Saundra Kay Moreland, 84, of Taylorville, passed away at Taylorville Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. She was born on December 21, 1940, to the late Lloyd and Lorene (Hoffman) Brown.

Addie McWhorter of St. Elmo reacts to her name being announced as the 2023 Miss Fayette County Fair Queen. She was crowned by retiring 2022 queen Anna Kramer. Jade Whitehead of Brownstown was named ...

Land of Lincoln Credit Union (LLCU) announced that Desiree Behl has been hired as the new Branch Manager of the Effingham South branch. Behl will oversee the sales and operations of the Effingham ...

The Vandalia Chamber of Commerce presented Abe Awards to Jim Pryor (top) and Karen Stokes (bottom) during the chamber’s annual meeting last Friday at Eighth Day Venue. Presenting the awards was Dr.

On Tuesday evening, a new Miss Effingham County Fair Queen was crowned. Of the six candidates vying for the crown, Krista Philips was ultimately handed the title at the end of an exciting pageant.

Salem Community High School will officially be joining the Southern Illinois River to River Conference for the 2026-2027 school year. Teams in the River To River are Anna-Jonesboro, Benton, ...

Friday August 29th/ 7pm- Away- at Carlinville Friday September 5th/ 7pm- Home- Hillsboro Friday September 12th/ 7pm- Away- at Pana Friday September 19th/ 7pm- Home- Piasa (Southwestern) Friday ...

The City of Vandalia has a new Economic Development/Tourism Director. Amber Daulbaugh is back in the position she held from June 2018, to November 2021. After four years of the job being vacant, ...

The Board of Directors of United Fidelity Bank are pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Lee as the permanent President and CEO, effective immediately. Mr. Lee, who has been serving as Interim ...

Eastern Illinois University is proud to recognize academic excellence by naming high achieving students to the Spring 2025 Dean’s List. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a GPA of 3.8 or ...

On Sunday, June 8 th, at 5:00 PM Reverand Scott Niermann from Racine, Wisconsin was installed as the new Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altamont, IL. Pastor Niermann was formerly the minister ...

Jvee Harner, 70, of Effingham, passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at First ...