Please be advised that Effingham High School and Effingham Police Department will be conducting Active Shooter Response Training exercises on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, and Thursday, July 17, 2025, at […]

This year’s Effingham County Relay for Life’s fundraising goal looks very reachable after a hot but fun event Friday evening. Relay’s Ron Mietzner said the move to Teutopolis Community Park […]

A St. Elmo man has been sentenced to 32 years in federal prison after he shot at law enforcement agents serving an arrest warrant at his residence. 47-year-old Dax Baldrige […]

(EFFINGHAM COUNTY FAIR BOARD PRESIDENT PHIL HARTKE AND EFFINGHAM NOON ROTARY CLUB PRESIDENT MIKE KIRCHHOFF) Effingham County Fair Board President Phil Hartke was the guest speaker at the Effingham Noon […]

A.J. Wilhelmi, CEO of the Illinois Health and Hospital Association, testifies before a legislative committee in March about impending cuts in federal Medicaid spending. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter […]

The Mattoon do not drink water order has been lifted. Water samples were taken Saturday morning by the City of Mattoon in coordination with the Illinois EPA. Test results received […]