During Monday’s Monthly Effingham County Board meeting, the Board unanimously approved an ordinance that would ban the sale of Kratom across the County. The ordinance goes into effect immediately, but […]
Author: Greg Sapp
Lane M. Redfern, 25, of Effingham, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Lane will be remembered for the love he had for his […]
Marilyn Elsie Cline, age 75, of Rochester, Illinois, passed away, Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at The Carriages of Rochester. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October […]
Leonard Phillip “Lenny” Kuhnley, age 70, of Dieterich, Illinois, passed away at 8:39 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 […]
The Dieterich Village Board discussed multiple items on Monday during their Village Board Meeting. The first item approved by the Board was to authorize the Lease of the Water Tower […]
The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two-vehicle crash that occurred on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 4:36 P.M., Units 1 and 2 […]
A piece of Effingham history was torn down today. The old Gabby Goat building, formerly a Greyhound Bus Station began getting torn down this morning as part of the Fayette […]