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 […]
Author: Greg Sapp
Illinois Route 37 and the CN tracks in Alma were closed to traffic for over an hour and a half early Tuesday afternoon after a piece of a grain elevator […]
The new school year is less than a month away, and the Neoga school district is getting ready. Neoga’s community and especially their school district were impacted when a tornado […]
Jasper County board members heard of progress on the new Health Department building. Members heard work is completed on the east end of the building, and the Department has begun […]
Judge Wesley Gozia of Salem has announced his intention to seek election as a Republican to the 4th Judicial Circuit in 2026. The vacancy was created by the retirement of […]
Gov. JB Pritzker is leaving the door open to changing Illinois’ congressional maps to “counterbalance” an attempt by Texas politicians to add more Republican seats to the U.S. House. The […]
The 81st Effingham County Fair is almost here. The fair will run from July 26-August 2. Here are some day-to-day highlights of the events at the fair: SATURDAY, JULY 26– […]