Three different crashes, all involving injuries, occurred Thursday evening east of Montrose. The crashes occurred on I-70 Eastbound in a three-mile stretch where a construction zone is located. At 3:49pm, […]
Author: Greg Sapp
Michelle Kollmann, Effingham County Clerk and Recorder, would like to inform the voters of Effingham County that the County Clerk’s office will start the Voter Registration Purge. The process to […]
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 […]
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 […]