Local News

City Of Effingham Announces Partial Road Closure For Today
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- From the City of Effingham: There is a partial road closure at the intersection of W Jefferson Ave. and N Mulberry St. The north side of the intersection will be clos...
1h ago

North Clay School Board Meeting Held May 22
Louisville, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The North Clay School Board met on May 22 for their regular monthly meeting. Call to Order; Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance at 7:00PM. Board members present were: ...
1h ago

Illinois SOS Warns About Rise In DMV Text Scams
Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Do Not Respond or Open Links in Unsolicited Texts Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is warning Illinoisans to keep on the lookout for text message scams claiming ...
4h ago

Jacob Niebrugge Appointed To Effingham City Council
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Effingham City Council approved the appointment of Jacob Niebrugge to the City Council at their special meeting Tuesday. Jacob will succeed Merv Gillenwater, who r...
14h ago

DAR Community Service Award Winner Announced
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The DAR Community Service Award provides a unique opportunity for chapters to provide a non-competitive recognition to worthy individuals and organizations for outstan...
22h ago

Wednesday Police Blotter
EFFINGHAM COUNTY JAIL May 28, 2025 Effingham County Sheriff's Office arrested 37 year old Christopher J. Ingram of Effingham for a Shelby County FTA warrant for aggravated battery to a police officer....
23h ago

UPDATE: Boil Order Lifted
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- This boil order has been lifted. The City of Effingham has announced that water is currently out and a boil order has been issued for: JEFFERSON AVE: from Mulberry St....
May 28, 2025

IDNR Monitoring Black Bear Sighting In SW Illinois
Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is monitoring black bear sightings in southwestern Illinois. The bear was first spotted last Monday in St. Clair County....
May 28, 2025
Local Sports

Local Sports Schedule For Thursday
Local Sports Schedule For Thursday May 29th High School Baseball Class 3A Salem Regional 4 Seed Mattoon vs. 5 Seed Salem 4:30 P.M. Class 3A Mascoutah Regional 3 Seed Waterloo vs. 5 Seed Freeburg ...
5h ago

Local Sports Results For Wednesday
Local Sports Results For Wednesday May 28th High School Baseball Class 1A Altamont Sectional (5 Seed) Casey-Westfield 13, (4 Seed) Nokomis 5 FINAL (3 Seed) Pawnee 4, (4 Seed) South Central 0 FINAL ...
10h ago

Local Sports Schedule For Wednesday
Local Sports Schedule For Wednesday May 28th High School Baseball Class 1A Altamont Sectional 4 Seed Nokomis (20-13) vs. 5 Seed Casey-Westfield (19-12) 4:00 P.M. 4 Seed South Central (12-12) vs. 3 ...
May 28, 2025

Local Sports Results For Tuesday
Local Sports Results For Tuesday May 27th High School Softball Class 1A Casey Westfield Sectional (2 Seed) Windsor / Stewardson Strasburg 8, (1 Seed) Edwards County 2 FINAL (1 Seed) Casey-Westfield ...
May 28, 2025

Class 1A & 2A Boys Track And Field State Qualifiers, Prelim Events Begin On Thursday
State Final Track Meet at Eastern Illinois University 1A prelim events begin on Thursday at 10:00 A.M. 2A prelim begin on Friday at 10:00 A.M. The following are the individuals that qualified for the...
May 27, 2025
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Local Sports Schedule For Tuesday
Local Sports Schedule For Tuesday May 27th High School Softball Class 1A Casey Westfield Sectional 1 Seed Edwards County (20-6) vs. 2 Seed Windsor / Stewardson Strasburg (26-6) 4:30 P.M. 1 Seed Casey...
May 27, 2025

Local Sports Schedule For Monday
Local Sports Schedule For Monday May 26th High School Baseball Class 3A Salem Regional 10 Seed Olney at 8 Seed Charleston 4:30 P.M.
May 26, 2025

Class 1A & 2A Girls Track And Field State Tournament Results
Class 1A Team Results 1st Place El Paso-Gridley 56 points 2nd Place Tuscola 49 points 3rd Place Father McGivney 48 points 200 Meters Finished 2nd Place SR Lia Patterson Tuscola 24.95 8th FR Reese Hoe...
May 25, 2025