(BROWN) A local man has been sentenced to prison on a drug charge. 28-year-old Anthony A. Brown pleaded guilty to methamphetamine delivery. He was arrested in May by Effingham City […]
Author: Greg Sapp
(ALLEN) A local man arrested earlier this year after he barricaded himself in a residence in Effingham has been sentenced to prison. 39-year-old William R. Allen of Effingham barricaded himself […]
Jerry L. Goebel, age 79, of Lexington, Kentucky, and formerly of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 2:26 PM on Friday, July 24, 2026, at his home surrounded by his family. […]
(HERSCHBERGER) No one was injured when a shot was fired from a handgun at a vehicle in Effingham early Friday morning. In custody in connection with the incident is 18-year-old […]
Tami (Kemper) Carll, 64, of Greenup, Illinois passed away at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday July 22, 2026 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. A Celebration of Life will be from […]
Sandra Kay (Volpi) Phillips, 83, of Effingham, IL, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham. Per Sandra’s wishes, a celebration of […]
(MILLER) The Illinois State Police arrested 46-year-old Matthew V. Miller of Flat Rock for First Degree Murder following an extensive investigation into a 12-year-old cold case shooting death in Crawford […]