Effingham County News Articles
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Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois recieve $5,000 from Siemer Milling Company Endowment
The $5,000 grant was awarded in support of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience for Effingham County Girl Scout members.
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Altamont after school program receives boost in funding
Immanuel Lutheran Church is the recipient of a $5,000 grant from the Effingham County CommunityWorks Endowment for the Altamont After School Care program.
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Preschool scholarship program creates opportunities for young learners
It is the mission of Effingham Preschool for All to provide the opportunity for children ages 3 to 5 to attend preschool so that no child within the Effingham Unit #40 School District enters kindergarten without first having at least one year of preschool experience.
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'Techtopolis' progresses toward laptop and tablet goal
Techtopolis is a district-wide technology improvement initiative which will implement the use of Chromebooks in every 2-12 grade classroom and tablets in every K-1classroom by the 2016-2017 school year.
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Oneighty develops young leaders with help from Siemer grant
The Siemer Milling Company Endowment Fund has selected Oneighty as the recipient of a $13,000 grant for youth leadership development.
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Ballard hiking trail improvements made possible through local grant
Ballard Nature Center, Altamont has received a $3,900 grant from the Effingham County CommunityWorks Endowment for the enhancement of its hiking and programming opportunities.
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Siemer Milling Company Endowment selects Effingham County 4-H Youth Ambassadors as grant recipient
The Effingham County 4-H Youth Ambassadors recently received a $10,000 grant from the Siemer Milling Company Endowment Fund.
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Dieterich graduates receive scholarships from Community Education Endowment
This year 19 scholarships were awarded to Dieterich High School graduates.
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Abigail Schumacher named Facklam Scholarship recipient
Ms. Schumacher will receive a $900 scholarship.
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McDevitt receives University of Illinois Dorothy Stier Memorial Scholarship
Madeline McDevitt, a 2015 graduate of St Anthony High School, was awarded the University of Illinois Dorothy Stier Memorial Scholarship. McDevitt plans to major in chemistry with an emphasis on pre-medicine.