The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States took place on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. What grade ...

Washington Savings Bank has hired Landon Etheridge as Assistant Vice President and Loan Officer in Effingham. With 20 years ...

Several students received awards for outstanding performance in their respective programs. Local news, sports and ...

U.S. Rep. Mike Bost invites high school students from Illinois’ 12th Congressional District to participate in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. Initiated by Congress in 1982, the nationwide annu ...

Effingham and St. Anthony high school seniors may apply for Effingham Noon Rotary Club Scholarships. The club will award two $1,000 scholarships to college-bound seniors who plan to enroll or ...

Effingham Event Center will host a community blood drive with ImpactLife, the provider of blood components for local hospitals, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 14, at 1501 ...

"We're around that cusp every year of being one of the smaller 3A schools, so getting a chance to compete as one of the bigger 2A schools, that's always a ...

In the years since the COVID-19 pandemic temporarily shut down Illinois casinos, video gambling terminals, horse racing and ...

"I feel like that happens a lot, being a cross-country runner in this small school, because there are not many cross-country ...

Gov. JB Pritzker delivered more harsh criticism against President Donald Trump’s administration over attempts to drastically ...

Kaden A. Phillips, 18, of rural St. Peter, has pleaded guilty in Fayette County to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated discharge of a firearm in the death of a 14-year-old last ...

John Petruszak opened his email Feb. 27 to find a message he called “shocking”: the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development had rescinded two grants it had ...