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Different Tone to the QuikTrip Discussion at Council Meeting Tuesday Night Published on December 15 2020 7:41 pm Last Updated on December 15 2020 7:41 pm Written by Greg Sapp What a difference a week makes! A week after four hours of testimony at the City Plan Commission that generally opposed a proposed QuikTrip Travel Center on North 3rd Street at Technology Drive, comments from several Effingham City Council members Tuesday night showed support for the project. The proposal is for ...

One Taken for Treatment from Two Truck Collision on Interstate Outside Effingham Published on December 16 2020 11:36 am Last Updated on December 17 2020 7:11 am Written by Greg Sapp One person was taken for treatment after a two-truck collision just after 7am Wednesday on the interstate outside Effingham. The crash was on Southbound I-57/Westbound I-70, about a mile north of the Fayette Avenue interchange. Illinois State Police report a truck driven by 48-year-old Becky Pizzo of Lakew...

Unit 40 Board Approves Student Expulsion Published on December 14 2020 8:11 pm Last Updated on December 14 2020 8:11 pm Written by Greg Sapp Effingham Unit 40 school board members approved a student expulsion at a special meeting Monday evening. The vote was to expel the student through the first semester of the 2021-2022 school year.

Altamont School Board Announces Administrator Plans Published on December 15 2020 10:09 am Last Updated on December 15 2020 10:09 am Written by Greg Sapp Upcoming changes in the administrative setup for the Altamont school district were announced by the school board Monday. Board President Shelly Kuhns said the changes are being prompted by the hiring of a different superintendent before the end of the school year, and the pending retirement of high school principal Jerry Tkachuk.  B...

107 New Positive COVID-19 Cases in County Over the Weekend; Two Deaths Published on December 14 2020 8:25 pm Last Updated on December 15 2020 7:23 am Written by Greg Sapp The Effingham County Health Department reported 107 new positive cases of Coronavirus Disease for the period from Saturday through Monday. The numbers include two COVID-related deaths, one of a man in his 80s, the other of a woman in her 90s. That brings the number of COVID-related deaths that have occurred in Effing...

Neoga School Board Holds December Session Published on December 14 2020 1:40 pm Last Updated on December 14 2020 1:40 pm Written by Greg Sapp Neoga school board members approved continued use of days outlined in the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act during this months meeting. The Board approved a bid for a greenhouse, and approved early graduates as of the end of the first semester. Neoga Superintendent Bill Fritcher updated the Board on the Effingham Regional Career Academy, whi...

Fewer Positive COVID Cases Again Tuesday in Illinois Published on December 15 2020 3:47 pm Last Updated on December 15 2020 3:47 pm Written by Greg Sapp Fewer new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease were reported again Tuesday in Illinois, although the number of deaths seems to be holding steady. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 7,359 cases, including 117 additional deaths. The deaths include two in Effingham County, a female in her 80s and a male in h...

First Day of Filings for April 2021 Election Published on December 14 2020 1:53 pm Last Updated on December 14 2020 1:53 pm Written by Greg Sapp Monday was the first day of filings for the April 2021 election. The Effingham County Clerks office is receiving filings for school board races. First day filings there included three hopefuls for the Altamont Unit 10 School Board. The three are Dale Laue, Alan Shumaker and Scott Beal. There was also a filing for the Teutopolis Unit 50 School...

Beecher City Board Acts on Levy, Bus Purchase Published on December 15 2020 4:26 pm Last Updated on December 15 2020 4:26 pm Written by Greg Sapp Beecher City school board members Monday passed the tax levy for the coming fiscal year. Board members also considered a motion to approve a bid for lighting at the high school baseball field, but the motion drew no second, so there was no vote on the lighting bid. The Board, though, did approve a bid to purchase a new school bus. The Board ...

Measurable Snowfall Possible Overnight Last Updated on December 15 2020 9:08 am Written by Greg Sapp We might see snow on the ground overnight tonight and early Wednesday. The National Weather Service says up to an inch of snow is possible in Effingham and perhaps more to the north and east by the time the system leaves the area around noon on Wednesday. Heres the latest projection from NWS...