Valerie Ann Tenczar, 93 of Effingham, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2026 at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham. No public services are being held at this time. Arrangements […]
Author: Greg Sapp
Paul DeWaine “Dude” Talbert, age 55, of Flora, Illinois, and formerly of Johnsonville, entered the gates of Heaven at 2:48 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, 2026, in St. Louis, Missouri. […]
Penny Lynn Jessup, age 57, passed away Friday, July 24, 2026, in Deaconess Hospital, Marion, Illinois with her family by her side. Services will be held at a later date. […]
The North Clay school board approved a three-year contract with the North Clay Education Association at this month’s meeting. The contract calls for increases of 6%, 6% and 5%, as […]
Stewardson-Strasburg school board members voted this month to approve a proposal from FTS Sound for an upgrade of the grade school gym sound system. The Board also approved a quote […]
CHOATE MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER (FILE PHOTO BY WHITNEY CURTIS FOR PROPUBLICA AND CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS) Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center to reduce patient population, staff amid operational […]
Effingham County Emergency Management Agency and Effingham County Health Department urge residents to take precautions due to the extreme heat conditions. The National Weather Service in Lincoln predicts heat indices […]