In 1918, the Christmas season was unlike anything ever witnessed before or since that time in EffinghamCounty. Looking back through time to Effingham’s County Review newspaper, December 25, 1918, edition, the reader can sense part of the tension ... .
EFFINGHAM – WheatPenny co-owner Michael Brummer requested $5,000 from the City of Effingham’s hotel/motel funds, saying the business is projected to bring 12,000 people over the holiday season ... .
One bad quarter proved costly for Robinson High School’s freshman-sophomore boys’ basketball team Thursday, as they suffered a close loss on the road ... .
BENTON – A district judge sentenced an EffinghamCounty man to 12 years’ imprisonment after he admitted to exploiting an 89-year-old man out of more than $400,000... .
BENTON, Ill. – A district judge sentenced an EffinghamCounty man to 12 years’ imprisonment after he admitted to exploiting an 89-year-old man out of more than $400,000... .
An EffinghamCounty Sheriff's Office (ECSO) deputy was taken to the hospital with serious injuries while on duty Friday night ...Daniel Handshumaker was struck by another vehicle ... This is a developing story ...