Local News

Mosquitos Collected In Jasper County Test Positive For West Nile Virus
Newton, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Jasper County health officials have detected the first West Nile virus-positive mosquito batch this year. The positive pool was collected on July 23. The testing has occu...
2h ago

Effingham Unit 40 Announces Back To School Orientation Times & Dates
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Effingham Unit 40 has announced dates & times for back to school orientation for the upcoming school year. East Side Preschool - Students will receive a letter the...
4h ago

Thursday Police Blotter
EFFINGHAM COUNTY JAIL July 24, 2025 Effingham County Sheriff's Office arrested 34 year old Joshua A. Carl of Charleston for an Effingham County FTA warrant for unlawful possession of a credit or debit...
5h ago

Heat Wave Continues, Storm Chance Later This Evening
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The heat wave continues, and it brings some chances for rain. Much of the upcoming 7 days looks to be dangerously hot and humid in central IL, with significant relief ...
6h ago

Knights Of Columbus Donate To "Pack The Bus" Event
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Effingham Knights of Columbus donated $500 to the Catholic Charities "Pack the Bus" Event. Pictured for the check presentation are (L to R) Catholic Char...
10h ago

Travis Buhnerkempe Announces Run For Effingham County Sheriff
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Effingham County Chief Deputy Sheriff Travis Buhnerkempe has announced his plans to run for Effingham County Sheriff. He would succeed Sheriff Paul Kuhns, who is set t...
Jul 23, 2025

Wednesday Police Blotter
EFFINGHAM COUNTY JAIL July 23, 2025 Effingham County Sheriff's Office arrested 31 year old Jaime G. Turja of Effingham for an Effingham County FTA warrant for maintained unsightly yard. Jaime posted ...
Jul 23, 2025

Effingham County Fair Announces Fairgrounds Now Open To Campers
Effingham County, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Representatives from the Effingham County Fair have announced that the campgrounds have dried out enough that campers can now use the campgrounds leading up to ...
Jul 23, 2025
Local Sports

Local Sports Results For Saturday
Local Sports Results For Saturday June 7th High School Baseball Class 1A State Final Tournament at Illinois Field Champaign 3rd Place Game Pawnee 9, Lexington 4 FINAL Championship Game Ottawa Marque...
Jun 09, 2025

Local Sports Results For Friday
Local Sports Results For Friday June 6th High School Baseball Class 1A State Final Tournament at Illinois Field Champaign (1 Seed) Ottawa Marquette) 16, (5 Seed) Lexington 1 FINAL/4 (1 Seed) Father...
Jun 06, 2025

Local Sports Schedule For Saturday
Local Sports Schedule For Saturday June 7th High School Baseball Class 1A State Final Tournament at Illinois Field Champaign 3rd Place Game Lexington (19-12) vs. Pawnee (24-14) 10:00 A.M. Champio...
Jun 06, 2025

Local Sports Schedule For Friday
Local Sports Schedule For Friday June 6th High School Baseball Class 1A State Final Tournament at Illinois Field Champaign 1 Seed Ottawa Marquette (33-3) vs. 5 Seed Lexington (19-11) 10:00 A.M. 3 ...
Jun 06, 2025

Local Sports Results For Thursday
Local Sports Results For Thursday June 5th High School Baseball Class 3A Lincoln Sectional (1 Seed) Champaign Central 5, (3 Seed) Mt. Zion 2 FINAL (2 Seed) Mahomet-Seymour 6 , (1 Seed) Chatham Glen...
Jun 06, 2025

Local Sports Schedule For Thursday
Local Sports Schedule For Thursday June 5th High School Baseball Class 3A Lincoln Sectional 1 Seed Champaign Central (24-12-1) vs. 3 Seed Mt. Zion (21-9) 2:00 P.M. 1 Seed Chatham Glenwood (20-8) vs...
Jun 05, 2025

Local Sports Results For Wednesday
Local Sports Results For Wednesday June 4th High School Baseball Class 3A Lincoln Sectional 1 Seed Champaign Central (24-12-1) vs. 3 Seed Mt. Zion (21-9) POSTPONED TILL TOMORROW AT 2:00 P.M. 1 Seed ...
Jun 05, 2025

Local Sports Schedule For Wednesday
Local Sports Schedule For Wednesday June 4th High School Baseball Class 3A Lincoln Sectional 1 Seed Champaign Central (24-12-1) vs. 3 Seed Mt. Zion (21-9) POSTPONED TILL TOMORROW AT 2:00 P.M. 1 Seed...
Jun 04, 2025