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 […]
Author: Greg Sapp
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, […]
Rosemary Taylor, 95, of Altamont, died at 11:59 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at her home. Arrangements are pending at Gieseking Funeral Home, Altamont. Online condolences may be expressed at […]
Marilyn Yakel, 91, passed away peacefully at 7:50 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 in the Lutheran Care Center, Altamont, Effingham County, Illinois. A memorial service will be held at […]
Unofficial results from Tuesday’s Illinois Primary Election show that Fayette County State’s Attorney Brenda Mathis won the Republican nomination for the 4th Judicial Circuit judge’s seat that had been held […]