Nonfarm payroll totals in Illinois reached a record high in June, increasing by 9,400. June’s record payroll job total surpassed the previous record high set in March. Industry sectors with […]
Author: Greg Sapp
Robert died the afternoon of Tuesday, July 15
Roger D. Maxedon, 88, of Effingham, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2025, at Willowbrook Memory Care in Effingham. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 25, 2025, […]
Kenneth Wayne McCarty, age 79, of Kinmundy, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 6:15 pm, Saturday, July 19, 2025, at his home with his loving family by his side. It was […]
Richard Duane Poe, age 80, of Shelbyville, Illinois, and formerly of Dieterich, Illinois, passed away at 9:59 PM – Saturday, July 19, 2025, at HSHS Saint John’s Hospital in Springfield, […]
Unit 40 school board members Monday heard from Superintendent Andy Johnson about funding cuts. Currently, funds have been cut for the 21st Century program, which has provided money for after-school […]
(FROM LEFT: EFFINGHAM COUNTY SHERIFF PAUL KUHNS AND DEPUTIES TYLER KOESTER AND BRANDON KUHL) The Effingham County Board and County Sheriff Paul Kuhns recognized two sheriff’s deputies with Lifesaving Awards […]