Effingham Public Library Board members heard this week about plans for the library’s anniversary celebration. The ribbon cutting and anniversary celebration will take place the morning of August 22 at […]
Author: Greg Sapp
Summit Township officials discussed road maintenance at the Effingham Water Authority meeting this month. Gary Morgan spoke to the Water Authority board to discuss the possibility of the township maintaining […]
Three different crashes, all involving injuries, occurred Thursday evening east of Montrose. The crashes occurred on I-70 Eastbound in a three-mile stretch where a construction zone is located. At 3:49pm, […]
Michelle Kollmann, Effingham County Clerk and Recorder, would like to inform the voters of Effingham County that the County Clerk’s office will start the Voter Registration Purge. The process to […]
Sacred Heart Catholic Parish of Effingham has announced plans for a capital fund drive. Titled the “Strengthen & Secure” Campaign, the effort’s main goal is to raise funds in support […]
Terry Allen Chapman, 65, of Effingham, IL, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO, surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at […]
Unemployment rates were lower in June than one year earlier, both statewide and locally. Effingham County’s jobless rate was at 2.9% in June, down from an even 4% in June […]