Eva Marie Rincker Schultz, 97, of Stewardson died on March 11, 2026. She was born April 3, 1928, the youngest child of Martin J. and Anna Katherine Schmitt Rincker on […]

The Energy Assistance Foundation, through its Warm Neighbors Cool Friends (WNCF) program, partners with CEFS Economic Opportunity to provide energy bill payment assistance to eligible Ameren Illinois customers in Christian, […]

Mack Thompson’s tenure as boys varsity basketball coach and athletic director at Effingham High School has come to an end. In a Facebook post, Thompson shared that due to Effingham […]

Dean P. Marsland, 96, of Windsor, Illinois, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2026, at the Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home in Mattoon, Illinois. He was born on August 2, 1929, in […]

Elizabeth Anne Cutright, 74, passed away at 12:15 a.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Care Center. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, […]

(HAYS) Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 Special Agents arrested 57-year-old Darren R. Hays of Carmi, IL for six counts of Custodial Sexual Misconduct (Class 3 […]

The 2025-2026 Illinois bobcat season concluded Feb. 15 with 627 bobcats harvested by hunters and trappers. A total of 405 (62%) bobcats were taken by hunting, while trapping accounted for […]