Effingham Unit #40 school board members took action on a host of personnel matters at a special meeting Wednesday night. Here are the moves approved: EMPLOYMENT: Brigette Brown Teacher Assistant […]
National Hockey League Wednesday, May 6 Scoreboard Buffalo 4, Montreal 2 East Second Round — Game 1, Buffalo lead series 1-0 Anaheim 3, Vegas 1 West Second Round — Game […]
National Basketball Association Wednesday, May 6 Scoreboard New York 106, Philadelphia 102 East Semifinals — Game 2, New York lead series 2-0 San Antonio 133, Minnesota 95 West Semifinals — […]
Major League Baseball Wednesday, May 6 Scoreboard Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati 6 (F/10) Milwaukee 6, St. Louis 2 Los Angeles Angels 8, Chicago White Sox 2 Tampa Bay 3, Toronto […]
(JOHN MONNET) Former Effingham County Sheriff John Monnet was the guest speaker at Wednesday’s National Day of Prayer observance. This was the 11th celebration of the event that is sponsored […]
Donald “Don” Ray Blackford, age 88 of Olney, passed away on May 3, 2026, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Don was born on July 6, 1937, at home […]
Matthew Everett Billingsley, 25, of Salem, Illinois, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. Matt was born on […]