A district judge sentenced an Olney man to 28 years in federal prison after he admitted to producing child pornography of a 13-year-old minor. Joseph Jared St. Pierre, 37, pleaded […]

EFFINGHAM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (ECEMA) in collaboration with the National Weather Service in Lincoln will be holding a Severe Storm Spotter Training Class on Tuesday, March 10, at 6:30 […]

10 additional criminal charges have been filed against Montrose resident Dakota “Cody” Czerwonka. The 32-year-old Czerwonka had been arrested in January for grooming and sexual exploitation of a child. The […]

Frank Joseph Meyer, age 67, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and formerly of Wheeler, Illinois, passed away at 8:12 AM – Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at his home. Mass of Christian burial […]