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The owner of the Village Square Mall in Effingham, New York-based businessman Mike Kohan, stands next to the mall’s name in this file photo.

• Village Square Mall keeping lights on

  Ameren will reportedly keep the lights on for Village Square Mall after threatening to shut off utility services if a hefty overdue balance wasn’t paid by Monday.

  January 27, 2012 1 Photo

• Museum members hope to make progress in 2012
• Frozen rain
• Rodeway Inn restraining order partially lifted
• Trial date for Schmitt expected to be set at status hearing

Sports

• Community sports complex opens

  The old Effingham County YMCA building on Wenthe Avenue sat vacant for nearly four years. It was an eyesore — prominently displayed for all to see just off the interstate — that Effingham resident Chris Koester grew tired of seeing.

  January 27, 2012 1 Photo

• Shoes surge past Eagles late
• Blue collar effort propels Indians
• Bulldogs win 4 OT epic
• Marroons handle Indians

Death Notices

• Harold Giesler

     Harold W. Giesler, 85, of Shumway passed away at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham.

  January 27, 2012 2 Photos

• Phyllis Lane
• John Walters
• Norbert Sheridan
• Roy Dannenberg

CNHI News Service Originals

• Websites go dark in protest of anti-piracy bill (VIDEO, POLL)

  Dozens of internet websites – from web resources like Wikipedia to online communities like Reddit – went dark Wednesday in protest of a bill in Congress that aims to stop online piracy.

  January 19, 2012 1 Photo 2 Links

• Joplin in stir over promoting historic tornado to tourists
• Some W. Va. lawmakers want real fireworks
• Police: Robber used infection threat
• Girl bitten by coyote she thought was a dog

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