Weldon Dunston is the Hearts leading running back, having run for 15 touchdowns and rushing for 150 to 200 yards each game. The Hearts got some votes in the Class 4A football poll this week.

Five people died due to exposure to the anhydrous and another 11 people were injured. Additionally, a large part of Teutopolis, some 500 residents, had to be evacuated to avoid the anhydrous release.

Eastbound I-70 just east of Effingham was closed due to a three-vehicle crash just before 5pm Wednesday. The crash happened ...

Work is to begin soon on the new playground at Evergreen Hollow Park in Effingham. The removal of the old playground has been completed. Park District Director Jeff Althoff said they hope to start ...

Effingham County typically has the lowest unemployment rate among area counties, but that wasn't the case in August. In fact, Effingham County is the only area county that saw its jobless rate go up ...

A local man has died. Effingham City Police and Rural Med EMS responded at 8:20pm Tuesday to 1011 South Cherry Street in Effingham regarding an unresponsive person. The man was identified as ...

A Macoupin County judge approved the appointment of a special prosecutor to review a criminal case against August Heinz, the funeral home director accused of giving dozens of families the wrong ashes.

Sportswriter Lindell "Smitty" Smith has covered sports in the area for many years and is a figure at area sporting events. Smitty has owned the Clay County Republican newspaper since the early 2000's.

In its 23rd year, both boys and girls are invited. Grades kindergarten through second will be held from 12:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. and grades third through sixth are 2:15 p.m. through 4 p.m. An application ...

The Annual Effingham Marching Invitational will welcome over 20 marching bands from across the region to Effingham High School on Saturday, October 5, to compete for Best Music, Percussion, General ...

Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 7:15 p.m. New York Jets at Minnesota, 8:30 a.m. Las Vegas at Denver, 3:05 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m. Green Bay at Los Angeles Rams, 3:25 p.m. New York Giants at ...

North Clay/Clay City took advantage of two hits as Jack Compton had a single and an RBI and Cayden Craig a single and an RBI. Cody Zimdars earned the other RBI and Ben Czyzewski had the other hit, ...