A former SIUE student died after being trapped in a grain bin Thursday. On a farm one mile north of Sigel, Thomas Michael Ordner, 22, along with two other workers, was working inside a large grain bin when he became trapped in the corn, according to Shelby County Coroner Brian Green.

One person was killed in a grain bin entrapment incident Thursday afternoon north of Sigel.

A 22-year-old eastern Illinois man is dead after an apparent accident in a grain bin.

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Shelby County Coroner Brian Green convened a Coroner's Jury on Friday, October 13 to determine the cause of death for Brett J. Shutte.

Robert Verdun Superintendent of Shelbyville Community Unit Schools addressed the Shelby County Board about the proposed one percent sales tax to be used exclusively for the schools.

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

A DeKalb man was injured in a motorcycle accident near Sigel Sunday night. The crash happened at 6:57pm on I-57, east of Sigel.A A cycle ridden by 19-year-old Rafael Romalho rear-ended a semi trailer.A Romalho lost control of the cycle, which went down on the roadway.

One pedestrian was killed and two others were injured when struck by a car in Sigel Sunday night.

Tanya Niebrugge of Sigel and Blake Moffett of Windsor announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.

Tanya Niebrugge of Sigel and Blake Moffett of Windsor announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.

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.