Due to a water main break, West Temple Avenue will be closed from North Henrietta Street to North Keller Drive until 5pm today!

Effingham County Treasurer Deb Ruholl announced the 1st distribution of the 2024 real estate taxes was made Wednesday. The total amount of $48,563,957.90 was distributed by direct deposit to 92 […]

Clay County State’s Attorney Phillip M. Givens has announced that Michael Phillips, 39, of Louisville, Illinois, was sentenced to time in the Illinois Department of Corrections on October 1, 2025, […]

The Effingham Unit 40 Board of Education acted Tuesday on two student disciplinary cases. The Board expelled one student through the end of the second semester of the 2026-27 school […]

The Effingham County Airport Commission Wednesday discussed how to deal with trees on the north and south sides of an airport runway. The height of the trees are of concern […]