
March 13, 2026
Effingham, IL-( Effingham Radio )- Christian Ambuehl & Josephine Jansen have been chosen as the most recent Kids Have Talent Award Winners. They are shown receiving a certificat...

February 24, 2026
The National Trail All-Conference teams for both boys and girls basketball have been named. For the girls, Brownstown/St. Elmo’s Dayana Haslett was named to the First Team and als...

February 2, 2026
Congratulations to our Class of 2026 Illinois State Scholars. Mallory Bierman, Allie Uthell, Kayla Goebel, Callie Faller, and Addison Miller. This is a huge accomplishment and ...

January 20, 2026
A big crowd was “Stayin’ Alive” at the 2026 Effingham County Chamber of Commerce Gala Saturday night. “Saturday Night Fever” was the theme. Congratulations to Tom Wright, who was n...

December 18, 2025
The Dieterich school board Wednesday hired Ryan Wohltman as junior/senior high school Dean of Students for the 2026-2027 school year. Wohltman is currently a teacher at Dieterich ...

December 12, 2025
Dieterich advanced from the 8-2A North Clay with a 31-29 victory over St. Anthony. With the win Dieterich moves on to the State quarterfinal game at Havana Junior High School Mond...

December 12, 2025
SIGEL — Dieterich came out the champion in the National Trail Conference Seventh-Grade Boys Basketball Tournament Thursday evening. Dieterich moved into a 13-7 opening quarter lea...

October 21, 2025
First Team M.V.P. Kade Milleville Altamont Cody Zimdars North Clay Jack Compton North Clay Aiden Lauritzen St. Anthony Ian Jones North Clay Jackson Icenogle ...

August 14, 2025
The Illinois Retired Teachers Association (IRTA) recently awarded grants to two Dieterich Schools educators, Mrs. Liddiard and Mr. Repking, to help support their classrooms. Mrs....

July 15, 2025
The Dieterich school board Monday hired retired administrator Mike McCollum as interim junior/senior high school principal. McCollum fills a vacancy created when Scott Kocher resi...

June 3, 2025
The 2025 Niche School District Rankings are out for Illinois. Dieterich CUSD #30 is ranked #64 our of 415. Which lands Dieterich in the top 15% in Illinois. The overall grade...

May 8, 2025
The National Trail Conference softball coaches have made the following selections to the All-Conference Softball Teams for 2025. First Team Co-Most Valuable Players are Grace Lem...

February 13, 2025
Dieterich High School's Lucas Westendorf broke the All-Time men's scoring record Tuesday evening as the Maroons defeated Martinsville, 72-38. Westendorf's opening basket broke th...

January 8, 2025
A local man serving in the United States Armed Forces is a member of the Presidential Honor Guard, and is serving as a member of the Honor Guard as late President Jimmy Carter lie...

December 13, 2024
Effingham Regional Career Academy is rebranding itself, armed with grant funding from a national telephone carrier. ERCA will now be known as CORE Academy, Creating Opportunities...

November 19, 2024
(Effingham Regional Career Foundation 2024 Board Members: Left to Right: Dr. Josh Bullock, Norma Lansing, Courtney Yockey, Cary Jackson, Greg Fearday, Steve Mette, Joe Schumacher...

August 19, 2024
LOCAL UNION WORKER WINS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Plumber Andrew Hall brings home gold after week-long contest Just five years after he began his plumbing career, an East Cen...

August 13, 2024
Published on August 13 2024 8:39 am Last Updated on August 13 2024 8:39 am Written by Greg Sapp Dieterich school board members took time at Monday night's meeting to salute the...

August 5, 2024
Effingham County Chamber Hosts Annual Kickoff to Education Breakfast Published on August 4 2024 5:37 pm Last Updated on August 4 2024 5:37 pm Written by Greg Sapp ...

July 18, 2024
MASON, MI – Brody Lenington of Cedar Vale-Dexter High School (KS) won the crown in the final round on Sunday, July 14 of the 2024 USA High School Clay Target League Nationals. The...
