(ILLINOIS STATE FAIR QUEEN KRISTA PHILLIPS) Rain has canceled harness racing today at the 82nd Annual Effingham County Fair. Here’s a look at what else is scheduled: The Freedom 250 […]
Author: Greg Sapp
Raymond R. Scoles, age 96, of Edgewood, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at his home in Edgewood. Funeral service will be held on Sunday, August 9 th , […]
The Effingham County Airport Commission dealt with good news and bad news at Wednesday’s meeting. The good news is that the ribbon cutting ceremony for the east-west runway extension is […]
A Teutopolis resident was injured in a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday morning. The crash happened just after 9am on Pearl Street, just north of State Street, in Teutopolis. The Effingham […]
Randy Spray, age 74, of Greenup, Illinois, passed away on August 2, 2026, at Casey Rehab and Nursing Center in Casey, Illinois. Randy was born on March 26, 1952, in […]
Nancy Marie Blankenship, age 66, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at Methodist Hospital in Germantown, Tennessee, surrounded by her two sisters. She attended Oak Hill Baptist Church in […]
Marah Kirk is the 2026 Miss Effingham County Fair Queen. Queen Marah was crowned Tuesday night by 2025 Queen Krista Phillips. She will reign over the balance of this year’s […]