Dieterich Village Hall will be closed today, June 9th and will be closing early on Thursday, June 11th at 10:30 a.m.

More concerns regarding data centers were heard during Monday’s meeting of the Effingham County Board’s Administrative Committee. The Effingham City Council approved a 12-month moratorium on data centers so more […]

William Edward “Bill” Neal, 75, of Casey, Illinois, passed away peacefully at his home on June 1, 2026. At the time of his passing, Angela Richards, whom he loved like […]

An Effingham man has been arrested after barricading himself in a residence late Sunday afternoon. 39-year-old William R. Allen has been charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, domestic […]

A former substitute teacher in the Shelbyville school district has been sentenced after pleading guilty to indecent solicitation of a child. 32-year-old Hayden Miller of Shelbyville was arrested by Coles […]

Bills address operation of federal 340B drug pricing program in Illinois Rep. Camille Lilly, right, testifies before a House committee for passage of a bill calling for an audit […]

Jerry G. Quick, 84, of Neoga, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at his home. He was born June 28, 1941 in Olney, Illinois the son of Wilfred […]