Janet M. “Jan” Besmer, 90, of Effingham, IL, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL. A Mass of Christian Burial will be […]
Author: Greg Sapp
Millikin University and Eastern Illinois University have announced 10th-day enrollment figures. Millikin officials said the incoming Class of 2029 included the largest number of first-year students since 2020. Millikin welcomed […]
The Illinois Pork Producers Association has announced a livestock apprenticeship program that has recently been registered with the US Department of Labor with the help of the Illinois Department of […]
Members of the Effingham County Board’s Tax and Finance Committee agreed Thursday to send a recommendation to the full Board for $15,000 in funding for the Effingham Regional Growth Alliance. […]
John Rattaro passed away on September 8, 2025, age 48, at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at […]
Patricia P. West, 93 of Effingham, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2025 at Lakeland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Effingham. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 pm on […]
Mildred Helene Garrison, age 89, of Bible Grove, Illinois, passed away at 6:26 pm, Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at the Axiom Healthcare of Flora. Mildred was born on January 10, […]