Two drivers were injured when their vehicles collided just before 8am Friday. The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened on 900th Avenue, about a half-mile west of 400th […]
Author: Greg Sapp
A local woman was injured in a crash in West Township Sunday evening. The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened at 6pm on 300th Street, about a half […]
Two incumbents have filed for another term on the Effingham County Board. Those who have filed are Josh Douthit, who is serving as county board chairman, in District B, and […]
A Toledo man has been arrested on a series of sex offenses. 47-year-old James R. Waddell was arrested Monday by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office on a charge of criminal […]
Gregory A. “Greg” Walls, 57, of Mason, IL, passed away at 3:25 p.m. Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Belleville Memorial Hospital, Belleville, IL. A memorial service will be held at […]
(PACHECO-MEZA) The Illinois State Police (ISP) arrested 34-year-old Edwin O. Pacheco-Meza of Indianapolis, IN after a fatal crash in Westfield, IL Friday evening. The Clark County State’s Attorney’s Office […]
Norma Jean Bloemer, 75, of Effingham, peacefully passed away Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Willow Breeze Hospice House surrounded by her loving family. Norma was born on August 11, 1950, […]