Airport Superintendent Greg Koester said waiting until after the winter months will leave the facility intact for traffic, and then they can "hit the ground running" with construction in the spring.

The Effingham Hearts suffered a crushing loss 42-41 in overtime to the Taylorville Tornadoes Friday night. The game at Taylorville was heard on 979XFM and www.979xfm.com.

Effingham City Council members Tuesday approved the annexation of 44 acres of property along East Evergreen Avenue into the ...

An investment by Siemer Milling Co. has improved wheat breeding research at the University of Illinois.

New York Giants at Seattle, 3:25 p.m. Dallas at Pittsburgh, 7:20 p.m.

New York Mets at Philadelphia, 3:08 p.m. Kansas City at New York Yankees, 5:38 p.m. San Diego at Los Angeles Dodgers, 7:38 p.m. New York Mets at Philadelphia, 3:08 p.m. San Diego at Los Angeles ...

Jasper County board members Thursday filled a vacancy for a new head of the county ambulance service. The Board hired Laurie Guerrettaz as the interim manager of the service. Guerrettaz has been ...

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

Frank Brummer has completed a hike of the Appalachian Trail. The entrepreneur and adventurer began the climb in the Spring of ...

A homeless man has been charged with Arson after his arrest on Thursday. 55-year-old James R. Lowe was arrested in connection with a September 13th incident in the 300 block of East Kreke Avenue.

The search will resume this morning for a construction worker who went under the waters of Lake Sara Tuesday afternoon. The ...