Roger D. Maxedon, 88, of Effingham, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2025, at Willowbrook Memory Care in Effingham. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 25, 2025, […]

Kenneth Wayne McCarty, age 79, of Kinmundy, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 6:15 pm, Saturday, July 19, 2025, at his home with his loving family by his side. It was […]

Richard Duane Poe, age 80, of Shelbyville, Illinois, and formerly of Dieterich, Illinois, passed away at 9:59 PM – Saturday, July 19, 2025, at HSHS Saint John’s Hospital in Springfield, […]

Unit 40 school board members Monday heard from Superintendent Andy Johnson about funding cuts. Currently, funds have been cut for the 21st Century program, which has provided money for after-school […]

(FROM LEFT: EFFINGHAM COUNTY SHERIFF PAUL KUHNS AND DEPUTIES TYLER KOESTER AND BRANDON KUHL) The Effingham County Board and County Sheriff Paul Kuhns recognized two sheriff’s deputies with Lifesaving Awards […]

The Effingham area is slated to be under extreme heat conditions from Wednesday morning until Thursday evening. The Effingham County Emergency Management Agency is sharing information made available by the […]