Local News

Servpro The Topic Of Recent Noon Rotary Meeting
1h ago

EIU Names Dr. Holly Farley As Acting Provost, VPAA Beginning June 2025
Charleston, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Eastern Illinois University announced today that Dr. Holly Farley will assume duties as the acting Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs for the storied ins...
11h ago

Cybercriminals Register More Than 10-Thousand Domains For Smishing Scams
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- If you've received a suspicious text message about supposed unpaid tolls, it's because cybercriminals have registered more than ten-thousand domains for the scam. That...
17h ago

Total Lunar Eclipse Reaching Peak Friday Morning
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- A total lunar eclipse is going to be visible early Friday morning. Experts say a full moon, called a Blood Moon, will make the moon appear red during a total lunar ecl...
17h ago

Wednesday Police Blotter
EFFINGHAM COUNTY JAIL March 12, 2025 Effingham City Police arrested 48 year old Kenneth D. Bonds of Hobart, IL for an Effingham County FTA warrant for driving on a suspended license. Kenneth posted bo...
20h ago

Effingham Public Library Hosts Plant Swap Program March 20
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Visit the Suzette Brumleve Effingham Public Library from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, March 20, to learn about caring for houseplants, the library's gardening resources a...
21h ago

Fall Archery Season Yields Record Harvest Of 1,045 Wild Turkeys
Springfield, IL-(Mattoon Radio)- Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary record statewide total of 1,045 wild turkeys during the 2024-2025 fall archery turkey season. The total compares last year'...
Mar 12, 2025

Trump Administration Cuts Funding For Grants That Support Illinois Farmers And Food Banks
Springfield, IL-(Mattoon Radio)- USDA has ceased reimbursements for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program (LFPA) and Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) The Illinois Department of Agricu...
Mar 12, 2025
Local Sports

Local Sports Schedule For Thursday
Local Sports Schedule For Thursday March 13th High School Boys Basketball State Final Tournament at State Farm Center Champaign University of Illinois Class 1A St. Anthony vs. Chicago Hope Academy ...
2h ago

Local Sports Results For Monday
Local Sports Results For Monday March 10th High School Boys Basketball Class 1A Charleston Eastern Illinois University Super Sectional St. Anthony 62, Mounds Meridian 58 OT/FINAL Class 2A Carbo...
Mar 11, 2025

Area Athletes Represented On 2025 IBCA Girls Basketball All State Teams
Illinois Basketball Coaches Association 2025 Girls Basketball All State Teams Class 1A First Team Junior Nancy Ruholl St. Anthony Senior Lucy Corley Decatur St Teresa Senior Lauren Flowers...
Mar 10, 2025

Girls Basketball Lincoln Prairie All Conference Teams
Lincoln Prairie Conference First Team Sophomore Sophie Monts ALAH Senior Kacie Sisk* Arcola Unanimous Selections Senior Crystal Ramirez Arcola Freshman Jude Miller Cumberland Unan...
Mar 10, 2025

Local Sports Schedule For Monday
Local Sports Schedule For Monday March 10th High School Boys Basketball Class 1A Charleston Eastern Illinois University Super Sectional St. Anthony vs. Mounds Meridian 7:00 P.M. Class 2A Carbonda...
Mar 10, 2025

Two Cumberland Pirates Represented On The Lincoln Prairie Conference All-Conference Teams
Boys Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Senior Braden Phillips Arcola Unanimous Selection Senior Tanner Thomas Arcola Senior Damian Gude Argenta-Oreana Senior Isaac Price ...
Mar 07, 2025

Local Sports Schedule For Friday
Local Sports Schedule For Friday March 7th High School Boys Basketball Class 1A Bridgeport Red Hill Sectional Championship Tuscola vs. St. Anthony 7:00 P.M. Cobden Sectional Championship Goreville...
Mar 07, 2025

Local Sports Results For Wednesday
Local Sports Results For Wednesday March 5th High School Boys Basketball Class 1A Bridgeport Red Hill Sectional (1 Seed) St. Anthony 68, (2 Seed) Webber 55 FINAL Cobden Sectional (2 Seed) Mound...
Mar 06, 2025