TAYLORVILLE — Teutopolis Junior High School traveled to Taylorville for volleyball action Wednesday evening. Taylorville was a winner over the Shoes in the seventh-grade match 25-10, 25-23. Taylorville also won […]
Four area teams are among the boys high school polls this week. In Class 2A, Teutopolis is ranked second with a 21-3 mark. In Class 1A, Altamont, Cumberland and Dieterich […]
BY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – No. 5 Illinois (20-3, 11-1 Big Ten) soared past Northwestern (10-13, 2-10 Big Ten), 84-44, to earn its largest margin of victory over […]
BY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EUGENE, Ore. – Illinois wrapped up its two-game road swing in the Pacific Northwest with a 76-73 loss to Oregon on Wednesday night. The Fighting Illini […]
Sherry Lynn Lewis, age 58, of Newton Illinois passed away on February 1st, 2026. She was born December 21st 1967 to Robert (Bob) and Peggy Lewis in Mattoon Illinois. Sherry […]
(LEFT TO RIGHT: WHEAT PENNY CO-OWNER MICHAEL BRUMMER; TREC PRESIDENT MO DUST; WHEAT PENNY CO-OWNER RILEY PRUEMER) Trail Recreation Effingham County (TREC) is grateful to The Wheat Penny for a […]
BY MILLIE LANGE North Clay won the seventh-grade match, 25-21, 16-25, 15-9. St. Anthony was led by Morgan Kabbes and Mary Hoke with one dig each, Charlotte Sprecher with two […]