(ST. REP. BRAD HALBROOK IS FLANKED ON HIS RIGHT BY OFFICER JOSEPH HOUK AND ON HIS LEFT BY SERGEANT PAUL BENNETT) State Representative Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) presented certificates to officers […]

Cumberland school board members voted this month to approve the 2025-2026 fees schedule, and voted to purchase a garden tractor, mower deck and tiller from Sloan Implement. The Board employed […]

Effingham city council members this week approved intergovernmental facility use agreements with the Effingham and Teutopolis school districts. The agreements allow the City to use the school facilities in the […]

(JON BECKER’S PARENTS, STEVEN AND ESTHER, LIVE IN THE AREA AND JOINED JON AT WEDNESDAY’S ROTARY MEETING) Jon Becker had what some would term a dream job. He worked for […]

The TREC (Trail Recreation Effingham County) Board has voted to proceed with a major expansion of the TREC Trail. Construction plans and funding were already in place to build a […]

(TEUTOPOLIS SUPERINTENDENT MATT STURGEON IS FLANKED BY STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION DR. TONY SANDERS AND I-A-S-A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DR. BRENT CLARK) Matthew Sturgeon, superintendent of Teutopolis CUSD #50, has been […]