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Tree Ordering from Effingham County Soil and Water Conservation District

The Effingham County Soil and Water Conservation District is currently accepting orders for White Pine, Colorado Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir, and Norway Spruce seedlings. All orders must be placed before April 4.  A pickup day will be planned for mid-April. Call the office at 217-347-7107 x 3 or stop by for an order form. Thank […]

LISTEN TO YOUR HEART music and Grace Group

LISTEN TO YOUR HEART music and Grace Group will meet on Thursday, March 27, from 5:30 - 6:30 pm, and every fourth Thursday of the month.  This will be at the Family Mental Health Support location, at 202 N. Banker Street in Effingham. Greg Hook will be offering his perspective on healing, mindfulness, mental health, […]

Free At-Home Colon Cancer Tests from St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital

No-Stress, Take-Home Test: HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital Offering Free, At-Home Colon Cancer Screening Tests in March Test anxiety is real – at school, work and especially at a clinic or hospital. During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital wants to put community members at ease by giving away at-home […]

Dana-Thomas House featuring Wooden It Be Lovely Chairs

Dana-Thomas house to feature Wooden It Be Lovely chairs for Women’s History Month The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is partnering with Wooden It Be Lovely for an exhibit of six refurbished chairs at the Dana-Thomas House State Historic Site in Springfield during March for Women’s History Month. The chairs were hand-painted by the […]

Friday’s Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL Baseball Effingham at Altamont, 4:30 p.m. Okaw Valley at Brownstown/St. Elmo, 4:30 p.m. Dieterich at Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 4:30 p.m. Paris at Cumberland, 4:30 p.m. Newton at Charleston, 4:30 p.m. Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran at South Central, 4:30 p.m. Teutopolis at Fairfield, 4:30 p.m. Softball Paris at Cumberland, 4:30 p.m. Flora at Dieterich, […]