T-town then faced Fairfield in the third place contest and was a 60-41 winner. The Wooden Shoes held a 19-14 opening quarter lead and pushed into a 34-22 halftime lead. Addis led the way with 12 ...

On Saturday, St. Anthony defeated Robinson, 49-27. The Bulldogs edged out to a 9-6 opening quarter lead and led 18-13 at halftime. The Bulldogs had a 17-11 third quarter and then took off with a 14-3 ...

Effingham's Saige Althoff, Bella Austin and Alyssa Martin were named to the All-Tournament team along with Newton's Karasyn Martin. Altamont defeated Flora 43-32 to finish in third place with a 1-2 ...

The Effingham County FISH Organization is sponsoring the Annual Free Effingham County Christmas Day Dinner on Wednesday. December 25.

St. Anthony held a 45-30 lead going into the final period as Brock Fearday went on a nine point run and Miles Waldhoff scored on a three-pointer. In the final period, the Bulldogs had a slight 14-12 ...

Cleveland at Denver, 7:15 p.m. Green Bay at Detroit, 7:15 p.m. Seattle at Arizona, 3:05 p.m. Buffalo at Los Angeles Rams, 3:25 p.m. Chicago at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m. Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas ...

Former Effingham resident Brooklyn Rueger was sentenced in Marion County Tuesday to eight years in prison on a ...

Bethany resident Daniel Bennett was sentenced to jail time and probation in Effingham County Circuit Court on Tuesday.

St. Elmo resident Wesley Mansker was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison. The 35-year-old Mansker was sentenced on a ...

Fayette County voters will decide whether to allow a sales tax increase to help pay for a new courthouse. The Fayette County board voted Tuesday to place the increase on the April 2025 ballot. The ...

A person was injured in a crash south of Farina Tuesday afternoon.

Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 54,661 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois firearm deer season between November 22-24. 763 deer were taken in Effingham County, about 100 ...