Under the proposed law, police must knock, announce themselves and allow a person at least 30 seconds to answer the door when executing a warrant at a residence. Entering a home without police ...

CASEY -- Two area boys and girls track teams competed at the Casey-Westfield home meet Monday. Cumberland and Windsor/Stewardson-Srasburg had several athletes finish well. Dieterich had one runner ...

The sign greets those entering Altamont along the blacktop from the south. There was consideration of repairing the existing sign, but the consensus was to replace the sign. Council member Mike Walker ...

Fairfield's lone hit was a single by O. Smith. The Mules dropped to 3-1 on the season. Hunter Kirk picked up the loss on the mound. She went all seven inings, allowing one run on five hits, three ...

Colorado at Minnesota, 12:05 p.m. New York Yankees at Miami, 12:10 p.m. Kansas City at Texas, 1:35 p.m.

The Board voted to approve the 2025-2026 school calendar. A teacher's institute and an in-service on August 11th and 12th will be followed by the first day of student attendance on Wednesday, August ...

Stewardson-Strasburg school board members acted at this month's meeting to purchase of a 72-passenger bus at a cost of $126,783, but tabled commercial insurance renewal for the coming school year.

Cumberland school board members acted on a number of personnel items at this month's meeting.

South Central school board members have accepted a letter of intent to retire from Superintendent Kerry Herdes, effective June 30, 2026.

The Effingham County jobless rate was 4.2%, compared to 4.9% in January 2024. In the Effingham area, total nonfarm employment decreased by 400 jobs from a year earlier, with increases in the ...

Washington Savings Bank has announced the hiring of Landon Etheridge as Assistant Vice President and Loan Officer in Effingham. With 20 years of banking experience and deep roots in the Effingham ...

CHAMPAIGN -- Athletes from Altamont, Brownstownn/St. Elmo, Cumberland, Newton and Teutopolis competed at the Gene Armer boys and girls track invitationals Saturday at the University of Illinois.