The South Central School Board Wednesday night agreed to add a Social Suspension program to the high school student handbook for the coming school year. Incoming High School Principal Michael Koenke ...

Teutopolis village board members Wednesday discussed a potential expansion of the Effingham-Teutopolis Enterprise Zone. The expansion would be to include Ruholl Trailer Sales in the zone. The Board ...

Improvements continue at the Effingham beach at Lake Sara. The Effingham Water Authority learned that the air flow circulation in the bath house has been addressed. Parks and Rec Committee Chairman ...

Los Angeles Angels at New York Yankees, 12:05 p.m. Colorado at Washington, 12:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

OMAHA, Neb. — Louisville edged Oregon State, 7-6 in the Men’s College World Baseball Series Tuesday. Eddie King Jr. hit a sacrifice fly that drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. The ...

The 154th Jasper County Fair will begin June 22 and continue until June 28. Weather permitting, the carnival will be ready for rides beginning Monday, June 21 and continue nightly through Saturday, ...

North Clay’s Jack Compton was named to the Class 1A All-State Baseball Team. Compton will be a senior next season for the Cardinals. In Class 2A, Teutopolis High School’s Michael (Mick) Niebrugge, a ...

Boston at Seattle, 3:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 5:40 p.m. Pittsburgh at Detroit, 5:40 p.m. Colorado at Washington, 5:45 p.m.

The National Athletic Hall of Fame proudly extends its heartfelt congratulations to esteemed Hall of Famer, Dennis Conley, on ...

Members of the Effingham City Council Tuesday indicated that Kurt Davis will become Chief of the Effingham City Police Department upon Jason McFarland’s retirement as of the end of the month. Davis ...

Brownstown school board members Monday approved a resolution of intent to issue up to $7.2 million in funding bonds. The bonds will finance construction of an area that will include a breezeway to ...

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