{"id":22755,"date":"2025-11-12T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=22755"},"modified":"2025-11-12T09:16:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T15:16:16","slug":"northern-lights-display-spotted-in-effingham-area-tuesday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/22755-northern-lights-display-spotted-in-effingham-area-tuesday-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Lights Display Spotted in Effingham Area Tuesday Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>The Effingham area was visited by a display of the Northern Lights Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Several members of our staff got photos of the display. Thanks also to David Woltman who lives northwest of town and to Sheriff Paul Kuhns in the south part of the county for sending some photos along.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Effingham area was visited by a display of the Northern Lights Tuesday evening. &nbsp; Several members of our staff got photos of the display. 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