Altamont Fire Protection District was called to a structure fire at 10:18pm Wednesday. The structure is located at 7502 East 550th Avenue, south of Altamont. Altamont Fire Chief Jon Becker […]
Author: Greg Sapp
Betty Jo Stanford, age 92, of Louisville, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 9:56 am, Friday, January 23, 2026, at the Axiom Healthcare of Flora. Born on May 5, 1933, in […]
One person was killed and others were injured in a multi-vehicle collision on I-57 in Coles County Thursday morning. The crash happened at 8:35am in the southbound lanes near the […]
Sean Grayson receives maximum sentence for murder of Sonya Massey Former Sangamon County deputy was convicted of second-degree murder Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Illinois Times […]
The annual discipline code meeting and athletic handbook review for Effingham Unit #40 will be held at the following times and locations: □ South Side School – Tuesday, February 10 […]
New internal polling of likely Republican primary voters indicated former State Senator Darren Bailey is the clear frontrunner in the Illinois Republican primary for governor. Information released by the Bailey […]
Members of the Altamont Schuetzenfest Committee spoke to the Altamont City Council this week about relocating where the event would take place. After many years at the County Fairgrounds, Schuetzenfest […]