Effingham

Post 120 falters in opening game

Effingham Post 120 has some serious work to do if it expects to still be playing Sunday in the Mattoon Senior American Legion Firecracker Classic. A collectively listless Effingham club paid for that uninspired approach in Wednesday's opener at La... - Posted on July 4, 2009

Work begins on family fun center

Ben Mireles is a little man with big plans. Mireles, who once tried out for a major college basketball team despite standing well under 6-feet tall, has been in the area less than a year, but he’s already trying to make an impact in the Effingha... - Posted on July 4, 2009

A third of grads get scholarships

Nearly one-third of Effingham High School’s graduating seniors were offered a scholarship toward their college education, the Unit 40 Board of Education learned Monday. The board reviewed the results of the 2009 exit survey for Effingham High Sc... - Posted on July 4, 2009