Illinois State Police (ISP) Zone 7 Investigations was contacted on September 29 by the Effingham Police Department to investigate an alleged hit-and-run traffic crash that occurred on September 28, at […]

STAUNTON — Effingham High School opened play in the Staunton Regional with a decisive 8-1 win over Robinson Wednesday. “Overall the team played a great game,” said EHS Coach Logan […]

BROWNSTOWN — Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City handed Dieterich a loss in the opening game of Wednesday evening in the National Trail Conference Seventh-Grade Girls Basketball Tournament. CHBC was a 25-20 over Dieterich. […]

Class 8A Rank School Total Points Previous 1. Chicago (Mount Carmel) (9) (8-0) 90 1 2. Park Ridge (Maine South) (7-1) 74 4 3. Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) (7-1) 72 2 […]

Jacqueline “Jackie” Lynn (Curtis) Adams, age 63, of Wheeler, Illinois, passed away at 9:22 AM – Sunday, October 19, 2025, south of Dieterich, Illinois. A visitation for family and friends […]

Photo: (Back Row L to R): Kayla Duncan, UW Board Member; Leslie Eckert, UW Board Member; Kristin Niemerg, Washington Savings Bank Employee; Elaine Buehnerkemper, Washington Savings Bank Employee; Emily Hille, […]