BY MILLIE LANGE Newton and St. Elmo/Brownstown opened the high school softball season with victories Tuesday. The Eagles moved into a 2-0 opening inning lead but Red Hill tallied a […]
Della Alice Stewart, age 91, of St. Elmo, Illinois, passed away Monday, March 09, 2026 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Funeral will be held at 12:00 p.m. […]
The Effingham City Plan Commission Tuesday voted to recommend a text amendment to the City Zoning Ordinance regulating vacation or short-term rental structures. The change would permit four such structures […]
An Effingham man is in custody after his arrest Monday for various drug offenses. 38-year-old Allen G. Matlock was taken into custody for delivery of 15 to 100 grams of […]
Catherine Rose Rentfrow, 77, of Farina, died on March 7th, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was born to Cecil Sr. and Helen (Whitt) Quick on October 10th, 1948, in […]
Thomas D. Arganbright, 73 of Effingham, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on […]
Delores Ann “Dee” Miller, 89 of Effingham, passed away Monday, March 9, 2026 at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham. No public services are being held at this time. […]