The Cumberland County Board has hired a new county engineer. At a special meeting this week, the Board hired Thomas Kreke as the engineer. Kreke will succeed Richard Murray as […]
Author: Greg Sapp
As improvements continue at The Cross at the Crossroads, more space is needed. That led to a request from The Cross Foundation for a variance in a setback requirement. The […]
Grant Beals has been hired as varsity boys basketball coach of the CHBC Hornets for the coming season. The Beecher City Board of Education hired Beals for the position at […]
May 3-9, 2026 is National Correctional Officers Week. Effingham County Sheriff Paul Kuhns said, “In 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first week of May as National Correctional Officers Week […]
Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey holds a news conference at the Illinois Peace Officers Memorial outside the Capitol in Springfield on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois by […]
John C. Baginski, 79, of Altamont, passed away at 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 […]
Katherine Louise “Kathy” Grobengieser of Mason, Illinois, passed away the evening of April 29, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family, leaving behind a legacy of compassion, service, and […]