Stew-Stras school board members Wednesday hired Alyssa Pruemer for a paraprofessional position, and hired Jerod Ruffner as high school Scholar Bowl coach. The Board accepted Hanna Niemerg’s resignation as junior […]

The Effingham Unit 40 Board of Education has reinstituted charges for breakfast and lunch for district students. Superintendent Andy Johnson said the District ended up “in the hole” on the […]

FROM FarmWeekNow.com Total Grain Marketing FS (TGM) has finished significant renovations at its facility in Neoga. The 20-acre site now includes an additional 1.5 million bushels of storage, a new […]

Dieterich village board members this week discussed whether the restroom facilities at Liberty Memorial Park should remain open year-round. The Board directed that prices should be sought on making heat […]

(HEATHER NOHREN) The Lake Land College Board of Trustees appointed Heather Nohren as the Vice President for Student Services during the regular board meeting on Monday, August 18. As the […]

(FROM LEFT, STEVEN SEYMOUR, MIKAELA HOUSTON, MICHELLE SHOOT AND LAUREN McGREGOR) Members of Effingham Noon Rotary learned about better nutrition for people, and new home for animals at this month’s […]

One driver was taken for treatment following a crash Sunday afternoon northwest of Effingham. Effingham County Sheriff’s Office reported a crash occurred at 3:55pm at the intersection of Illinois Route […]