An Effingham woman has been sentenced in Fayette County Circuit Court to six years in prison. 26-year-old Sierra Blankenship pled guilty Friday to unlawful possession with intent to deliver 15 […]
Author: Greg Sapp
Brownstown resident Melvin Eller Jr. has been sentenced to 30 months in prison. Judge Allan Lolie sentenced the 43-year-old Eller Wednesday. The sentence was issued for the offenses of aggravated […]
A motion filed Thursday indicates that the former Sangamon County deputy convicted of second-degree murder for shooting an unarmed woman is receiving medical treatment at an undisclosed location. In the […]
A 16-year-old girl from Sigel was injured in a crash late Thursday night. The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office said the girl was traveling eastbound on 1900th Avenue, about a quarter-mile […]
The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) reminds Illinoisans to test, inspect, and replace broken or expired smoke/CO alarms in their homes with new 10-year sealed battery alarms […]
DeVure (Dee) Pieper went home to be with the Lord on March 5, 2026, at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loved ones. Dee was born DeVure Snodderly, […]
Thomas D. Arganbright, 73 of Effingham, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, […]