Knights donate coats for kids

Cowden-Herrick teachers have named Madison Cherry and Gage Lorton October Students of the Month.

Scott Rhine, IT instructor with Lake Land College and Business Development, spoke at Sunrise Rotary Oct. 15.

PBIS Golf scramble raises $2,500

First Grade Ag in the Classroom activities for October centered around the pumpkin.

Jeffrey G. Ludwig, President and Chief Executive Officer of Midland States Bancorp Inc., has been named as a 2019 recipient of the Eastern Illinois University Distinguished Alumnus Award, the highest alumni award presented by the university.

United Way of Effingham County was recently selected from applicants across the U.S. to receive one of 400 bottles from Buffalo Trace Distillery’s 6 millionth barrel.

South Central FFA attends Land Use Contest

Teutopolis FFA participates in Forestry CDE

Make A Difference Day 2019 will be observed on Saturday, Oct. 26, and the GFWC Illinois Effingham Women of Today recently completed its club project in observance. Make A Difference Day is the largest national day of community service and is a celebration of neighbor helping neighbor.

There was an October nip in the air on Saturday, but after some rain on Friday, the sun shined on Scarecrow Daze in downtown Shelbyville.

Navy Veteran, former police officer, former IRS Analyst, Harley-Davidson enthusiast and Republican Peggy Hubbard officially announced her campaign to unseat longtime incumbent Dick Durbin.

American Legion Auxiliary Liberty Unit 289 President Sarah Wyckoff called to order the Oct. 8 meeting.

EDWARDSVILLE — Circuit Judge Sarah Smith announced her candidacy for Fifth District Appellate Court.

The Students of the Month for October at Teutopolis High School are Alex Deters and Diana Mossman.

Clay City FCCLA attends conference

The University of Illinois Extension serving Moultrie, Douglas and Shelby Counties collaborated with Shelby County Farm Bureau and Shelby County 4-H Federation to provide Healthy Harvest bags to area farmers. The bags include a brochure on how to have a safe and healthy harvest, bottled water, Gatorade and snacks sponsored by 4-H Federation. 4-H Federation packed 465 bags at their October meeting.

State Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, met with Eastern Illinois University (EIU) president David Glassman and toured the campus. Currently, there are almost 400 students enrolled at EIU who either went to high school or transferred from community colleges within the 109th House District represe…

Poss Music Works is proud to announce its new “Artist in Residence” program. The inaugural program will feature Micahlan Boney, from South Georgia, more recently living in Nashville, TN.

Dolls and Guys 4-H club out in community

Aubrey Roberts and Reagan Kuenstler, members of Daisy Dolls and Guys 4-H club give out milk snacks and dairy recipes at S&W Supermarket in Altamont for Dairy Month.

T-Town Wranglers 4-H club celebrated Christmas with a party last year.

T-Town Wranglers go Christmas Caroling each December to the CSS Homes and give them video and pizza gift cards.

T-Town Wranglers 4-H club brightens the community

When asked what part of 4-H made the biggest impact on him, Stetson Bierman said “my 4-H projects.” An obvious answer since he took his horse project to the next level, all the way to the rodeo.

Oct. 6 through 12 is National 4-H Week. This year’s theme, “Inspired to Lead/Called to Serve,” captures what it means to be a 4-H member.

South Central FFA attends speech

Cumberland FFA places first in Section 20 Forestry CDE

Cumberland FFA participates in District Forestry CDE