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Food Pantry – Calvary Baptist Church

The Calvary Baptist Church Food Pantry will take food orders on Monday, May 12th, from 4-5:30. Call 217-342-6671 to place your order. Pickup time is on Wednesday, May 14th, from 4-5. Anyone needing food assistance is encouraged to call

Enduring Freedom Ministries Distributions in May

Enduring Freedom Ministries Distribution Dates for May: Tuesday, May 13th 4-6p.m. Wednesday, May 14th noon - 2p.m. Wednesday, May 21st noon - 2p.m. Saturday, May 31st 8:30-noon The Shumway location is at 304 S. West Street, (old grade school) mission includes: hot meal, groceries, clothing, haircuts, & laundromat. Call 217-240-0059 or web-search "Shumway Food Pantry" […]

Toledo Spring Festival

The Toledo Spring Festival will be held Thursday through Sunday, May 15 - 18. Features include Pageants, a Parade, Car Show, Vendors, Live Music, Beer Tent, Food, Scavenger Hunt, and more! Plus, Luehrs Ideal Rides will be on the Midway for the 68th consecutive year. Follow us on Facebook at:  Toledo Spring Festival.

St. Anthony’s Savvy Senior Program and Luncheon with Dr. Jeff Brummer

St. Anthony's Savvy Senior Program and Luncheon Series returns to the Effingham Senior Center on Thursday, May 15th at 11:00am.  The program features Dr. Jeff Brummer, Medical director of HSHS's St. Anthony's Wound Healing Center. Free blood pressure screenings will be offered prior to the presentation. Wound Care Bingo to be played after the presentation. […]

Memorial Butterfly Release Ceremonies

HSHS Home Care invites community members to join them for butterfly release ceremonies celebrating loved ones at locations throughout central Illinois at these Hospital Sisters Health System hospitals: HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham Thursday, May 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the Healing Garden. HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur Tuesday, May 20 at 5:30 p.m. […]

Thursday’s Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL Baseball City Series – Effingham at Effingham St. Anthony (Evergreen Hollow Park), 7 p.m. (LISTEN ON 979XFM) Salem at Altamont (DH), 4:30 p.m. Central A&M at Brownstown/St. Elmo, 4:30 p.m. Martinsville at Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 4:30 p.m. Neoga at Mulberry Grove, 4:30 p.m. Tri-County at Cumberland, 4 p.m. senior night South Central at Dieterich, […]

Toledo Spring Festival

The Toledo Spring Festival will be held Thursday through Sunday, May 15 - 18. Features include Pageants, a Parade, Car Show, Vendors, Live Music, Beer Tent, Food, Scavenger Hunt, and more! Plus, Luehrs Ideal Rides will be on the Midway for the 68th consecutive year. Follow us on Facebook at:  Toledo Spring Festival.

VFW Auxiliary Meal

The VFW Auxiliary will be hosting a meal on Friday, May 16, from 5:00 - 6:30pm.  This will be at the Effingham VFW Post 1769 on Veterans Drive Meal Menu:  Oven-Fried Chicken, Chicken & Noodles, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Vegetable, Dessert, plus Coffee, Tea, or Lemonade Price:  $8.00

Friday’s Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL Baseball City Series –Effingham St. Anthony at Effingham (Paul Smith Field), 7 p.m. (LISTEN ON 979XFM) Altamont at Shelbyville, 4:15 p.m. Brownstown/St. Elmo at Ramsey, 4:30 p.m. Central at North Clay, 4:30 p.m. Williamsville at Teutopolis, 7 p.m. Neoga at Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 4 p.m. Softball City Series – Effingham St. Anthony at Effingham (EHS […]

Poppy Days – American Legion Post 120

Friday, May 16, will be American Legion Post 120 Poppy Day for 2025. We will be asking for your donations at Maple Street intersections with Evergreen, Temple, and Jefferson Avenues. One hundred percent of all monies collected go directly to Veterans needing help.  Being at the Crossroads of America, we get many requests of stranded […]