Sacred Heart Catholic Parish of Effingham has announced plans for a capital fund drive. Titled the “Strengthen & Secure” Campaign, the effort’s main goal is to raise funds in support […]
Author: Greg Sapp
Terry Allen Chapman, 65, of Effingham, IL, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO, surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at […]
Unemployment rates were lower in June than one year earlier, both statewide and locally. Effingham County’s jobless rate was at 2.9% in June, down from an even 4% in June […]
Illinois Route 37 and the CN tracks in Alma were closed to traffic for over an hour and a half early Tuesday afternoon after a piece of a grain elevator […]
The new school year is less than a month away, and the Neoga school district is getting ready. Neoga’s community and especially their school district were impacted when a tornado […]
Jasper County board members heard of progress on the new Health Department building. Members heard work is completed on the east end of the building, and the Department has begun […]
Judge Wesley Gozia of Salem has announced his intention to seek election as a Republican to the 4th Judicial Circuit in 2026. The vacancy was created by the retirement of […]