Yancy Ford, superintendent for the Effingham County School District, provided an update on growth at the county commissioner ...

Governor Brian Kemp signed the state’s mid-year budget that will send millions of dollars to our area for water.

A Dieterich man has been charged with 11 felony crimes including criminal sexual assault of a victim 13-17, grooming, and ...

A man from Dieterich is facing 11 felony counts of sexual crimes against children following an investigation by the Effingham ...

This year’s Women Who Rule transportation campaign netted more than $105,000, and nearly $26,000 of that sum was raised during the one-and-a-half-hour luncheon.

Boyette Strategic Advisors presented a draft of LINK Liberty, a comprehensive plan for economic success, to the Liberty ...

Two men who supplied kilograms of cocaine for a major drug trafficking conspiracy have been sentenced to federal prison.

The City of Effingham was awarded $50,000 last year from the Morton Arboretum to complete an inventory of the city’s trees, develop an Urban Forestry Management Plan with the community’s input, remove ...

New homebuyers in Fort Mill could pay a premium to support new schools. Our partners at The Herald reported that the city council passed the first of three required votes to raise school impact fees.

Illinois High School Association boys basketball playoffs will be down to the final 64 teams after sectional semifinals ...

While the winter sports season may be just wrapping up for most area athletes, the athletes listed here are either still in ...

Apollo Conference Girls All-Conference Teams were announced Wednesday. Alyssa Martin earned a spot on the Apollo Conference All-Conference First Team.