believe summer is already coming to an end! As our local students head back to the classroom, we’d love to celebrate them by featuring your kids in the newspaper!

Send your photos to us for a chance to be featured in an upcoming edition of the paper. Whether it’s their first day, a new school outfit, a proud smile, or a special back-to-school moment, we want to see them!

Let’s kick off another school year by celebrating our community’s students! Happy Back to School! 🎉📚

- Please send photos by 5:00 pm on 8/17/2026 -
You can send to our Facebook directly or to the Editor Anna Garner

08/12/2026

https://www.leaderunion.com/2026/08/12/the-greater-fayette-county-chamber-of-commerce-hosts-lunch-and-learn-with-guest-speaker-jason-plummer/

By Anna Garner On Wednesday August 5, the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce hosted a Lunch and Learn for local business owners and politicians with guest speaker State Senator Jason Plummer. Plummer, a Republican representing Illinois’s 55th Senate District, shared his legislative priorities and ...

08/12/2026

https://www.leaderunion.com/2026/08/12/darren-bailey-visits-fayette-fairgrounds-for-baileyfest/

By Anna Garner On July 18th, 2026 Darren Bailey and Aaron Del Mar visited the Fayette County Fairgrounds for a meet and greet festival. This event featured live music, a raffle for various prizes, food trucks and the chance to meet and talk to politician Darren Bailey. People of all ages gathered th...

08/11/2026

🎒📚 Back to School is THIS WEEK! 🍎✏️

It’s hard to believe summer is already coming to an end! As our local students head back to the classroom, we’d love to celebrate them by featuring your kids in the newspaper!

Send your photos to us for a chance to be featured in an upcoming edition of the paper. Whether it’s their first day, a new school outfit, a proud smile, or a special back-to-school moment, we want to see them!

Let’s kick off another school year by celebrating our community’s students! Happy Back to School! 🎉📚

- Please send photos by 5:00 pm on 8/17/2026 -
You can send to our Facebook directly or to the Editor Anna Garner

07/15/2026

https://www.leaderunion.com/2026/07/15/vandalia-hosts-reading-of-the-declaration-of-independence-for-250th-birthday/

By Anna Garner On Wednesday July 8th, 2026, the city of Vandalia hosted the reading of The Declaration of Independence to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the first public reading. To start off the night at 4:30 pm, the band Lady Liberty performed a wide array of songs. At 5:00 as the music came t...

07/15/2026

https://www.leaderunion.com/2026/07/15/new-royalty-crowned-at-fayette-county-fair/

By Anna Garner On Monday July 13th, 2026, a new queen was crowned for Fayette County. With five other competitors, competition was fierce. By the end of the night Annabelle Click of Ramsey Illinois was crowned the new Fayette County Fair queen. For our Little Miss queen, Raelynn Willson of St. Elmo....

07/15/2026

There is a new reporter in town! 📰

Hello, my name is Anna Garner. I am the new reporter and editor at the Vandalia Leader Union. I wanted to introduce myself to the readers and community and let you know a little bit about me. I was raised in Ball Ground, Georgia and moved to Illinois when I was 19. I currently attend…

06/12/2024

Happy Father's Day! - All the Father's who stop into the Leader Union for this week's edition get a free tire gauge thanks to the Vandalia O'Reilly's Auto Parts.