(THE NEW ENTERPRISE ZONE…THE EXISTING AREA IS IN ORANGE…THE NEW AREAS ARE IN YELLOW) It only took one week to gain State approval of an expansion of the Effingham City/County/Teutopolis […]

(A BRIGHT AND AIRY EXPANSION GREETS CHILDREN VISITING EFFINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY) The Suzette Brumleve Memorial Effingham Public Library held a celebration Friday morning. First, the library marked the completion of […]

North Clay school board members heard this week from John Logan Zink of the North Clay Park District. Zink spoke about the intergovernmental agreement between the school district and the […]

An Effingham County man appeared in federal court to plead guilty to several charges for exploiting an elder out of an estimated $338,773. Edward L. Stief, Jr., 42, pleaded guilty […]

Katherine “Kathy” Schoonover, 66, of Effingham, IL, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, IL. Burial will be held in Old Union […]