Fayette County authorities are investigating the death of a young child. The child was pronounced dead in the ER at Sarah Bush Lincoln Fayette County Hospital in Vandalia Friday evening. […]
Land of Lincoln Honor Flight kicks off the 2025 flying season with Mission #73 on April 15. Mission #73 will serve 93 Veterans including 11 Korean Era veterans 82 Vietnam era veterans from 41 Illinois home towns of Alhambra, […]
For the month of March, the average Illinois temperature was 46.9 degrees, 6.1 degrees above normal. Precipitation averaged 2.86 inches, 0.25 inches below normal. As of March 30, topsoil moisture […]
(KAGE HIESTAND AND ADVISOR T.J. BOLIN) South Central competed in state proficiency at Mt. Zion High School. State proficiency is a competition where students first need to win their respective area […]
Unemployment rates in Illinois and in area counties were lower in February than one year earlier. The state jobless rate was 5.1%, compared to 5.3% in February 2024. The Effingham […]
Written by Millie Lange CHARLESTON — Charleston won both the boys and girls track meets over Cumberland Thursday. The Trojans tallied 119 points in the boys meet while Cumberland […]
Effingham Child Development Center says that its most recent fundraising campaign successfully paid off the center’s mortgage. Center officials say paying off the mortgage strengthens their mission, allowing even greater […]