Local News

Effingham Sunrise Rotarians Learn More About KC Cruise Night
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Members of Sunrise Rotary recently learned more about the upcoming Teutopolis KC Cruise Night & Car Show set for Friday, June 19 at the Teutopolis Banquet Hall. Si...
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Effingham Noon Rotary May 6th Meeting
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Effingham Noon Rotarian Norma Lansing introduced Sally Swarthout Wolf, at the May 6 Noon Rotary meeting. Wolf spoke about her recently-published book, Restorative Just...
7h ago

Effingham City Council Met Tuesday
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Effingham City Council discussed numerous advancements for the community this week. Director of Public Works Jeremy Heuerman presented a solar project to be built ...
13h ago

Governor Pritzker Announces Intermountain Electronics' Centralia Expansion
Centralia, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Company adds manufacturing capacity and dozens of new jobs to Southern Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCE...
19h ago

Carlyle Lake USACE Say: Enjoy A Safe, Fun Summer At Carlyle Lake
Carlyle Lake, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is excited to welcome visitors to Carlyle Lake for another fun and safe recreation season. Carlyle Lake is the perfect destination ...
23h ago

IDOT Says Buckle Up During Memorial Day Holiday Travel, Lanes Opening Up Where Possible
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and more than 200 law enforcement agencies throughout the state are teaming up to remind the public to...
May 22, 2026

Friday Police Blotter
EFFINGHAM COUNTY JAIL May 22, 2026 Effingham City Police arrested 24 year old Ronnie P. Harvey, Jr. of Watson for battery. Ronnie was given an NTA and was released. Effingham County Sheriff's Office a...
May 22, 2026

Majority Of Americans Fear Prices Will Keep Rising
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Majority of Americans are worried about the rising costs associated with everyday goods. A new JD Power survey found that 46 percent of respondents said they were &quo...
May 22, 2026
Local Sports

98.9 The Game WHQQ Represented At St. Louis Cardinals Radio Affiliate Days 2026
The time of year has rolled around once again as the St. Louis Cardinals hosted their annual Radio Affiliate Days at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals Radio Network has long served as one of the backbones ...
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Local Sports Schedule For Saturday
Local Sports Schedule For Saturday May 23rd High School Softball Class 1A Edwards County Regional Championship 1 Seed Edwards County vs. 5 Seed Lawrenceville 4:00 P.M. High School Girls Track &...
7h ago

Class 2A High School Girls State Track & Field Day 1 Results
Class 2A 400 Meters Advanced To Finals 3rd Junior Mickaylee Patton Charleston 57.83 Did Not Qualify For Finals 28th Junior Macy Kirk Effingham 1:01.38 800 Meters Did Not Qualify For Fi...
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Local Sports Results For Friday
Local Sports Results For Friday May 22nd High School Softball Class 1A Edwards County Regional (1 Seed ) Edwards County 16, (9 Seed) Grayville 0 FINAL Class 1A South Central Regional Championship (...
15h ago

Class 1A High School Girls State Track & Field Day 1 Results
Class 1A 100 Meter Advanced To Finals 1st Freshman Austyn McDowell Robinson 12.15 2nd Sophomore Reese Hoene St. Anthony 12.21 4th Freshman Isabella Niebrugge Teutopolis 12.34 8...
22h ago

Local Sports Results For Thursday
Local Sports Results For Thursday May 21st High School Softball Class 1A Cumberland Regional Championship (Played at Lake Land College) 2 Seed Windsor / Stewardson Strasburg, 3 Seed Toledo Cumberland ...
May 22, 2026

Local Sports Schedule For Friday
Local Sports Schedule For Friday May 22nd High School Softball Class 1A South Central Regional Championship 2 Seed Palestine / Hutsonville vs. 3 Seed South Central 4:30 P.M. Class 2A St. Anthony Reg...
May 22, 2026

High School Boys Track & Field 2A Monticello Sectional Results
High School Boys Track & Field 2A Monticello Sectional Results Team Scores 1. Mt. Zion 112 2. Olney (Richland County) 109 3. Tolono (Unity) 68 4. Monticello 56 5. Effingham 51.5 5. St. Joseph (S.J...
May 21, 2026






