Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary statewide total of 882 wild turkeys during the 2025-2026 fall archery turkey season, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The total ...

The Energy Assistance Foundation, through its Warm Neighbors Cool Friends (WNCF) program, partners with CEFS Economic Opportunity to provide energy bill payment assistance to eligible Ameren Illinois ...

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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, ...

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.

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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 ...

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.

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 ...

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