Local News

Effingham Sunrise Rotary Donates $1,500 To HSHS St. Anthony's Walk To End Parkinson's Disease
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- At the HSHS St. Anthony's Rehabilitation and Wellness Walk to End Parkinson's Disease event on May 9, the event launched with a donation of $1,500 from the Effingham S...
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Friday Police Blotter
EFFINGHAM COUNTY JAIL May 15, 2026 Effingham County Sheriff's Office arrested 57 year old Tina J. Woods of Effingham for an Effingham County FTA warrant for obstructing identification. Tina was given ...
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Gov. Pritzker Urges Trump Administration To Approve Broadband Expansion Plan
Chicago, IL-(Effingham Radio)- In new letter to Commerce Secretary Lutnick, Governor Pritzker calls for release of $1 billion to connect more than 383,000 Illinoisians to high-speed internet access Go...
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IDOT Crews Picking Up Litter Around Illinois
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Illinois Department of Transportation is asking the public to be on alert for maintenance crews picking up trash and other debris across the state. IDOT crews have...
May 14, 2026

Strangers Step Up To Rescue Elderly Woman During Mattoon Duplex Fire
Mattoon, IL-(Mattoon Radio)- A Wednesday afternoon apartment fire in Mattoon displaced six residents and left two units completely unsuitable to live in. Mattoon Fire Chief Jeff Hilligoss says that th...
May 14, 2026

Thursday Police Blotter
EFFINGHAM COUNTY JAIL May 14, 2026 Effingham County Sheriff's Office arrested 46 year old Joshua S. Koonce of Charleston for a Jasper County FTA warrant for domestic battery. Joshua was transported to...
May 14, 2026

IDPH Warns Of Listeria Outbreak Linked To Deli Meat
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is urging consumers to take precautions after an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) linked to a brand of headchees...
May 14, 2026

IDNR Reminds People To Avoid Handling Wild Animals And Birds
Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is reminding everyone to leave baby birds and young animals alone when they encounter them in the wild. In nearly all ca...
May 14, 2026
Local Sports

High School Girls Track & Field 2A Mattoon Sectional Results
High School Girls Track & Field 2A Mattoon Sectional Results 1st Mt. Zion 128.5 2nd Danville 83 3rd Tolono Unity 70 4th Effingham 53.5 5th Paris 50 6th Urbana 38 7th St. ...
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High School Girls Track & Field 1A Newton Sectional Results
High School Girls Track & Field 1A Newton Sectional Results Team Scores 1st Robinson 131 2nd Newton 106.5 3rd St. Anthony 92 4th Teutopolis 91 5th Fairfield 82.5 6th Casey-Westfiel...
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Local Sports Schedule For Saturday
Local Sports Schedule For Saturday May 16th High School Baseball Teutopolis at Williamsville Neoga at Newton Danville at Casey Westfield Charleston at St. Jo Ogden Round Robin Olney at Tolono Unity Ro...
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Local Sports Schedule For Friday
Local Sports Schedule For Friday May 15th High School Baseball City Series Game 3 Effingham at St. Anthony National Trail Conference Windsor / Stew Stras at Neoga Non Conference Games Altamont at Har...
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Local Sports Results For Thursday
Local Sports Results For Thursday May 14th High School Baseball City Series Game 2 St. Anthony 3, Effingham 2 FINAL National Trail Conference Dieterich 3, South Central 2 FINAL Apollo Conference ...
15h ago

High School Girls Track & Field 1A Shelbyville Sectional Results
High School Girls Track & Field Class 1A Shelbyville Sectional Results 100 Meter Did Not Qualify For State 6th Sophomore Zoe Sarver Cowden-Herrick / Beecher City 13.04a 17th Freshman Livi...
May 14, 2026

Local Sports Schedule For Thursday
Local Sports Schedule For Thursday May 14th High School Baseball City Series Game 2 St. Anthony at Effingham National Trail Conference Dieterich at South Central Non Conference Games Altamont at Sale...
May 14, 2026

Local Sports Results For Wednesday
Local Sports Results For Wednesday May 13th High School Baseball City Series Game 1 Effingham 1, St. Anthony 0 FINAL/8 National Trail Conference Cumberland 6, South Central 0 FINAL Non Conferenc...
May 14, 2026






