Local News

IDNR Awards Grants To 73 Volunteer Fire Departments Across Illinois, Including Several Locally
Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has awarded $495,000 in federal grants to 73 volunteer fire departments across the state to help with purchasing ...
7m ago

Friday Police Blotter
EFFINGHAM COUNTY JAIL June 12, 2026 Effingham County Sheriff's Office arrested 66 year old Jeffrey A. Seeley of Montrose for theft, 2 counts of criminal trespass to real property, and criminal damage ...
57m ago

List Of Pet Foods Recalled Over Low Levels Of Key Nutrient Expands
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The FDA has issued an updated notice for certain freeze-dried and frozen raw pet foods made by GO Raw LLC. That's on top of the firm's voluntary recall back in Februar...
3h ago

Lake Land College To Hold Summer Volleyball Camp At Emerald Acres
Mattoon, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Lake Land College is holding a summer volleyball camp for children ages 6 through high school. The camp will be held across two weeks, July 20 - 23 and July 27 - 30, at ...
6h ago

Measles Cases Continue To Rise In U.S.
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The number of measles cases continues to climb with latest figures showing there's now more than two-thousand known cases in the U.S. In all of last year there were a ...
18h ago

Law Enforcement Torch Run Began In Effingham Yesterday
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- From the Special Olympics Illinois Region I Facebook page: the Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Effingham to Mattoon run kicked off at 8am with ...
22h ago

Thursday Police Blotter
EFFINGHAM COUNTY JAIL June 11, 2026 Illinois State Police arrested 25 year old Jadzia K. McNeal of Willowbrook, IL for DUI drugs, endangering the life/health of a child, failure to secure a child age ...
Jun 11, 2026

Hot & Humid Today, Severe Storms Likely Tonight
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The hot and humid temperatures continue today, and they bring a likely chance for severe weather tonight. A level 3 severe weather risk covers a large part of central ...
Jun 11, 2026
Local Sports

Local Sports Schedule For Friday, North Clay At State Tournament
Local Sports Schedule For Friday June 12th High School Baseball At Illinois Field Champaign Class 1A State Tournament 1 Seed Tremont (36-2) vs. 1 Seed Jacksonville Routt (24-12) 10:00 A.M. 1 Seed N...
Jun 11, 2026

Effingham Native Competes For Team Navy In The 2026 Warrior Games
(U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Healy) A native of Effingham will join more than 200 seriously wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans at the Warrior Games, June 13 - 20, 20...
Jun 10, 2026

Local Sports Results For Monday
Local Sports Results For Monday June 8th High School Baseball Class 1A Carbondale Super Sectional At Southern Illinois University (1 Seed) North Clay (35-4) 8, (1 Seed) Goreville (27-6) 0 FINA...
Jun 09, 2026

Local Sports Schedule For Baseball Super Sectional Monday
Local Sports Schedule For Monday June 8th High School Baseball Class 1A Carbondale Super Sectional At Southern Illinois University 1 Seed North Clay (34-4) vs. 1 Seed Goreville (27-5) 4:00 P.M. Wi...
Jun 08, 2026

Local Sports Results For Saturday
Local Sports Results For Saturday June 6th High School Baseball Class 1A Altamont Sectional Championship 1 Seed North Clay (34-4) 17, 7 Seed Cumberland (14-14) 3 FINAL Class 1A Goreville Sectional...
Jun 08, 2026

Teutopolis Honors Coach Laurie Thompson's Lady Shoes Basketball Legacy, Stepping Down As Head Coach
Teutopolis, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Teutopolis CUSD #50 Honors Coach Laurie Thompson's Lady Shoes Basketball Legacy Teutopolis CUSD #50 today honors Coach Laurie Thompson as she concludes her remarkabl...
Jun 05, 2026

Local Sports Schedule For Sectional Championship Saturday
Local Sports Schedule For Saturday June 6th High School Baseball Class 1A Altamont Sectional Championship 1 Seed North Clay (33-4) vs. 7 Seed Cumberland (14-13) 11:00 A.M. Winner advances to the SIU...
Jun 05, 2026

Local Sports Results For Wednesday
Local Sports Results For Wednesday June 3rd High School Baseball Class 1A Altamont Sectional (1 Seed) North Clay 3, (4 Seed) Okaw Valley 1 FINAL (7 Seed) Cumberland 5, (1 Seed) Arthur Lovington Atw...
Jun 03, 2026






