Dieterich News

The Effingham County CEO class will be hosting a Titanic theme dinner on Sunday evening, January 17, beginning at 5:30 PM at the Firefly Grill in Effingham.

Dieterich school board members approved a tax levy for the fiscal year calling for a total of $885,100 for all funds.

Wright's Furniture and Flooring of Dieterich has presented a check to Central Illinois Honor Flight.A The check is for proceeds from the on-air auction on WXEF and KJ Country of tickets to the Rosebud Theatre, donated by Wright's,A to see country music legend George Jones in concert.

A Flora man is lucky to be alive this afternoon after the oil tanker he was working on exploded south of Effingham.

Three people were injured when two vehicles collided in Dieterich Wednesday afternoon.

There were 52 table settings in place at Wright's Furniture and Flooring in Dieterich today for the annual Settings for St.

Dan Niemerg is retiring as superintendent of the Teutopolis school district as of next June.A The school board accepted the retirement letter at Monday night's meeting.A Niemerg, a longtime Teutopolis district employee, went to Dieterich as superintendent before returning to Teutopolis after Fran Thoele's retirement as superintendent.A The Board ...

Two people were injured inA a crash in rural Clay County during the noon hour Sunday.

Members of the Sigel Fire Protection District are at the scene of a grain bin fire.

Congratulations to Hazel Kingery, who submitted the winning bid of $375 for four tickets to see George Jones in concert on Friday, November 20, at the Rosebud Theatre.A We auctioned the tickets off on the air this morning.A The tickets were donated compliments of Wright Furniture and Flooring in Dieterich.

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.

Dieterich village board members Monday night heard from residents with concerns about the sewer system upgrade project now underway.

Future Fair 2009, A Bright Future Ahead, is set for Thursday, November 5 at the Effingham Knights of Columbus Building on West Fayette.

Two people were injured in a crash in Effingham County Thursday morning. Effingham County sheriff's deputies say a vehicle driven by 20-year-old Scott Buckley of Dieterich ran off the road and overturned at 7:20am.A The incident happened on 1700th Street, a quarter-mile north of 700th Avenue in Watson Township.

Fire destroyed a house near Wheeler Sunday morning. The home, owned by Carl and Reta Baker, was located along the Latona Blacktop, south of Wheeler.A Dieterich firefighters were called out just before 3:30am.A Firefighters spotted a pickup truck when they reached the scene and feared there might be someone might be inside, but no one was at home.

PaulaRae Johnson has announced her departure as Village Clerk and Economic Development Director for the Village of Dieterich, effective November 5. Johnson began her work as village clerk several years ago, following the retirement of Irma Horn.A She was named the economic development director in recent years.A In recent months, she picked up ...

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

Shortly before noon, an overturned tanker truck was still blocking travel on Illinois 33, east of Dieterich.

As of 4:30 a.m. Central, a semi accident was being cleaned up in Jasper County, Illinois.

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