Gary W. Phillips, 72, of Effingham, IL, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Funeral arrangements are pending at Johnson Funeral Home […]

(MEMBERS OF THE EFFINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLARS WERE RECOGNIZED AT THIS WEEK’S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING) Unit 40 school board members heard this week about a new AI support […]

Effingham County Treasurer Deborah Ruholl said the final distribution of the 2024 real estate taxes, mobile home taxes, and interest was made on Wednesday. Ruholl said the total amount of […]

Beecher City school board members acted on personnel items at this week’s meeting. The Board approved a Family and Medical Leave Act leave for Lynelle Wachtel, and then approved Wachtel’s […]