Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach biomedical engineer receives national award for global health work Ratish Kumar, a biomedical engineer at Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach, accepted the TechNation 2025 Humanitarian of the Year award at the annual MDExpo in Temecula, California, on...

Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- On Wednesday, April 9th, eight members, Mrs. Siemer, and Mr. Bolin of the South Central FFA Chapter journeyed to the Illinois State Capitol for Ag Legislative Day. The members and teachers left early and spent the entire morning exploring the building and meeting many people. They vis...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Dr. Ruben Boyajian recognized for 45 years of service HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital senior leadership recently had the privilege of honoring physicians on their medical staff for their incredible commitment to caring with a special dinner in honor of Doctor's Day. "We are tr...

Mattoon, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Funding Will Provide Critical Financial Assistance to Help Students Overcome Unexpected Hardships and Continue Their Education Earthrise Energy has awarded a $15,000 grant to the Lake Land College Foundation to support the Lake Land College Student Emergency Fund. This funding will prov...

Mattoon, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Lake Land College Board of Trustees recently nominated Sarah Bush Lincoln for the 2025 Illinois Community College Trustee Association (ICCTA) Business Partnership Award. Lake Land College and Sarah Bush Lincoln have partnered together for more than 30 years, collaborating to build cur...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Public Safety Committee met Monday for their quarterly meeting and went over multiple things with various county entities. Sheriff Paul Kuhns said that since January, 2024, the daily inmate population has doubled, although it is still lower than pre-Covid numbers. He also reported t...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Family Life Center in Effingham and HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital recently partnered with St. Anthony High School on their annual "Window to the Womb" event, which allows high school students to observe life in the womb in real time. Held at the Family Life Center w...

Washington, DC-(Effingham Radio)- U.S. Senator Dick Durbin won't be seeking re-election next year. The Illinois Democrat announced that "it's time to pass the torch" after serving five terms in the Senate and seven terms in the House. The East St. Louis native is the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate. Dur...

Liberty Township, IL-(Effingham Radio)- From the Effingham County Sheriff's Office: LOCATION: State Highway 33 at 1/4 mile east of 300th Street, Liberty Township DATE and TIME: April 23 at 6:08pm VEHICLES: Unit 1: Gray 2001 Honda Unit 2: Black 2014 Ford Unit 3: Grey 2014 Honda DRIVERS: Unit 1 driver- 26 year old Ryan L...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY JAIL April 25, 2025 Effingham County Sheriff's Office arrested 35 year old Kari D. Cunningham of Decatur for an Effingham County warrant for retail theft <$300. Kari was released per judge's orders. Effingham County Sheriff's Office arrested 23 year old Mark C. Morales of Montrose for an Effingham C...