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The Effingham Zoning Board of Appeals has approved variances for a new electronic sign that will be placed by Evergreen Hollow Park.

Regional Superintendent Gary Lewis tells The News-Gazette that 12 of the 28 community members who expressed interest in the two seats will be invited to interview next Wednesday and Thursday.

Like several other businesses located on Fayette Avenue in Effingham, Gabby Goat American Pub & Grill is taking steps to relocate as a result of the ongoing widening of the

Board President Gianina Baker called out two members who didnt plan to attend the meeting on two days notice, saying: "Their behavior will result in their intended outcome — to

In calling off Wednesday’s meeting, board President Gianina Baker expressed frustration with Amy Armstrong and Betsy Holder, calling their actions “adventurist” and in violation of the board’s code of conduct.

Whether he wants the job or not — and Gary Lewis most certainly does not, he made clear in a recent letter to what’s left of the Champaign school board

The Effingham City Council will once again be considering a rezoning petition from a developer looking to construct a multi-family home on St. Anthony Avenue in Effingham.

What was to be a meeting that ended with two new Champaign school board members sworn in lasted all of four minutes. As they said they would, Amy Armstrong and

Selecting one member for a school board seat would be a first for Regional Superintendent Gary Lewis, let alone two. “I’ve never heard of two being open at one time,

Come let us reason together.