Latest Local News 2023 Homecoming Week at TeutopolisIllinois Farm Bureau Recognizes County Awards of Excellence RecipientsIllinois Chamber President to Visit Effingham WednesdaySt. Anthony Homecoming Royalty CrownedFayette County Resident Charged w/Possession of Child Pornography Local Sports Local Obituaries Desi Salmons (50) of BrownstownMarijane Wolfe Hardin (87) of Bible GroveCarol Jean Vahling (82) formerly of rural SigelGerald W. Rutger (62) of FloraOrville E. "Scoop" Merry (83) of Effingham