Teutopolis News

The Teutopolis Board of Education has chosen Teutopolis Junior High School Principal Bill Fritcher as the district's next superintendent.A Fritcher will succeed Dan Niemerg, who is retiring as superintendent after the current school year ends.A Teutopolis Board President Marty Siemer said, "We are thrilled to hire Bill Fritcher as our new ...

Employees at Bulkmatic in Teutopolis had to be evacuated for a time this morning after a release occurred on a propane tank.

Two people were injured just after 3pm Monday in a chain-reaction crash at Grove and Cherry in Effingham.

Teutopolis firefighters were out for six hours early Sunday morning dealing with a grain bin fire.

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 ...

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

The Effingham County CEO class wants to help others at Christmastime.A The class is working on a fundraising effort involving three Christmas trees.

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.

Both of the parades scheduled in our area tonight have been cancelled. The Teutopolis Lions Club Parade, scheduled for 5:30pm, has been cancelled.A Also, the Altamont Halloween Parade has been cancelled due to the rain.A HOWEVER...Altamont will still have their costume contest tonight in the Altamont Community High School gym.A Please be there by ...

City police handled two crashes involving injuries over the weekend. Three people were injured at 1:14pm Friday in a collision on Keller Drive at the interstate overpass.A Police say a vehicle driven by 30-year-old Connie Horn of Teutopolis was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by 42-year-old Rick Kinkelaar of Shumway, causing Horn's vehicle ...

Chelsea Ruholl, 19, a sophomore at SIUE, had two good reasons to pay close attention to a speech Thursday by Gov.

A representative of the Thelma Keller Convention Center made an appeal to the Effingham City Council last night, seeking revenue to help fund an expansion of the facility.

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

A Teutopolis woman suffered minor injuries in a crash in Effingham at 4:11pm Tuesday.

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

One person suffered minor injuries after a crash at 3:19pm Thursday at Henrietta and Jefferson in Effingham.

The Teutopolis Unit 50 School Board met Monday, approving a tentative 2009-2010 school year budget.

Kala Bullard was crowned 2009 Miss Effingham County Fair in ceremonies Tuesday night at the fairgrounds at Altamont.

Tuesday activities at the 65th Annual Effingham County Fair will be highlighted by the Queen Pageant and Little Miss event.

Frank Brummer of Teutopolis has been getting plenty of notoriety the past couple of years for his work on behalf of TREC .A So much so that it's easy to forget why he got involved...his love of cycling.