Community Calendar

American Red Cross Blood Drives in January: January 1, Thursday, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Charleston, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM January 4, Sunday, St Joseph Stringtown Community Club, Stringtown, 6:30 AM - Noon January 5, Monday, Teutopolis Banquet Hall, 12:30 PM - 6:00 PM January 6, Tuesday, Casey United Methodist Church, Noon - 6:00 […]

Illinois Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists are collecting live Christmas trees to be used as fish habitat in local lakes after the holidays.  The collected trees will be bundled together, weighted, and submerged at lakes, providing critical habitat for multiple fish species and promoting algae growth for insects that attract fish for anglers.  The […]

Enduring Freedom Ministries January Dates: Tuesday, January 6th, 4 - 6pm, Shumway Saturday, January 10th, 9a.m. - noon, Mason Tuesday, January 13th, 4 - 6pm, Shumway Wednesday, January 14th, noon - 2pm, Shumway Wednesday, January 21st, noon - 2pm, Shumway Saturday, January 31st, 8:30 - noon, Shumway Please call 217-868-5293 or 217-240-0059 to sign up, […]

American Red Cross Blood Drives in January: January 1, Thursday, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Charleston, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM January 4, Sunday, St Joseph Stringtown Community Club, Stringtown, 6:30 AM - Noon January 5, Monday, Teutopolis Banquet Hall, 12:30 PM - 6:00 PM January 6, Tuesday, Casey United Methodist Church, Noon - 6:00 […]

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is now available for income qualified households. The CEFS Economic Opportunity Corporation, as administrator of the Energy Assistance Program in Christian, Clay, Effingham, Fayette, Montgomery, Moultrie, and Shelby counties, is pleased to announce that funds are available to assist income-eligible households with their natural gas, propane and/or electric […]

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln is now on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, giving the public a rare chance to see the historic document. Lincoln’s proclamation ordered an end to slavery in Southern states that took up arms against the United States during the Civil War, […]

Illinois Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists are collecting live Christmas trees to be used as fish habitat in local lakes after the holidays.  The collected trees will be bundled together, weighted, and submerged at lakes, providing critical habitat for multiple fish species and promoting algae growth for insects that attract fish for anglers.  The […]

On Thursday, January 8, the Effingham County Museum will present the second lecture of their historical series.  The lecture will be the “165th Anniversary of St. John Lutheran Church – Dieterich, Illinois” presented by Scott Wohltman. The lecture will be held on the 2nd floor at the Effingham County Museum, located at 110 East Jefferson […]