An August incident involving a preschooler at East Side School was revisited at Monday night’s Unit 40 school board meeting. The mother of the child and another dozen individuals attended […]
Author: Greg Sapp
The Effingham Unit 40 Board of Education Monday voted to authorize and provide for the issuance of $36,220,000 in debt certificates that would begin the process of constructing a classroom […]
A Murphysboro man has been sentenced to three years in prison for an Effingham County offense. 26-year-old Trevor M. Evans has pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful possession of […]
(MOLLY WILLIAMSON) Chief Judge Martin W. Siemer of the Fourth Judicial Circuit has announced the appointment of Molly Williamson as Director of Probation and Court Services for Effingham County, effective […]
Chester Arthur Smith, 87, of Casey, IL passed away at 12:10 pm on Friday April 25, 2025, at his residence. Cremation Rites have been accorded. Burial will be at a […]
One person was injured in a single-vehicle collision early Saturday afternoon. Effingham County Sheriff’s Office reported a car driven by 18-year-old Mackenzie Thilker of Effingham was traveling on North 1775th […]
On November 15, 1875, three Hospital Sisters of St. Francis arrived in Effingham to begin providing health care in this community. Now 150 years later, that same compassionate health care […]