Local News

Lake Land College Recognizes New Dental Hygienists At Pinning Ceremony
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Lake Land College recognized its latest class of dental hygiene graduates at an annual pinning ceremony. During the ceremony, all graduates were recognized for complet...
1h ago

Effingham County Chamber Welcomes The Human Bean As New Member
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)-The Effingham County Chamber welcomes The Human Bean as a new member following the recent ribbon cutting celebration for the locally owned coffee drive-thru. Located at...
7h ago

Effingham Unit 40 Board Of Education Announces Recent Personnel Moves
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Effingham Unit 40 School Board announced their recent personnel moves at their recent meeting. EFFINGHAM COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #40 May 18, 2026 Board Meet...
13h ago

After-School Program Supports Local Students Through Faith & Community
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Study Shoppe has joined the Effingham County Chamber and is creating a space where local students can feel supported, encouraged, and connected outside the classro...
19h ago

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...
May 23, 2026

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...
May 23, 2026

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 ...
May 23, 2026

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...
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 ...
May 23, 2026

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 &...
May 23, 2026

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...
May 23, 2026

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 (...
May 23, 2026

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...
May 22, 2026

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






