(A TREE WAS BLOWN OVER ONTO A HOUSE IN EFFINGHAM THE EVENING OF APRIL 2nd) We had told you earlier about tornadoes in the Altamont and Montrose areas during the […]
Author: Greg Sapp
A magistrate judge has ordered a Vandalia man be held in custody without bail after he was charged with attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. […]
The Effingham City Plan Commission Tuesday recommended the City Council allow a portable classroom building to be located at South Side School. Unit 40 Superintendent Andy Johnson said the goal […]
The schedule for the 40th Annual Mattoon Bagelfest was announced Tuesday. The celebration will take place from July 12-19. Highlights will include a concert by the band Everclear on Friday, […]
Longtime Effingham City Council member Merv Gillenwater has submitted his letter of resignation from the Council. Gillenwater’s retirement from the Council is effective April 30. Gillenwater said Tuesday that “this […]
A US magistrate judge ordered a Vandalia man be held in custody without bail after he was charged with attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. […]
There were 1.7 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending April 6. Statewide, the average temperature was 47.2 degrees, 0.1 degrees below normal. Precipitation averaged 3.39 inches, 2.71 inches […]