(STRASBURG MAYOR CINDA HELD WITH KURT FRIESE) Kurt Friese has been awarded the Strasburg 2025 Volunteer of the Year Award. Friese’s letter of nomination read that he has been an […]
Author: Greg Sapp
Stewardson-Strasburg school board members passed their budget for the coming fiscal year at their recent meeting. The Board approved a required 10-year Health and Life Safety Survey as provided by […]
Members of the Effingham New Car Dealers Association together donated $15,000 to the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation to benefit the SBL Specialty Pavilion, now under construction at 905 North […]
Mary Evelyn Dhom, age 94, of Newton, Illinois, left this earth peacefully at 9:45 AM – Monday, October 6, 2025, at Helia Healthcare of Newton. Funeral service will be held […]
The Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation has announced the creation of the Ben Harrington Youth Sports Fund, established in memory of Benjamin “Ben” Cole Harrington of Mattoon. The fund honors Ben’s […]
One person was killed when a vehicle crossed the centerline on Illinois Route 16 and collided with a semi. Killed in the crash was 48-year-old Robert Braun, Jr. of Manhattan, […]
Jasper County Board members have finalized terms on a construction loan for a new Courthouse in Newton. The primary funding for the project would be an Energy Transition Community Grant. […]