EFFINGHAM — Volkswagen enthusiasts returned to Mid America Motorworks over the weekend for the 2021 Air-Cooled VW Funfest.

• The Chicago White Sox are coming off their best trip in three years and have turned the corner in the sequel to their 2017 rebuild ...

Harness drivers navigate their horses around circles on a dirt track. They create long-lasting memories outside of the track as well. Altamont natives Bart Seales and Penny White (Seales) are ...

Effingham and surrounding counties’ Soil and Water Conservation Districts have seen changes recently due to the 2026 budget signed by Gov. JB Pritzker. Because of these changes, those working at ...

Effingham Police Chief Kurt Davis was recently promoted from deputy chief to police chief on July 1 after more than 20 years of service at the Effingham Police Department.

When Effingham County, Illinois, was established formally by law in 1831, the United States was developing a spirit of vigorous expansion. It was the era of the “Common Man,” the ...

KEMPTON, Indiana — A large, wooden ox yoke sits in Tom McKinney’s farm office. It’s the same one his ancestors used to clear the land they purchased for $125 in ...

The “Good Trouble Lives On” protest at the intersection of West Fayette Avenue and South Henrietta Street in Effingham on Thursday attracted locals of all ages to protest President Donald ...

Lowell Lewis was the Superintendent of Schools in Effingham County from 1955 to 1979. He was born in a modest home on the banks of Big Muddy Creek in Jasper ...

LIVING FOR THE DRAMATIC: Teutopolis stages seventh-inning come-from-behind win to defeat DuQuoin 6-5 and advance to the state tournament for the first time since 2019 ...

What looked like a lost season turned into a win in just two meets for St. Anthony incoming junior Isabella Keller. Keller, the Effingham Daily News Girls Track Athlete of ...

Ten players are divided into two separate teams and are listed in alphabetical order ...