Greg Sapp (center) was honored as the 2025–2026 Sportsbacker of the Year in recognition of his unwavering dedication and ...

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Gerald Taphorn, 57, of Altamont, died at 3:53 a.m., Monday, December 15, 2025 at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO. A funeral mass will be ...

The 3rd Annual Effingham Fire Department Santa Run starts Tuesday and continues through Thursday. Here above is the schedule ...

Named to the Cumberland Turkey All-Tournament team were, left to right, Reed Miller and Cameron Roedl.

Green Bay at Chicago, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 7:20 p.m.

Dieterich High School crowned its 2025 Homecoming King and Queen on Saturday night.

Hunters in Illinois took a preliminary total of 81,225 deer during the seven-day 2025 Illinois firearm deer season that concluded December 7. Comparatively, hunters harvested 82,496 deer during the ...

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Wednesday’s X and KJ-A-Thon was highly successful and will benefit up to 1,000 young people in the area. The final ...

The TREC Trail is closed from Friday, December 12, through Sunday, December 14. This is due to the ongoing Muzzleloader Deer ...

Jobless rates were up in many area counties from year-ago figures in September. The unemployment rate in Effingham County for September was 3.6%, up from 3.4% in September 2024.