Fayette County authorities investigated two deaths on Sunday. The Fayette County Coroner’s Office was dispatched by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office in the early morning hours. 38-year-old John A. Feltner […]

Effingham County Sheriff Paul Kuhns said, “The week of April 12th through April 18th, 2026, is National Public Safety Telecommunicators’ Week, officially marking the time each year when we formally […]

David Patrick Robert, age 71, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 7:11 PM on Sunday evening, April 12, 2026, south of Greenup, Illinois. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Meyer […]

A Newton man was killed when his motorcycle struck a deer. 71-year-old David Robert was fatally injured when the cycle struck the deer on Illinois Route 130 at the Jasper/Cumberland […]

(ST. REP. BOB MORGAN) Measures expanding access to coupons, cash payments among 81 bills passed Thursday Article Summary The Illinois House passed 81 bills Thursday to bring the week’s total […]

Theodore P. Brown, 66 of Effingham, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2026 at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Arrangements are incomplete at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham.

Kenneth Lawrence Helregel, age 73, of Dundas, Illinois, passed away at 6:33 PM – Friday, April 10, 2026, at Helia Healthcare of Newton. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Meyer […]