Effingham County Airport Commissioners heard Wednesday that the new hangar building should be arriving by the end of January or the first of February. Airport Commission Chairman Ken Wohltman believes […]

A train car being moved by Effingham Equity personnel struck a passenger vehicle shortly after 7pm Tuesday. The incident happened at the private siding utilized by the Equity. One person […]

Considerable discussion was heard at Tuesday night’s Effingham City Council meeting as to how hotel/motel funds could be utilized in the city. The discussion followed Wheat Penny Co-Owner Michael Brummer’s […]

By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch said the Chicago Bears’ request for new money for a stadium is “insensitive” as lawmakers […]

Pictured (attached):   Matt Cekander, Program Chair; Linda Hubbartt; Ryan Wyckoff, Sunrise Rotary President  Former Rotarian Linda Hubbartt, Executive Director of the Effingham City–County Committee on Aging (ECCOA), recently spoke to Rotarians […]

Altamont resident Valek Bernahl has been sentenced to two years in prison for possession of methamphetamine. The 26-year-old Bernahl was taken into custody after failing to return to custody from […]

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary IDHS says it inadvertently stored protected health information on a publicly accessible website involving more than 32,000 Division of Rehabilitation Services […]