A local man has been given prison time after pleading guilty to a series of offenses. 41-year-old Jerrod Estes of Teutopolis was sentenced to five years in prison on counts […]
Author: Greg Sapp
By Jim Taylor FarmWeek.com Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford continues to add up tornadoes in 2026, and the numbers keep climbing. Fifteen have occurred in August, pushing the state over […]
Robert “Bob” Richard Burgess, age 87, Effingham, Illinois, passed away Friday, August 28, 2026, at his daughter’s home surrounded by love. Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on […]
Sherry Jo (Parker) Crouse, age 78, of Arcola, Illinois, passed away at 10:46 AM on Thursday, August 27, 2026, after a short stay at Stillwater Senior Living in Edwardsville, Illinois. […]
Following roughly 45 minutes of deliberation a federal jury found a Fayette County man guilty of one count for attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. James W. Berner, 46, from […]
Sterling G. Walden, 79 of Effingham, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2026 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on […]
Teutopolis village board members have reached a potential Tax Increment Financing intergovernmental agreement with the Teutopolis Unit #50 school board. At the village board’s next meeting on September 2, they […]