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  • Sunday’s Sports Schedule

    MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Big Ten Tournament Game 14 -- Winner Game 12 vs. Winner Game 13, 3:30 p.m. (championship)

  • Dana-Thomas House featuring Wooden It Be Lovely Chairs

    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 […]

  • Evergreen Tree Sale

    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 […]

  • Red Cross Blood Drives for March

    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 […]

  • Monday’s Sports Schedule

    HIGH SCHOOL Boys Basketball Class 1A Charleston Super-Sectional EIU’s Lantz Arena Game 1 – Red Hill (Bridgeport) vs. Winner Cobden Sectional, 7 p.m. Class 2A Carbondale SIU Super-Sectional Banterra Center Game 1 – Winner Carterville Sectional vs. Tolono Unity Sectional, 7 p.m. Class 3A Springfield Super-Sectional At Springfield Game 1 – Winner Decatur Eisenhower Sectional […]

  • Spotter Training from The National Weather Service

    The National Weather Service is hosting a Spotter Training session on Tuesday, March 18th, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This will be at the Effingham County Emergency Operations Center, located at 311 Miracle Avenue in Effingham. Severe storm spotters are a VITAL part of the severe weather warning process! Spotters provide critical, and potentially […]