Two incumbent Altamont City Council candidates, Todd V. Slingerland and Dan Milleville, were re-elected on Tuesday. Joining them are Michael Walker and Tayler Polk, who were running for public office for the first time.
Effingham’s former police chief was elected mayor on Tuesday, defeating the one-term incumbent and another challenger.
A lone incumbent will remain on the Effingham City Council following Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial results.
Jason Rippetoe remained Altamont’s mayor after defeating challenger Clarence J. Pagel on Tuesday by a 64-36 percent margin. The incumbent collected 245 votes and the challenger had 137, according to unofficial results.
Effingham County voters on Tuesday again rejected a 1 percent sales tax that would have benefitted schools. The margin was 54.6 percent to 45.4 percent – or 3,465 against and 2,884 in favor, according to unofficial results.
Incumbent Daniel Zerrusen will be joined by newcomers Jane Summers and Bernard Hartke on the Teutopolis Village Board, according to unofficial results of Tuesday's election.
Newcomers Mike Cunningham and Angie Kronewitter narrowly defeated another newcomer, Tara Higgs, for two seats on Effingham Park District Board of Commissioners, according to unofficial results. Kronewitter netted 1,182 votes; Cunningham, 1,176; and Higgs, 1,031.
The Effingham Daily News on Tuesday evening will be posting Effingham County election results as they come in. The polls close at 7 p.m.
Six candidates are seeking three open seats on the Beecher City village board in Tuesday's election.
Rita Sue Felty and Larry Haslett are running for Beecher City village president on Tuesday.
Six candidates are seeking three open seats on the Beecher City village board in Tuesday's election.
Four incumbents are seeking re-election to the Effingham City Council: Don Althoff, Kevin Esker, Merv Gillenwater and Kevin Willis. Four others with history on the council or with city matters are also seeking a seat: Larry Micenheimer, Jayne Miller, Libby Moeller and Henry “Hank” Stephens.
Former Effingham Police Chief Mike Schutzbach and Scott Ealy, a local attorney, are challenging incumbent Jeff Bloemker in Tuesday's election to become mayor of Effingham.
Two familiar faces and a newcomer are vying for two trustee positions for the Lake Land Community College District 517 in Tuesday's election. Those elected will serve a six-year term.
Two candidates are challenging two incumbents for three open seats on Teutopolis Village Board in Tuesday’s election. Village Trustee Joseph Schumacher is not running.
Seven candidates who are on the ballot and a write-in are seeking four seats on the Stewardson-Strasburg school board in Tuesday’s election.
A question on Tuesday's ballot for residents of Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit School District 5A asks:
Five candidates are seeking four open seats on the Altamont Community Unit 10 school board. They answered questions about the race from the Effingham Daily News.
A retired veteran is challenging the incumbent mayor of Altamont in Tuesday’s election.
The five candidates seeking four open seats on the Altamont city council answered questions from the Effingham Daily News.
EFFINGHAM — Only one incumbent is among five candidates vying for seats on the Unit 40 school board.
EFFINGHAM — Three Effingham mayoral candidates responded to questions at an Effingham County Chamber of Commerce forum this week. Topics included housing concerns, pension costs, business incentives and opening dialogue with citizens in the community.
EFFINGHAM — Most candidates seeking a seat on the Unit 40 school board are concerned about lengthy period of contract negotiations, the retention of teachers and staff, and a decline in morale in the school district.
Candidate forums are planned in the next several days to give area voters a chance to learn more about the topics in the community and those seeking election before the polls open April 2.
An estimated $5.3 million could be generated annually for public school districts in Effingham County, based on 2018 sales, if voters pass a referendum on April 2.
The Effingham Unit 40 school board voted Monday to try again on the countywide school facility tax in order to lessen the burden on property tax owners for district’s building needs.
Filings are starting to flow into the Effingham County Clerk's office for area school board elections this spring.
EFFINGHAM — Former Effingham Police Chief Mike Schutzbach has joined the race for Effingham mayor.
EFFINGHAM — On the first day possible to file to seek office in the upcoming municipal election in Effingham, two candidates' names are in for the position of mayor.
Scott Ealy, an Effingham lawyer, announced via social media Friday that he will file to run against Effingham Mayor Jeff Bloemker in the April 2019 municipal election.
Effingham Mayor Jeff Bloemker has announced his intentions to seek re-election in the April 2019 election. Bloemker was elected mayor in April of 2015 and is in the fourth year of his first term.
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John W. Finfrock, 85, of Altamont, died at 7:53 a.m. on Monday, March 1, 2021, at Kindred Hospital, Peoria. A public graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Arborcrest Memorial Park, Effingham with Pastor Van Brooks officiating. Memorials may be made to Asbury…
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