Community Calendar

The Effingham County Soil & Water Conservation District is having their annual Evergreen Tree Sale. Order forms for the seedlings are available at the USDA office or via email. Please call 217-347-7107 ext. 3 to have a form sent to you. Order deadline is April 4, 2025 or when all trees are sold. Payment is […]

The American Red Cross is helping to bridge access to health care for blood donors by providing free A1C testing, commonly used to screen for diabetes and prediabetes, on all successful blood, platelet and plasma donations in March. Additionally, all who come to give blood, platelets or plasma this month will receive a $10 Amazon.com […]

The Effingham County Soil and Water Conservation District is currently accepting orders for White Pine, Colorado Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir, and Norway Spruce seedlings. All orders must be placed before April 4.  A pickup day will be planned for mid-April. Call the office at 217-347-7107 x 3 or stop by for an order form. Thank […]

No-Stress, Take-Home Test: HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital Offering Free, At-Home Colon Cancer Screening Tests in March Test anxiety is real – at school, work and especially at a clinic or hospital. During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital wants to put community members at ease by giving away at-home […]

Dana-Thomas house to feature Wooden It Be Lovely chairs for Women’s History Month The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is partnering with Wooden It Be Lovely for an exhibit of six refurbished chairs at the Dana-Thomas House State Historic Site in Springfield during March for Women’s History Month. The chairs were hand-painted by the […]