Tornado sirens were sounded at Dieterich after a funnel cloud was spotted. The incident occurred shortly before 3pm at 2100th Street and 100th Avenue. There were no reports of damage […]
Author: Greg Sapp
The Effingham Water Authority sold off two lots in Blue Point at this month’s meeting. Both successful bids were submitted by Kevin Koney…for for $21,600, the other for $24,300. The […]
St. Elmo school board members this week voted to approve intergovernmental agreements. The agreements with the Regional Office of Education #3. One is for alternative education programs, and another is […]
Stewardson-Strasburg school board members Wednesday approved the issuance of up to $2.3 million in school bonds. The revenue will pay for reconstructing buildings and installing equipment for fire prevention and […]
Effingham County Supervisor of Assessments Pam Braun said her office will be mailing the 2026 Homestead Exemption Renewals today. You will receive a renewal if you applied for or renewed […]
Cowden-Herrick school board members voted this week to approve Allred’s Floor Service to refinish the high school gym, and approved the track resurfacing quote from HSC. The Board amended the […]
No one was injured, but traffic was tied up several hours after a semi overturned along I-57/70 on Effingham’s north side Wednesday evening. Illinois State Police reported the crash occurred […]