Members of the Effingham County Board’s Administrative Committee voted this week to send a resolution to the full board, opposing the Illinois Physician-Assisted Suicide Bill. The state bill takes ...

Applications for the Effingham Noon Rotary Club Scholarship are now available. The Rotary Club will award two $1,000.00 scholarships to a collegebound senior graduating from both Effingham and St.

CHARLESTON — Area teams competed in the Central Illinois High School Boys and Girls Track Meets at Eastern Illinois University Saturday. Area teams competing were Effingham, Effingham St. Anthony, ...

Dieterich school board members Monday approved the 2026-27 school year calendar. The first day of student attendance will be Friday, August 14. The calendar also includes the addition of two half-days ...

Altamont school board members Monday approved recommendations of the Curriculum Committee including purchases for high school Biology, high school Earth Science, Grades K-2 Phonics, and Weight ...

Altamont Lutheran is headed to the Class 7-1A State Volleyball Tournament after winning the Sigel St. Michael Sectional Monday evening. Altamont Lutheran defeated Windsor, 25-10, 25-12 to improve to ...

Egyptian Illini All-Conference boys basketball teams were named. On the First Team were Graidon Wilhour (St. Elmo/Brownstown) who was named the Most Valuable Player. Also members of the First Team ...

Effingham's News and Sports Leader Girls Basketball Class 1A State Tournament At CEFCU Arena Championship — Deer Creek-Mackinaw 49, Mount Pulaski 34 Class 2A State Tournament Championship — Breese ...

The 2025-26 Egyptian Illini Girls All-Conference Basketball Teams were named. Brownstown/St. Elmo’s Dayana Haslett was selected to the First Team and also claimed the Most Valuable Player award.

Named to the First Team were Jackson Bohm (Mahomet-Seymour), Brock Brown (Taylorville), Lincoln Hayes (Mattoon), Tyler Oakley (Charleston) and Paxson O’Malley (Mahomet-Seymour).