With major future cuts to social service programs now written into law, Democrats seeking Illinois’ open U.S. Senate seat in ...

Please be advised that Effingham High School and Effingham Police Department will be conducting Active Shooter Response Training exercises on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, and Thursday, July 17, 2025, at ...

Angie Moeller didn’t join 4-H until she was 13 years old. A friend knew about the organization and wanted Moeller to join with her. So, they did.

The Effingham County 4-H Livestock Judging Team traveled to Black Hawk College in Galva, Illinois, last year to compete at ...

Kara Shouse is becoming a jack-of-all-trades thanks to 4-H. As a member of Effingham County 4-H, the Shumway girl has shown ...

A district judge sentenced a St. Elmo man to 32 years in federal prison after he shot at law enforcement agents serving an arrest warrant ...

The global food system faces growing risks from climate change, even as farmers seek to adapt, according to a June 18 study in Nature.

Some lucky local sheep are having the time of their life grazing on their own exclusive lot full of fresh grass, thanks to a partnership between farmer Brandon Fink and Pivot Energy — a Colorado-based ...

Sotheby's is putting some rare items up for auction, including what it calls the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth.

Illinois men’s basketball coach Brad Underwood announced on Wednesday that Kruger will join the Fighting Illini staff as ...

A large, wooden ox yoke sits in Tom McKinney’s farm office. It’s the same one his ancestors used to clear the land they ...

A Greenup high school student’s mission to help her peers and their families has spread across Cumberland County, now ...