St. Anthony, Effingham and Teutopolis competed in the Coles County Girls Basketball Tournament at both Mattoon and Charleston high schools. Teutopolis finished second, falling to Galesburg 45-34 in the championship […]

A Newton resident has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on a charge of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. 32-year-old Carl Cornett was arrested in August following an investigation that […]

Immigrant rights advocates demonstrate outside the Illinois Statehouse in Springfield in May, urging passage of legislation to guarantee all children the right to a free public education regardless of their […]

(PHOTO COURTESY OF EFFINGHAM FFA) By HANNAH SPANGLER FarmWeek Two Illinois high schools signed official FFA charters this month, as Effingham formally re-chartered its program and Jacksonville Routt Catholic […]