Midland States Bank was recognized by the Illinois Bankers Association as a recipient of the Illinois Community Service Award ...

Lake Land College President Josh Bullock was the guest speaker at the Effingham Noon Rotary Club meeting on June 18.

The Effingham Fire Department responded to a report of smoke coming from a residence at 707 Dogwood Avenue on June 30 at ...

Rotary Club marked the final meeting of the 2024-2025 club year and the final meeting of Andrew Koester as club president on ...

Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation announced two scholarship awardees for the 2025 Thomas J. Epplin Health Profession ...

Land of Lincoln Credit Union (LLCU) announced Desiree Behl has been hired as the new branch manager of the Effingham South ...

McFarland is a fourth generation law enforcement officer. His great-grandfather was a state cop in the 1920s. According to ...

Five students have been named recipients of the 2025 Diane Siemer Scholarship. Serenity Gagliardi, Amber Roan, Courtney ...

Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation announced the 2025 Elizabeth Ann Weidner Memorial Scholarship awardees.

A father and two of his children drowned Saturday in the Embarras River northwest of Ste. Marie, according to Jasper County Coroner Jason Frederic Meyer.

Sara Zumbahlen has been named the recipient of the Delbert and Maradyl Facklam Scholarship. Sara is a 2025 graduate of ...

Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation announced Effingham County students who have been awarded the 2025 Croft Brothers ...