Local Sports Results For Monday December 8th High School Boys Basketball Macon County Tournament at Cerro Gordo (8 Seed) Macon Meridian vs. (1 Seed) Warrensburg Latham (4 Seed) Sangamon Valley / Buffalo Tri City vs. (5 Seed) Cerro Gordo Bement Lincoln Prairie Conference Villa Grove at Judah Christian Danville Schla...

Alice E. Kaufmann, 83 of Effingham, passed away Monday, December 8, 2025 at Axiom Gardens of Flora.

Ina Ruth Denton, 93 of Huntingburg, IN; formerly from Newton, IL passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at The Timbers Nursing Home in Jasper, IN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 12, 2025 at Johnson Funeral Home in Effingham, IL. Burial will be in Watson Cemetery in Watson, IL. Visita...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY JAIL December 6, 2025 Effingham County Sheriff's Office arrested 39 year old Lindsey J. M. Graham of Dieterich for an Effingham County warrant for contempt. Lindsey posted bond and was released. Effingham County Sheriff's Office arrested 34 year old Jeffery R. Esker of Teutopolis for an Effingham Count...

Teutopolis, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Mrs. Sherry Hoehn, Principal of Teutopolis Grade School, has been named the 2026 Wabash Valley Region Winner of the Illinois Principals Association Reaching Out & Building Bridges Award. Superintendent Matt Sturgeon commended, "Principal Hoehn's leadership has strengthened stu...

Judy J. Bennett, 84, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2025 at her home in Effingham. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at Centenary United Methodist Church in Effingham with burial in Humboldt Township Cemetery, Humboldt. Visitation will be held from 9:00 am to the time of service,...

Kevin Scott Roberts, age 52, of Farina, Illinois passed away Friday, December 5, 2025 in the peaceful tranquility of his home. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in St. Peter, Illinois. Funeral service will be at 12:00 p.m. at St. Peter's Lut...

Patricia S. Chasteen, 82, of Strasburg, IL, passed away on Friday, December 5, 2025 at home with family by her side. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at Johnson Funeral Home in Effingham. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Kinmundy, IL. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a...

Mabel Ann Harris, 89, of Teutopolis, IL, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, IL, with her family by her side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12 Noon on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis. Burial will be...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Illinois Department of Public Health released the following statement from Director Dr. Sameer Vohra in response to the actions of the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP): "Since universal newborn vaccination began in 1991, hepatitis B infection among U....