Latest Local News Lucinda Hart to Depart Effingham County ChamberSt. Elmo FFA Soil Judging Team at NationalsDemocrats Muscle Through Changes to Ballot Access, Advisory QuestionsSt. Elmo Board Acts on Two Personnel ItemsDieterich to Celebrate 2024 Prom Saturday Night Local Sports Local Obituaries Rolland Keith Hawkey (87) of EffinghamJames Austin Warren (infant) of Beecher CityDaniel Hites (78) of EdgewoodRobert Laverne McGuire (55) of MattoonDr. John A. Chalstrom (81) of Effingham