{"id":37217,"date":"2026-05-05T10:56:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=37217"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:56:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:56:05","slug":"law-day-2026-is-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/37217-law-day-2026-is-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Law Day 2026 is Thursday"},"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>Law Day 2026 will be observed on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The City of Effingham will host students from Effingham and St. Anthony high schools, while the County of Effingham will host students from Altamont, Beecher City, Dieterich and Teutopolis high schools.<\/p>\n<p>City activities will include a meet and greet at City Hall at 8am, followed at 8:45am by tours of the police station, the waste water treatment plant, the fire station, and the water treatment plant. A mock City Council meeting will take place at 1:45pm and dismissal at 3pm.<\/p>\n<p>County activities will include arrival at the County Government Center at 9am with a welcome by Circuit Judge Bryan Kibler, followed by a tour of the tunnel to the County Office Building, then a tour of the county jail at 9:30am, and a firearms and range safety class at 10am including a range practical performed by the students conducted by Accuracy Firearms and Indoor Shooting Range. Students will job shadow with an assigned office holder at 1:15pm, then sharing the experiences of the day at 2:15pm.<\/p>\n<p>All of the students will have lunch at Effingham Elks Lodge #1016 on South Banker Street. The Elks are the national sponsors of Law Day. This year&#8217;s theme is &#8220;Rule of Law and the American Dream&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The City students for the day will include: Mayor Jackson Schultz of St. Anthony, Commissioner of Accounts and Finances Isabella Keller of St. Anthony, Commissioner of Public Health and Safety Devin Grubb of St. Anthony, Commissioner of Streets and Public Improvements Kiela Allison of EHS, Commissioner of Public Property Cannon Bockhorn of EHS, City Attorney Luis Gonzales of EHS, City Administrator Elizabeth Grunloh of St. Anthony, Deputy City Administrator Connor Faulit of EHS, Public Works Director Elvin Martinez of St. Anthony, Public Works Operations Manager Layne Akeman of EHS, Economic Development Director Raegan Warner of EHS, Police Chief Noah Jansen of St. Anthony, Fire Chief Jude Traub of EHS, City Engineer Landon Beck of EHS, Director of Tourism Tori Ellingsen of EHS, City Planner Derek Doedtman of EHS, City Clerk Sierra Bartlett of EHS, Police Department Communication Manager Nevaeh Johnson of EHS, City Treasurer Maddie Scouten of EHS, Plumbing and Electrical Inspector Seth Niebrugge of EHS, and Building Official Layne Flach of EHS.<\/p>\n<p>Students participating in County activities Thursday will include: from Altamont&#8211;Krista Hall, Ben Osterholtz, Spike Pearcy, Ellie Flack, and Christina Cottingham&#8230;from Beecher City&#8211;Gage Hart and Isaac Miller&#8230;from Dieterich&#8211;Brock Niemerg, Dominic Ashley, Carson Baxter, Andrew Hall, and Gaddison Goeckner&#8230;and from Teutopolis&#8211;Lauryn Shue, Josie Willenborg, Lucy Bloemer, Molly Manuel, Kaelyn Ordner, and Michael Habing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Law Day 2026 will be observed on Thursday. 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