Teutopolis News

Organizers of the FISH and Catholic Charities "Christmas for Kids" Christmas Store have announced that the drop boxes are in place and ready to receive donations.

Both of the parades scheduled in our area tonight have been cancelled. The Teutopolis Lions Club Parade, scheduled for 5:30pm, has been cancelled.A Also, the Altamont Halloween Parade has been cancelled due to the rain.A HOWEVER...Altamont will still have their costume contest tonight in the Altamont Community High School gym.A Please be there by ...

City police handled two crashes involving injuries over the weekend. Three people were injured at 1:14pm Friday in a collision on Keller Drive at the interstate overpass.A Police say a vehicle driven by 30-year-old Connie Horn of Teutopolis was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by 42-year-old Rick Kinkelaar of Shumway, causing Horn's vehicle ...

Chelsea Ruholl, 19, a sophomore at SIUE, had two good reasons to pay close attention to a speech Thursday by Gov.

A representative of the Thelma Keller Convention Center made an appeal to the Effingham City Council last night, seeking revenue to help fund an expansion of the facility.

St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital has appointed three new members to the Friends of St.

A Teutopolis woman suffered minor injuries in a crash in Effingham at 4:11pm Tuesday.

Things are returning to normal at the Newton power station after a weekend fire.

One person suffered minor injuries after a crash at 3:19pm Thursday at Henrietta and Jefferson in Effingham.

The Teutopolis Unit 50 School Board met Monday, approving a tentative 2009-2010 school year budget.

Kala Bullard was crowned 2009 Miss Effingham County Fair in ceremonies Tuesday night at the fairgrounds at Altamont.

Tuesday activities at the 65th Annual Effingham County Fair will be highlighted by the Queen Pageant and Little Miss event.

Frank Brummer of Teutopolis has been getting plenty of notoriety the past couple of years for his work on behalf of TREC .A So much so that it's easy to forget why he got involved...his love of cycling.

SPRINGFIELD a ' In July 2009 , the Illinois Liquor Control Commission conducted compliance checks around the state and visited 41 businesses licensed to sell liquor.

This past Saturday, we held the first-ever Saturday Morning Sidewalk Sales! 97.9 WXEF, KJ Country 102.3 and The Effingham Daily News offered shoppers the chance at $ 1,000 in gift certificates! Each participating business had registration boxes for a $50 gift certificate, and our booth located in front of the Effingham County Government Center was ...

Fire caused heavy damage to a Teutopolis apartment complex Thursday evening. The fire, which broke out around 5:10pm, damaged all four apartments and the ajoining building.

Teutopolis school board members heard this week that the district and each school in the district made Adequate Yearly Progress this past year under the No Child Left Behind guidelines.

Chris Deters of Teutopolis was the big winner Sunday at the annual St. Francis Church Picnic.

The Village of Teutopolis announces its first-ever public bicycle/pedestrian brainstorming workshop to be held Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 7:00 PM at the American Legion Hall in Teutopolis, IL.A The purpose of the workshop is to gather resident input for a plan for a bicycle and pedestrian improvements to connect schools and parks and enhance the ...

The Automotive Parts & Services Association of Illinois has awarded six students scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year.