byBen Szalinski Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, presents a proposed constitutional amendment to implement a tax on millionaires to the House Revenue and Finance Committee on April 21, 2026. (Capitol […]
Author: Greg Sapp
Kevin Haarman, superintendent of Neoga CUSD #3, has been named the 2026 Superintendent of Distinction by his peers in the Wabash Valley Region of the Illinois Association of School Administrators […]
Marianne Buenerkemper, “Mrs. B”, 96 of Effingham, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2026 at Lakeland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Effingham. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at […]
Lester J. Cheadle, 83 of San Diego, California, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2026 at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, California. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 […]
Sarah “Sue” Hampsten, 73, of Clay City, Illinois died on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at Axiom Gardens of Flora. Sue was born July 15, 1952, to Ernie and Maxine (Rooksberry) […]
by Patti Logan, Effingham County Extension Program Coordinator (FROM LEFT, SIERRA AND ELIZABETH KREKE) Effingham County 4-H members Sierra and Elizabeth Kreke recently represented the county at the Illinois 4-H […]
Kelly L. Shutt, 61, of Neoga, Illinois passed away Wednesday April 22, 2026 at his home. He was born October 20, 1964 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania to George and Betty (Seig) […]