The Effingham City Plan Commission Tuesday recommended the City Council grant a special use permit for a group of mini-warehouses along South US 45. The Council will have the final […]

(PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT: DETECTIVE DUSTIN REARDON, DEPUTY NATHAN HILL, EFFINGHAM COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN JOSH DOUTHIT, CHIEF DEPUTY TRAVIS BUHNERKEMPE) Effingham County Board Chairman Josh Douthit signed a proclamation declaring […]

(CAMILLE ZEIGLER AND EFFINGHAM COUNTY SHERIFF PAUL F. KUHNS) Since 1979, the Illinois Sheriff’s Association has awarded at least one student in each county a scholarship. The scholarship must be […]

A full complement of five members are in place for the Altamont City Council. Mike Walker, who had served as a city commissioner, was sworn in as mayor. Walker has […]

Louis Edwin Engel, age 89, lifelong resident of Farina, Illinois passed away on Monday, May 12, 2025 at EverTrue Concordia Village Skilled Care in Springfield, IL. Masonic Rites and a […]

“Unit 40 is opening for Late Registration for the 2025-2026 school year this Friday, May 16th. If you haven’t registered your student for next school year, now is your chance!! […]

 HSHS Home Care invites community members to join them for butterfly release ceremonies at locations throughout central Illinois at these Hospital Sisters Health System hospitals: HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham Thursday, […]