A Teutopolis resident was injured in a Monday afternoon crash. The crash occurred at 4pm on 1600th Street, a quarter-mile north of Illinois Route 33. Effingham County Sheriff’s Office reported […]

(GIBSON) A local man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on child pornography charges. 67-year-old Larry D. Gibson of Effingham pleaded guilty to four counts while eight other […]

Clay County State’s Attorney Phillip M. Givens has announced that Michael Phillips, 39, of Louisville, Illinois, was sentenced to time in the Illinois Department of Corrections on October 1, 2025, […]

Luanne Elizabeth Williams passed away peacefully on September 3rd, 2025, at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital LTC wing in Olney, IL, in the company of her family. She was born on […]

Voting for seats on the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors and Legislative Commission closed at midnight on Wednesday, October 1, with the results being tallied and certified […]