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Missouri Man Sentenced in Fayette County on Grooming, Child Porn Counts Published on December 18 2020 1:18 pm Last Updated on December 18 2020 1:18 pm Written by Greg Sapp A Missouri man has been sentenced in Fayette County court to prison time on grooming and child pornography charges. (WESTON) 45-year-old Shelby Weston of Monett, Missouri was found guilty at a bench trial in October of traveling to meet a minor, grooming, and two counts of possession of child pornography. Weston was sentenced by Judge Kimberly Koester Thursday to five years in prison on the traveling to meet a min...

One Injured in Crash on Illinois 33 at Teutopolis/Elliotstown Blacktop Published on December 17 2020 9:55 am Last Updated on December 17 2020 9:55 am Written by Greg Sapp One person was injured Wednesday morning in a crash on Illinois Route 33 at the Teutopolis/Elliotstown Blacktop. Effingham County Sheriff's Department reports the crash happened at 7:43am and involved vehicles driven by 28-year-old Allison Thoele of Montrose and 25-year-old Augusto Tecum of Percy, Illinois.  Deputies report Thoele was southbound on the blacktop and pulled into the intersection and collided with th...

After 100 Years in Town, JC Penney's Store in Mattoon Will Close Published on December 17 2020 3:59 pm Last Updated on December 17 2020 4:42 pm Written by Greg Sapp 100 years later, the company has announced plans to close their Mattoon location. The move is part of Penney's plan to close 200 stores nationwide. Some 150 stores have already been closed. JC Penney said the Mattoon location will be one of 15 stores to close in March 2021. There are more than 30 people employed at the Mattoon location; more than 40 during the Christmas season. JC Penney opened on Broadway Avenue in down...

Lake Land Trustees Pass Levy; Approve Design Work on Neal Hall Renovation Published on December 17 2020 3:29 pm Last Updated on December 17 2020 3:29 pm Written by Greg Sapp Lake Land College trustees voted this week to pass the tax levy for the new fiscal year. The levy is actually lower than last year since the district's equalized assessed valuation...the value of land in the district...increased from last year. The Board accepted a grant award from Coles Community Health Department for the college's nursing program. The grant will help facilitate advanced hands-on learning that ...

As April Election Filing Period Grows Short, the List of Candidates Remains Short, Too Published on December 17 2020 2:34 pm Last Updated on December 17 2020 3:18 pm Written by Greg Sapp   The filing period for the April 2021 election is growing short, and the list of those who have filed to run is short, too. In Effingham County, those running for school board file with the County Clerk's office. So far, no one has filed in Beecher City Unit 20, Dieterich Unit 30, or Effingham Unit 40. In Teutopolis Unit 50, Michael Ritchie, Brandon Pals, Erin Ordner and Courtney Tegeler have file...