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- Legislators against legalizing medical marijuana While local legislators predict the Illinois Senate has the votes needed to pass a proposed medical marijuana bill, those same legislators are taking a dim view of the proposal that would legalize a person with specific medical conditions, including
- Local program to fill in hunger gap for needy children Concerned community members are taking action against hunger by joining a national program that will help feed local needy children on the weekends. Blessings in a Backpack will ensure children are getting the nutrition they need on the days they don
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$5 million bond set for man charged with murder
Bond was set at $5 million Wednesday for a man accused of stabbing his roommate to death earlier this week. Judge Sherri Tungate found probable cause at Wednesday's hearing in Effingham County Circuit Court to detain Charles Douglas Yoder, 51. Yoder
- State of the City Mayor touts economic development, says city will need to focus on medical, pension costs Mayor Merv Gillenwater is confident about the future of Effingham and hopes for continued cooperation from the state of Illinois as the city advances in its economic development. “Effingham … did get hit by the 2008 recession,” Gillenwater said at Tu
- Newton bans synthetic drugs NEWTON -- Newton is joining other communities in banning synthetic drugs, one of which is commonly known as K2. Newton Police Chief Mike Swick approached Newton City Council Tuesday about implementing an ordinance that would put Newton more in line w
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Man thanks nurse who saved his life
Dave Willenborg doesn't remember anything about March 6, 2013 -- the day he suffered a massive heart attack and collapsed in St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital parking lot. But the Sigel resident refuses to forget the woman who saved his life with cardi
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UPDATE: Man arrested in connection to fatal stabbing
A Beecher City man with an extensive criminal history is expected to appear Wednesday in Effingham County Circuit Court in connection with the Tuesday stabbing death of an Effingham man.
- Board seats new members, hears ongoing issue ALTAMONT -- Altamont school board reorganized at its meeting Monday and made some preparations for end-of-the-year issues, but not without hearing about administrator salaries. Altamont Education Association President Mike Delaney spoke to the board
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Countywide transit systems chooses logo
When Tiffany Burgess was a student at Altamont High School in the mid- to late-1990s, she took art classes. "I think art is fun, and I like being creative," Burgess said. The Sullivan resident derived some tangible benefit from that creativity when h
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Village board finalizes plans for complex
DIETERICH -- The way has been cleared for construction of a four-unit housing development near the Dieterich school complex. Monday, Dieterich Village Board passed a number of actions relating to the estimated $500,000 project. The outgoing board agr
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