Saundra Kay Moreland, 84, of Taylorville, passed away at Taylorville Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. She was born on December 21, 1940, to the late Lloyd and Lorene (Hoffman) Brown.

The Vandalia Chamber of Commerce presented Abe Awards to Jim Pryor (top) and Karen Stokes (bottom) during the chamber’s annual meeting last Friday at Eighth Day Venue. Presenting the awards was Dr.

On Tuesday evening, a new Miss Effingham County Fair Queen was crowned. Of the six candidates vying for the crown, Krista Philips was ultimately handed the title at the end of an exciting pageant.

Jvee Harner, 70, of Effingham, passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at First ...

A four-day trial that included cell phone records and blood evidence ended with the conviction of a Mulberry Grove charged with the 2017 murder of a rural Brownstown man. A Fayette County jury ...

Eastern Illinois University is proud to recognize academic excellence by naming high achieving students to the Spring 2025 Dean’s List. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a GPA of 3.8 or ...

Shelby June Schmid, 87, of Decatur, died July 27, 2025 at Springfield Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur.

Bonnie Hall, 82 of Pana, died Friday, June 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM at Pana Health & Rehab Center. Cremation Rites h ave been accorded and no Services are scheduled at this time. Bonnie Hall was born ...

(Covering statistics from January, 2025) Deborah Simcox Correspondent PUBLIC SAFETY Citations issued: 14 Summons served: 52 Warrants served: 23 Calls handled by department: 754 JAIL STATISTICS Average ...

Humans have been inking their skin for millennia whether it be for cultural or religious symbolism or simply for artistic expression. Once considered taboo within American culture, tattoos have become ...

A Vandalia couple was sentenced to a combined 40 years in prison for their involvement in a child pornography ring in Fayette County. Andrew Wehrle, 39, was sentenced to 26 years in prison for two ...

Earl Pemberton, 71, of Brownstown, died at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 at Aperion Care, St. Elmo. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 at the First Christian ...