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Bethsaida Church, located at 200th Avenue and 1700th Street, east of Route 45, will be handing out free book-bags. The giveaway will be around Noon on Sunday, August 3. This is for kids in grades K-12 who are going back to school. In addition, there will also be some totes given out for teachers. Pre-registration […]

  Folk art carvings of Ferd Metten will be on display Sunday, August 3rd, from 12:30-4:00pm.  Ferd was a member of St. Francis Parish, a farmer and self-taught artist.  His dioramas and smaller carvings reflect pioneer and farm life, his Catholic faith, and remembrances from his youth.  He also carved vases and bowls and decorated […]

A newly-restored statue for World War I veteran, Lawrence Durre, who died in Brest, France, as the result of a poison gas attack on November 10, 1918, will be rededicated on Monday, August 4, at 10:00 a.m.  The statue is on the Effingham VFW grounds, located at 2304 South Veterans Drive. The statue was created […]

Free Diabetes Education Class Offered by HSHS Medical Group Diabetes and Endocrinology 2025 Class Schedule HSHS Medical Group Diabetes and Endocrinology – Effingham delivers world-class care close to home with a highly specialized team of local experts. To help and encourage those with diabetes and their family members, HSHS Medical Group Diabetes and Endocrinology – […]

HSHS St. Anthony’s Wound Healing Center is proud to celebrate 15 years of exceptional patient care with a community open house on Tuesday, Aug. 5 from 5 to 7 p.m.  Community members are invited to tour the recently updated center, learn about advanced wound healing treatments and witness demonstrations of the center’s hyperbaric oxygen therapy […]

The Suzette Brumleve Memorial Effingham Public Library will host the monthly meeting of the Club Maverick Memory Café from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, August 5. This month, Chet Kiefer from Camp Lakewood Campground will discuss the campground business and the activities available for campers.  Also, Kiefer will share samples from Fatso's Famous Pizza […]

Enduring Freedom Ministries Distributions in August: . Tuesday, August 5th from 4pm-6pm, Shumway (304 S. West Street) Saturday, August. 9th from 9am-noon, Mason (861 E. Washington) Tuesday, August 12th from 4pm-6pm, Shumway (304 S. West Street) Wednesday, August 13th from noon-2p.m, Shumway (304 S. West Street) Wednesday, August 20th from noon-2p.m, Shumway (304 S. West Street) Saturday, […]

Come to give blood with the Red Cross from August 1-28 and get a $15 e-gift card to a merchant of choice.  Plus, the Red Cross will perform free A1C testing, commonly used to screen for prediabetes and diabetes, on successful donations in August (one result per donor in a 12-month period).  As always, donors […]