Erma Louise Bilby, 90, Maryville, MO
... 24, 1921, in Skidmore, Missouri to the late Frank Merle and Mable Aurel (Taylor) Coston. She was graduate of Effingham Kansas High School, Effingham, Kansas; recieved an AB Degree from Dallas...
View ArticleVIDEO: Large crowds turn out for Josh Reddick Home Run Derby
DeAnn Komanecky/Effingham Now Baseball fans Jacob and Erik Godbee are all smiles as they pose for a photo with major league player, Josh Reddick.
View ArticleSEHS gears up for annual student talent show March 1
South Effingham High School Principal Mark Winters stands with the 2012 Student Talent Show Extravaganza first-prize winners, the hip-hop act Los Estudiantes de Jefe.
View ArticleWagner hits all the right notes for SEHS
Savannah Wagner, the South Effingham High School STAR Student for 2013, has been playing piano since she was 6. Wagner chose English teacher Tina Crapse as her STAR Teacher.
View ArticleSEHS students take the spotlight
Seventeen acts - including singers, dancers and stand-up comedians - showed their talents Saturday night in South Effingham High School's 2013 Student Talent Show Extravaganza.
View ArticleHarvey Schraer
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the Becker Chapel, Effingham, Kan., with the Rev.
View ArticleLady Bears remain undefeated
... Lady Bears had to play through a pretty stacked schedule. They played three doubleheaders in five days, playing Effingham at home on Monday, McLouth at home on Thursday, and finishing up the week...
View ArticleStudent gets a new ride
... "It's exciting because it gives him a little bit more freedom." AMBUCS surprised Holton with the bicycle Friday at Effingham Health System, where he interns in the Project SEARCH program. He walked...
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The South Effingham High School Jazz Band put on a benefit concert at the school Thursday night.
View ArticleFuneral services this weekend for Willow Long
The 7-year-old girl from Effingham County, Ill. was found dead this week, just one day after she was reported missing .
View ArticleFuneral set for Ill. girl who was stabbed to death
... girl who authorities say was stabbed to death by her uncle. Services for Willow Long will be held Monday at Effingham's First Baptist Church. It's set to begin at 11 a.m. A visitation is scheduled...
View ArticleWedding Trigg - Holman
... 5 p.m. June 15 at Senica's Oak Ridge. A reception followed. Parents of the couple are Jerry and Margie Trigg, of Effingham, and Scott and Cheri Holman, of Seneca. Abby is a graduate of Effingham...
View ArticleCommunity Calendar
... All visitors are welcome to bring a picnic lunch. Call 912-395-1500 for more information. 5-7 p.m. Nov. 11. South Effingham High School, 1220 Noel C. Conaway Road. South Effingham High School...
View ArticleValley Falls Pharmacy changes hands
... School of Pharmacy in 2005. Sue is a Topeka native and graduate of Topeka High School. She has family roots in Effingham and is a 2007 graduate of the KU School of Pharmacy. John worked in a Beloit...
View ArticleOmalee Clemence Garten
... the majority of which was teaching college prep English courses at Atchison County Community High School in Effingham. Omalee was a member of the Union Church in Effingham. She and her husband,...
View ArticleSEHS chapter gets SADD grant
... particularly the ones resulting from speeding, driving under the influence and texting while driving. South Effingham High School has received a $2,500 Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)...
View ArticleVIDEO: Josh Reddick Home Run Derby held
DeAnn Komanecky/Effingham Now A young ballplayer watches the action on Saturday at the Josh Reddick Home Run Derby in Rincon.
View ArticleSouth Effingham HS to hold annual fashion show
... which will be made out of everyday objects, including duct tape, erasers, coffee filters and more. The South Effingham High School Visual Arts Department and National Art Honor Society will be...
View Article3-2-1A state -- Depth leads to second straight title for Norton
... Drive," had 24 points after the first round, 74 points after Day 1 and held a 55-point lead against second place Effingham-Atchison County entering the finals. Junior Jared Tallent finished third...
View ArticleThe last country school
... and I picked the one that came past our lane," he said. That one was Valley Falls as opposed to Nortonville or Effingham. Dunn, soon to be 65, left a class with four students and entered a freshman...
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