Janet M. “Jan” Besmer, 90, of Effingham, IL, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL. A Mass of Christian Burial will be […]
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REGIONAL SEPT. 11 SCORES Class 1A Albion Regional South Central banged out 11 hits and downed West Salem 9-1 to advance to the championship game of the Class 1A Albion […]
St. Anthony High School competitors at the Chrisman Cow Chip Classic. CHRISMAN — Effingham St. Anthony’s Isabella Keller and Aubrey Denning broke records in their flights at the Chrisman Cow […]
PATOKA — Patoka edged Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City in a regular season softball game Tuesday, 7-6. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City edged out to a 2-0 first inning lead but Patoka came back to knot […]
Neoga and Effingham St. Anthony advanced in the Class 1A Sigel St. Michael Softball Regional with victories Monday while Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City saw its season come to a close. In the […]
MADISON, Ill. –World Wide Technology Raceway will play host to its first-ever NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race with Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300 serving as the second race in the opening Round of 16. […]
Effingham St. Anthony blanked Casey-Westfield Co-op 9-0 in high school tennis competition Monday. The Bulldogs swept through singles play as Mia Kinkelaar won at the No. 1 position, 6-2, 6-0. […]


