The City of Effingham Public Works Department will be picking up storm debris starting Monday, August 3rd. Pick up is city-wide, however, focus is on areas south of Fayette that […]
Author: Greg Sapp
Roger Combs, 66, of Altamont, died at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 6, 2026 at Gieseking […]
Local state legislator Adam Niemerg is applauding a federal court ruling declaring unconstitutional Illinois laws that provide in-state college tuition and certain state financial aid benefits to illegal immigrants. Niemerg, […]
(HERSCHBERGER) The Effingham teenager arrested last week for allegedly firing a weapon at a vehicle has been ordered held over for trial. 18-year-old Jalen Herschberger was arrested early Friday morning […]
Two criminal cases in Fayette County were ended this week with the handing down of prison sentences. 57-year-old Joseph A. Morris of Altamont pled guilty Tuesday to a count of […]
Mary “Imogene” Rentfro, 104, of Stewardson, Illinois, passed away on July 27, 2026, at Heartland Senior Living in Neoga, Illinois. Imogene was born on October 23, 1921, in Strasburg, the […]
Lake Land College will celebrate the start of the new school year by hosting Welcome Week, an event designed to help new and returning students settle into life at Lake […]