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EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) — A motorcycle driver from Teutopolis is dead following a crash in Effingham on Monday. The crash happened at Keller Drive and Midtowne Boulevard at 12:34 p.m. Officials with the Effingham Police Department said a car failed to yield to the motorcycle driver and the two vehicles collided in the intersection. The […]

Illinois State Police Troop 9 has released additional information regarding a fatal three-vehicle accident that took place on US Route 50, a 1/4 mile west of the Xenia/Iola intersection in Clay County on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred around 12:07 PM when 44-year-old William K. Shufeldt from Iuka was driving a 2024 Tesla X eastbound. At the same time, 59-year-old Mia S. Daniels from Monticello, AR, was traveling westbound in a 1998 Toyota Camry.

Older folks, take note: Some counties are more dangerous for drivers over 65 than others, according to research by Dismuke Law. Older drivers have unique concerns and higher accident rates than other segments of the population. Besides (possibly) avoiding the counties on this list, we’ll share some steps older drivers...

(XENIA) An out-of-state woman is deceased after a three vehicle traffic accident occurred shortly passed 12:00 noon last Friday along U.S. Route 50, a quarter of a mile west of the Route 50 / Xenia-Iola Road intersection. According to Clay County Coroner Bryce Henry, 59 year old Mia S. Daniels of Monticello, Arkansas, was westbound on Route 50 when her car was struck nearly head on by an eastbound car attempted to pass a semi-truck. An autopsy is scheduled to assist with the investigation. No other injuries were reported. Agencies on the scene assisting were the Illinois State Police, Clay County Sheriff’s Department, IDOT, the Xenia Fire Department, the Clay County EMS, and the Flora/Clay County Rescue.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Department says it is unclear what happened Monday morning to cause injuries to two motorcyclists in the 5300 block of Foster Lane in rural Iuka. One of the cyclist’s was found lying in the roadway ditch after apparently being thrown from his bike. 38-year-old David White of Crabapple Drive in Flora was airlifted from the scene by an Air Evac medical helicopter to St. Louis University Hospital. He was reportedly conscious at the time he was found and when he was transported.

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) — Monday is the first day of a set of lane closures on Interstate 57/70 in Effingham. Officials with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) said a patching project will be taking place on all six lanes and three interchanges in Effingham. The affected stretch of highway is six miles in length. […]

Charleston High School battled not only Effingham High School but the elements of weather Friday night at Washington Savings Bank Stadium. The Trojans came up short, losing their second Apollo Conference game of the season 30-20. Here are four takeaways from the game. Diminished punting and passing game. With wind...

Patoka native has song climb to No. 1 in the U.S. and UK. On the heels of having a song rise to the top of the country music charts both here and abroad, Patoka native Drew Baldridge returned home to film footage for a new video. While home for the...

Altamont baseball ended a three game skid with a 3-0 shutout win over Christ Our Rock Lutheran at home on Tuesday. The top of the order for the Indians carried the lineup offensively in the game as the top four batters accounted for all eight hits and all three RBI in the game for the Indians. Altamont scored their first two runs in the bottom of the third inning as a triple from Brayden Elam brought in Keegan Schultz and Kade Milleville who were aboard at second and third bases at the time. Still leading 2-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, Altamont edged their lead out further as Schultz singled to score Milleville and put the Indians ahead 3-0. That run would close out the scoring in the game as Altamont closed out the 3-0 win to improve to 9-10 on the season. Senior Dyson Wagner got the win on the mound as he went all seven innings, giving up just two hits and no runs while walking none and striking out five. Altamont will go on the road Thursday as they will be at North Clay with game time set for 4:00pm.

TEUTOPOLIS, Ill. (WAND) — Legislation is being created in response to the tragic loss of life in Teutopolis one year ago. On September 29, 2023, people had to rush out immediately after anhydrous ammonia leaked from a tanker truck after it crashed outside the city. The leak caused the death of five people -- including two children -- and severe injury to nearly a dozen others.

Winning Pitcher Ballinger 2.2 innings 2 hits 0 runs 2 bb 5 ks. Losing Pitcher Cheatham 4.2 innings 7 hits 5 runs 4 earned 3 bb 3 ks. 1st Place Effingham 293 (School Record Low Score) Effingham Scores. Cannon Bockhorn 70 (Medalist) Leo Wyckoff 71 2nd Place. Jude Traub 74...

We will be sunny and just a bit cooler for today and tomorrow. We will see a little patch fog around the area this morning. But, after that, we will see sunny skies an a high of 73. Winds out of the north will gust better than 25 miles per hour for today. Then, we’ll see clear skies tonight with a low of 42.

Jasper County, IL – A widespread mail theft and fraud scheme involving over 300 victims has led to federal convictions and sentencing. Detectives with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office identified Aaron Blake and Emily Sturgis in January 2023 after stolen mail was linked to fraudulent activities. The two were stealing personal information from residential mailboxes, targeting Social Security numbers, credit card details, and checks.

The DAR Excellence is Historic Preservation Award recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations that promote historic preservation in a myriad of ways. The recognition honors individuals and groups that have saved and/or preserved their local history, including the restoration of buildings, collections, significant objects, monuments, cemeteries, and other important artifacts. Ann...

Vandalia senior Abby Tate and Ramsey junior Annabelle Click are on to the IHSA 1A Sectionals after turning in qualifying finishes and Vandalia finished in fifth place as a team at Tuesday’s Effingham St. Anthony 1A Regional held at Effingham Country Club. In the individual standings, Click and Tate would both finish with scores of 103 to tie along with another golfer from Robinson for 23rd place. They would be amongst the ten best scoring individuals who were not part of the top three advancing teams of St. Anthony, Salem and Effingham High School. Vandalia’s Dakira Brown would miss the cut by just a single stroke while Altamont’s Sophia Pearcy missed the cut by just five strokes.

A day after the high school girls golf postseason got underway, boys high school golf gets its turn with the boys postseason starting today with Regionals across the state. In Class 1A, both Vandalia and Ramsey are assigned to the Mt. Olive Regional that will be played at Timber Lakes Golf Course in Staunton. Due to their co-op agreement with St. Elmo and Brownstown, Altamont is in Class 2A and has been assigned to the Mattoon Regional that will be played at Meadowview Golf Course in Mattoon. For all Regionals, the top three teams will advance on to the Sectionals and the top 10 scoring individuals not on an advancing team will also move on to Sectionals. For Vandalia and Ramsey any advancing individuals would go to the Zeigler-Royalton Sectional at Franklin County Country Club in West Frankfort on Monday, October 7 while for Altamont, any advancing individuals would go to the Anna-Jonesboro Sectional to be played at Union County Country Club in Anna, also on Monday.

The Salem Lady Wildcats have had an amazing golf season. After finishing the dual season undefeated, Salem traveled to Effingham for the St Anthony 1a Regional on Tuesday. The Lady Cats advanced with their 2nd place finish, just one shot back of first place St Anthony 358-359 with Effingham 3rd with a 363.

Altamont volleyball fought back hard in the second set of a National Trail Conference battle at St. Anthony but came up short on Tuesday night, falling to the Bulldogs 10-25, 25-27. With the loss, Altamont drops to 9-8 on the season and to 2-4 in the NTC. They will look to bounce back on Thursday night as they will be at Dieterich for another NTC matchup that will also serve as the Pink Out match between the two teams.