Mark O. Stodden, 66, of Sigel, IL, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held […]
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byBen Szalinski March 18, 2026 in Elections A A Republican nominee for governor Darren Bailey speaks to reporters following a Republican Party breakfast in Naperville on March 18, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois […]
Robin Darlene McDaniel, age 62, of Effingham, Illinois passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in her home with her family lovingly by her side. Funeral services will be at 12:00 […]
Effingham City Council members Wednesday took final action to adopt the Effingham 2050 Comprehensive Plan. Work has gone on for more than a year and a half to complete the […]
A St. Elmo man has been sentenced to 3-1/2 years in prison for his involvement in a fatal car crash. 56-year-old Joseph Beshel was one of three drivers involved in […]
Greenup resident Karl Kimble will spend the next several years in prison for possessing and disseminating child sexual abuse material. The 55-year-old Kimble was arrested last May. The dissemination of […]
A Cumberland County man has been charged following a drug bust Tuesday in Jewett. 40-year-old Harvey E. Starwalt, Jr. faces charges of manufacturing of controlled substance, possession of controlled substance, […]