Law Day 2026 will be observed on Thursday. The City of Effingham will host students from Effingham and St. Anthony high schools, while the County of Effingham will host students […]
Author: Greg Sapp
Richard Smith age 61, of Newton passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at his residence. Memorial service will be held at a later date. Crain Funeral Home in Newton […]
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that a $1.8 million bridge repair project will begin on Cleone Road over I-70 near Martinsville May 11. The project will be completed under […]
(SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT MALLORY BIERMAN OF DIETERICH WITH EFFINGHAM COUNTY SHERIFF PAUL KUHNS) Since 1979 the Illinois Sheriff’s Association has awarded at least one student in each county a scholarship. The […]
Joyce L. Petty, 74, of Beecher City, Illinois, passed away at home on May 3, 2026. Joyce was born on August 3, 1951, in Terre Haute, Indiana, the daughter of […]
Kendal Adam Balding of Teutopolis, IL, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at 53 years old at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL surrounded by his loving family […]
Dorothy “Ileene” Wehrle, 98, of Cowden, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 12:05 a.m. on May 3, 2026, at Robinson Rehab and Nursing in Robinson. She was born on February 23, […]