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Showers And Thunderstorms In The Forecast For Today, Chance For More By The Weekend
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Rain and thunderstorms are back in the forecast for today and this weekend. Showers are expected today into this evening, with the highest rainfall amounts forecasted to be north of I-72/Danville. An active weather pattern sets up for Thursday night through Sunday, with strong to severe...
19h ago
Illinois Extension Offering Certified Food Protection Manager Courses
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate 48 million people fall ill from foodborne diseases each year, and approximately 128,000 individuals require hospitalization. Businesses, including K-12 schools, serving food in Illinois must have staff trained as Certified Food Pro...
20h ago
Effingham Unit 40 Board Of Education Meeting Held Monday
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Unit 40 Board of Education held their regular meeting Monday evening, with lots of special guests. There were 2 presentations to start the meeting. One from South Side second graders, who talked about upcoming events at South Side school. The second was by Effingham High School stud...
20h ago
Effingham City EMA Announces New Siren Updates For Severe Weather
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- In a move that promises to make thunderstorms feel a bit more personal, the Effingham City Emergency Management Agency (EMA) has decided to get loud about severe weather. Now, not only will tornadoes trigger the city emergency sirens, but also severe thunderstorms if they have wind spee...
Apr 22, 2024
Gas Prices Rising Nationwide
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Gas prices keep climbing in the U.S. The average price is about three-67 a gallon. Triple-A reports that's four cents higher than last week. But that's nothing compared to a Silicon Valley town in California. It's seven-29 a gallon at a Chevron gas station in Menlo Park. The average pri...
Apr 22, 2024
EIU, ROE#12 Partner To Pen Direct Admissions Agreement
Charleston, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Eastern Illinois University (EIU) and Illinois' Regional Office of Education District 12 (ROE#12) have joined forces to formalize a partnership program that allows local, high-achieving high school students direct admission to EIU following the completion of their sixth semester. &...
Apr 22, 2024
Crisis Nursery Of Effingham's "Stuff The Truck" Event Set For April 26th
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- According to the National Children's Alliance, more than 600,000 children are victims of abuse and neglect across the United States each year. Since opening its doors in 2017, Crisis Nursery of Effingham County has served more than 1,087 children (711 families) and provided more than 42...
Apr 22, 2024
Monday Police Blotter
EFFINGHAM COUNTY JAIL April 20, 2024 Effingham County Sheriff's Office arrested 40 year old Derek A. Britz of Effingham for an Effingham County mittimus to jail. Derek was taken to the Effingham County Jail. Effingham County Sheriff's Office arrested 46 year old Joshua R. Verdeyen of Effingham for an Effingham County F...
Apr 22, 2024
South Central FFA Participates In Two Livestock Judging CDE's
Farina, IL-(Effingham Radio)- South Central FFA participated in two Livestock judging CDEs last week. The first competition they attended was at Lincoln Land, on April 11th. They placed 22nd as a team at this invitational Contest. Our second competition that the South Centrals Livestock team attended was the Section 19...
Apr 22, 2024
Full Moon And Meteor Shower This Week
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- NASA says April's full moon and the Lyrids meteor shower will both happen this week. The April full moon is also known as the Pink Moon and will peak on Tuesday. The Lyrids meteor shower will peak today. NASA says the moon may outshine the meteor shower, so for best viewing get away fro...
Apr 22, 2024