Members of the Effingham County Board’s Tax and Finance Committee Thursday discussed the potential impact of Federal budget cuts on the county’s emergency management services. Former county board chairman Jim […]

Gregory D. Habbe passed from this life early in the morning of March 11, 2025. He made his entrance into this world on February 24, 1948 as the first born […]

Cumberland County board members approved an agreement with Charleston Engineering. The engineering agreement is for work on the Hazel Dell Road, which is to be upgraded. The Board renewed its […]

A 66-year-old Centralia man died when stepping in front of an Amtrak train just north of the Broadway crossing in downtown Centralia Tuesday night. Marion County Coroner Claude Howell has […]

A 32-year-old Herrin man was arrested following a high speed chase through Fayette and Marion Counties early Monday morning. Christopher Gibson was taken to the Fayette County Jail at Vandalia […]