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Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- At 4:29 pm on March 16, 2026 the Illinois State Police and the Effingham County Sheriff's Department responded to a one vehicle crash on 875th Road approximately one m...

Mattoon, IL-(Mattoon Radio)-An early morning house fire in Mattoon displaced two residents and claimed the lives of three cats on Monday. The Mattoon Fire Department was dispatched to 7978 Old State R...

Effingham, IL-(Mattoon Radio)- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for frozen ready-to-eat turkey stuffed pastry products du...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY JAIL March 14, 2026 Effingham County Sheriff's Office arrested 21 year old James J. Mancinelli of Effingham for driving while license suspended. James was given an NTA and was release...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- After a round of severe weather and a quick freeze, the temperatures will bottom out tonight. Wind chills of 5-10 below zero are expected tonight. However, much warmer...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- HSHS Home Care expresses its deep gratitude to five area car dealerships, community members and colleagues at HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital who generously donat...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Effingham Transportation & Infrastructure Committee met on Tuesday and heard updates from Effingham County Public Transportation (ECPT), PCOM, & CSS. ECPT ...

Local Sports Schedule For Tuesday March 17th High School Baseball Non Conference Games Altamont at Charleston CANCELLED Neoga at Teutopolis North Clay at Casey Westfield CANCELLED Cumberland at Va...

Local Sports Schedule For Monday March 16th High School Baseball Non Conference Games Effingham at Monticello POSTPONED Neoga at Marshall Lawrenceville at Dieterich Newton at Fairfield CANCELLED Cas...

Local Sports Results For Friday March 6th High School Boys Basketball Class 1A Macon Meridian Sectional Championship (1 Seed) Lawrenceville 59, (3 Seed) Altamont 45 FINAL Class 2A Monticello Sectiona...

Local Sports Schedule For Friday March 6th High School Boys Basketball Class 1A Macon Meridian Sectional Championship 3 Seed Altamont (24-10) vs. 1 Seed Lawrenceville (32-2) 7:00 P.M. Listen on 1...

Local Sports Results For Wednesday March 4th High School Boys Basketball Class 1A Macon Meridian Sectional (1 Seed) Lawrenceville 30, (2 Seed) Casey-Westfield 29 FINAL Class 1A Danville Schlarman S...

Local Sports Schedule For Wednesday March 4th High School Boys Basketball Class 1A Macon Meridian Sectional 1 Seed Lawrenceville (31-2) vs. 2 Seed Casey-Westfield (20-11) 7:00 P.M. Class 1A Danville ...

Local Sports Results For Tuesday March 3rd High School Boys Basketball Class 1A Macon Meridian Sectional (3 Seed) Altamont 61, (1 Seed) Tuscola 58 FINAL Class 2A Monticello Sectional (1 Seed) Teut...

Local Sports Schedule For Tuesday March 3rd High School Boys Basketball Class 1A Macon Meridian Sectional 1 Seed Tuscola (28-6) vs. 3 Seed Altamont (23-10) 7:00 P.M. Listen on 100.5 & 105.5 J...