Effingham Park Board commissioners discussed the tax levy ordinance for the coming fiscal year at this week’s meeting. The levy is projected at $1,650,000. That’s up from $1,571,586 last year. […]
Author: Greg Sapp
State Sen. Linda Holmes, D-Aurora, sponsored a bill that would legalize medical aid in dying in Illinois, which still must be signed by the governor to become law. (Capitol News […]
LEFT TO RIGHT: MARY JANE KOESTER, BARB TULL, DONNA ZERRUSEN, PAT COPPLE, BECKY BROWN AND EDEN’S GLORY’S ANNIE SCHOMAKER The GFWC Illinois Effingham Women of Today observed the GFWC International […]
Teutopolis resident Megan Duckworth has been sentenced to two years in prison for possession of methamphetamine. The 35-year-old Duckworth will be on six months’ mandatory supervised release once out of […]
Matthew D. Matlock age 39, of Effingham, Illinois passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at Evergreen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, […]
James (Jim) Richard Sherrick, 83, of Watson, IL, passed away on November 3, 2025, at Willowbrook Memory Care facility in Effingham, IL. Jim was born to Bill & Wilma (Nichols) […]
Effingham resident Bradley Bennett has been found not guilty by reason of insanity for aggravated robbery. The 48-year-old Bennett was arrested in 2023 for a robbery at 5th/3rd Bank in […]