Members of the Effingham County Airport Commission are getting ready for Spring. Commission members are waiting for good weather to resume work to extend the east-west runway and to complete […]
Author: Greg Sapp
The former police chief of the Carlyle Police Department is facing several federal charges for allegedly embezzling more than $100,000 for his personal benefit. A federal grand jury returned a […]
Dorothy M. Grunloh, 93, of Effingham passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2026 surrounded by her family. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March […]
Norma Louise Wells, age 88, of Greenup, Illinois, passed away at 4:45 PM – Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at her home. Funeral services celebrating Norma’s life will be held at […]
(TODD HULL AT TUESDAY NIGHT’S EFFINGHAM CITY COUNCIL MEETING) Effingham City Council members Tuesday amended the Municipal Code to regulate Recovery Homes and Recovery Residences. The matter came to light […]
Franklin “Frank” Kuhn Jr., age 84, of Greenup, IL passed away at home surrounded by his family on March 2, 2026. Per Frank’s wishes, cremation rites were accorded. There will […]
Elizabeth Joan Ettelbrick passed away November 2, 2025, in Naperville, IL. She was 89. Joan was born at home in Woodbury, IL on March 22, 1936, to Ben & Frona […]