(LEFT TO RIGHT: AMMON PROBST, ALLIE ZIEGLER, BEN BURDICK) Members of the Effingham Noon Rotary Club learned January 14 about plans for a new Lutheran high school for the area. […]
Fire destroyed a pole barn in the Watson area Monday morning. The fire call came at 7:11am at 9711 North 1500th Street. Cole Marxman of the Watson Fire Protection District […]
Roberta died on Wednesday, January 14
JB died on Sunday, January 11
Don died on Sunday, January 18
Krista Phillips of Effingham County was selected from a field of 75 contestants Sunday evening as the 68th Miss Illinois County Fair Queen and will reign over the 2026 Illinois State […]
“Celebrate Agriculture 2026” is the theme for the 2026 Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs State Convention in Springfield. Queen registration will take place on Thursday morning with the first rehearsal […]