(HAVEN CASH) Haven Cash was selected as the State FFA Proficiency Winner in Ag Communications. Haven is a member of the North Clay FFA Chapter of the Illinois Association […]

United Way of Effingham County has released the application to receive funding from the 2026 Campaign. Agencies requesting funds must be non-profit organizations with a 501(c)(3)certificate and provide health and […]

Effingham County 4-H member Miley Pontious has been selected as one of just three winners nationwide in the Woody’s Mini Calf Giveaway, earning her the opportunity to receive and exhibit […]

Effingham St. Anthony split tennis victories Saturday at the Troy Triad Tennis Invitational. The Bulldogs were 4-1 winners against Mount Zion. In singles play, Jackson Schultz won 7-6 (1), 3-6, […]

An inmate in Cumberland County Jail died over the weekend. 50-year-old Harvey Starwalt, Jr. of Jewett was being held on drug production and possession charges. At 6:10am Saturday, the Illinois […]

Larry Wayne Chamberlain, 69, of Effingham, IL, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham, IL. Per Larry’s wishes, no services will […]