Martin C. “Marty” Lee, 73, of Effingham, IL, passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, IL, surrounded by family after a long, […]

Pictured are, left to right: Kevin and Denise Willenborg, Shawn Reiss, Kayden Hetzer and Luke Wente The Reiss Family 4-H Endowment Scholarship, established in memory of Brenda Reiss, who […]

Winning Effingham County Dog Show winners were, front row, left to right, Kara Shouse, Noel Hoekstra, Ignacio Hernandez, Ariella Goldstein, Daisy Rodgers, Everly Schackmann and Ivorly Butler-Kuhlman. Back row, […]

Alan Kollmann presented the award to, Hunter Niemerg and Norah Wente. The 2025 Effingham County 4-H Grand Champion Carcass at the Effingham County Fair went to Hunter Niemerg and […]

Left to right are, Susan Spears (Jeff’s daughter) and Alexis VanDyke. Alexis VanDyke was awarded the Jeff Brooks Award at the Effingham County Fair, an honor created to celebrate […]

(MEMBERS OF THE LAKE LAND COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND LLC PRESIDENT JOSH BULLOCK GATHER AT THE E-T-C WEDNESDAY) Lake Land College commemorated the Grand Opening of its new Effingham […]

Front row, left to right, Leah Mae Ring, Jake Buscher, Griffin McManaway, Emerson Caraway, Noel Hoekstra, Reese Tegeler and Kelsie Hoelscher. Back row, left to right, Julie Larsen, Jessica […]