Local volunteers have completed Effingham County Animal Control and Shelter’s first "catio" – an enclosed outside area for cats.

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross for all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as ...

On March 25, our U.S. Representative Mike Bost published a column in the Effingham Daily News titled: “Securing our borders ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation will begin the first phase of a three-year bridge replacement and pavement reconstruction project on Interstate 70 at Altamont on Monday, April 6, according t ...

The U.S. grain transportation system, particularly the inland waterways, is considered a competitive edge for America’s ...

Youth looking to strengthen their agronomy skills or share what they already know can do so while competing with a team at the Youth Crop Scouting Competition with University of ...

The Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation (SICF) announced Blake and Laura Linders as the recipients of the Richard C. Siemer Outstanding Philanthropists of the Year Award, recognizing their ...

Lake Land College is seeking feedback from community members and prospective students to help design class schedules.

Stewardson-Strasburg Junior High teachers recognize one outstanding student each month. The student is selected not only for ...

Jill Spour didn't know what she wanted to do after high school. Until she signed up for an AutoCAD class and fell in love ...

Effingham County 4-H youth earned top finishes and brought home banners in recent competitions.