Police are investigating the death of a man who was struck by a train early Tuesday morning. The incident happened in Casey. The 33-year-old man was struck just before 1:30am […]

The Effingham Zoning Board of Appeals Tuesday reached an agreement on a fence variance. The variance was sought by Dennis Tieffel for his property at 212 West Douglas Avenue. Tieffel […]

Effingham Unit 40 school board members heard at this week’s meeting that Little Hearts Early Childhood Center has received Gold Circle recognition from ExceleRate Illinois, a statewide quality recognition and […]

Fire damaged a home in St. Elmo Wednesday morning and spread to a second structure. The call came between 5:30am and 6am to the Ed Davis residence in the 900 […]

St. Elmo school board members Monday acted on personnel matters…approving a retirement letter for Michelle Holman, effective June 30, 2028…and approving the employment of Gerald Schoenhoff as bus driver. The […]

(DANA SHARP FROM “UPSTATE NEW YORK” WAS DRIVING THIS BEAUTY) The Hemmings Great Race made its way through the Effingham area on Tuesday. The race is a nine-day classic car […]