Evalia “Bibi” Gonzalez Van Arnam, age 91 of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 3:05 AM – Sunday May 25, 2025, at Lakeland Nursing and Rehabilitation in Effingham, Illinois. Mass of […]
Class 1A Casey-Westfield Sectional Windsor/Stew-Stras 8, Edwards County 2 (Final) Casey-Westfield 8, South Central 0 (Final) Class 2A Vandalia Sectional Columbia 3, Robinson 1 (Final) Newton 5, Gillespie 3 (Final […]
(NEW EFFINGHAM CITY COMMISSIONER JAKE NIEBRUGGE IS SWORN INTO OFFICE BY CITY ATTORNEY TRACY WILLENBORG) Jake Niebrugge was sworn in Tuesday as a member of the Effingham City Council. Niebrugge […]
An eight-year-old Kinmundy girl has died of injuries she suffered after falling out of a tree at her home Friday morning. The girl was identified as Grace Fitzwater, daughter of […]
Mary Sue died on Sunday, March 2nd
Progress continues to be made on the expansion of the Children’s Room at Effingham Public Library. Library Director Amanda McKay said things are going well. McKay hopes work will be […]
A local man has been sentenced to five years in prison for residential burglary. 28-year-old Dylan Rentfro of Effingham had been arrested in 2024. In exchange for the sentence for […]