The Effingham Sunrise Rotary Club would like to share a highlight from their March 17th program. Registered Dietitian Amanda Settle, owner of Nutrition Wise, recently shared her journey from ballet […]
John Andrew Breer, 16, of Effingham, IL, passed away into the arms of the Lord on Monday, March 16, 2026. Born on February 26, 2010, John was a young man […]
Effingham County 4-H member Miley Pontious has been selected as one of just three winners nationwide in the Woody’s Mini Calf Giveaway, earning her the opportunity to receive and exhibit […]
Lake Land College student Jay Bliler, Taylorville, has been named a member of the 2026 Coca-Cola Academic Team and will receive a $1,300 scholarship. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the […]
We spend one-third of our lives sleeping and that third greatly impacts the other two, yet nearly one in three U.S. adults do not get enough sleep, according to the […]
Peggy Reese, 73, of Lafayette, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2026, peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 15, 1952, in Greenup, […]
Phillip Starr Brown, 69, of Effingham, IL, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2026 at home following a brief illness. A private family burial will be in Old Union Cemetery […]