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  • Multiple Fire Companies Called to Field Fire South of Effingham Wednesday
  • Effingham Resident Gets Six-Year Prison Sentence for Drugs
  • Fire Damaged Structure Near CSX Railroad Tracks in Central Part of Town
  • Open House Retirement Celebration for Greg Sapp
  • Effingham Woman Sentenced to Prison Time
  • State Supreme Court Rules in City’s Favor in Mall Case

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  • High School Baseball Scores – Thursday 10-1-2026
  • National Trail Conference Baseball Tournament Begins Friday
  • St. Anthony, Teutopolis Win Boys Golf Regionals, Area Players Qualify For Sectionals
  • North Clay Hands Neoga 8-5 Loss In H.S. Baseball
  • Paris Edges St. Anthony 5-4 In Tennis Action
  • IHSA Announces 2026-27 Distinguished Service Award Honorees

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Community Calendar

  • October 1, 2026
    Conference on Illinois History
  • October 1, 2026
    Leon Gobczynski Memoir and Family Bingo at Library
  • October 1, 2026
    EHS Class of ’74 Lunch
  • October 1, 2026
    Red Cross Blood Drives in October
  • October 2, 2026
    “And Then There Was One” and “The Nose That Ran Away From Its Face” Performances at Teutopolis

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