Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSBI) (the “Company”), announced today Jeffrey S. Mefford will retire from his role as President of its wholly-owned subsidiary Midland States Bank (the “Bank”) and as Executive Vice President of […]
First National Bank of Waterloo has announced the appointment of Jeff Bloemker as Effingham Market President. A release from the bank indicates that in his new role, Jeff will help […]
The Effingham area was visited by a display of the Northern Lights Tuesday evening. Several members of our staff got photos of the display. Thanks also to David Woltman […]
BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – #14 Illinois earned its first ranked victory of the season with an 81-77 win over #11 Texas Tech in a top-15 thriller […]
Patricia A. “Pat” Rickelman, 82 of Effingham, passed away Monday, November 10, 2025 at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Private family services will be held at a later […]
NEOGA — Neoga handed Shelbyville two losses in junior high girls basketball Monday evening. Neoga was a 34-10 winner in seventh-grade action. Neoga ran out to a 12-2 opening quarter […]
Odis died on Monday, November 10