LEWISTOWN — Once again Wyatt Avenatti pulled in multiple driving victories, this time at the Fulton County Fair Thursday. The card went four races before Avenatti drove Shady Maple Bridgt […]

Michelle Kollmann, Effingham County Clerk and Recorder, would like to inform the voters of Effingham County that the County Clerk’s office will start the Voter Registration Purge. The process to […]

Sacred Heart Catholic Parish of Effingham has announced plans for a capital fund drive. Titled the “Strengthen & Secure” Campaign, the effort’s main goal is to raise funds in support […]

Terry Allen Chapman, 65, of Effingham, IL, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO, surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at […]

Unemployment rates were lower in June than one year earlier, both statewide and locally. Effingham County’s jobless rate was at 2.9% in June, down from an even 4% in June […]