Six people submitted letters of interest to fill a vacant seat on the Effingham City Council. Here are the letters submitted: JACOB NIEBRUGGE– “Effingham is a special place. Reflecting on […]
Author: Greg Sapp
James Robert “Bob” Norris, 80, of Effingham, IL, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. Private family services will be held at […]
Robert Eugene Meyer, age 75, of St. Peter, Illinois passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 3, 2025 at St. Peter’s […]
Six people have submitted their names to succeed Merv Gillenwater on the Effingham City Council. Today was the last official day for Gillenwater after 22 years on the Council, four […]
The third and final panel of the “Canticle of the Sun” was unveiled Wednesday at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital. The series of mosaic tile creations were the work of […]
There were 3.1 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending April 27, 2025. Statewide, the average temperature was 59.6 degrees, 3.8 degrees above normal. Precipitation averaged 1.10 inches, 0.26 […]
Susan Stanton, right, executive director of ACT Now, which advocates for after-school programs, testifies before a House committee in favor of a bill to earmark $50 million in the upcoming […]