Sunday's Schedule
2025-08-24
PrintMAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Angels, 3:07 p.m.
St. Louis Cardinals at Tampa Bay, 11:10 a.m.
NASCAR
Milwaukee Mile, noon

Free Concert At The Cross
2025-08-24
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Red Cross Blood Drives in August
2025-08-25, 2025-08-26, 2025-08-27
PrintCome to give blood with the Red Cross from August 1-28 and get a $15 e-gift card to a merchant of choice. Plus, the Red Cross will perform free A1C testing, commonly used to screen for prediabetes and diabetes, on successful donations in August (one result per donor in a 12-month period). As always, donors should NOT fast for this, because the A1C test is not affected by recent food and drink. See rcblood.org/Test for details.
Red Cross Blood Drives in August:
8/5, Tuesday, Grace United Methodist Church, Neoga, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM

8/6, Wednesday, Greenup Village Municipal Building, 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM

8/7, Thursday, Newton Knights of Columbus Building, Noon – 5:30 PM

8/13, Wednesday, J&J Ventures-1300 Building, Effingham, 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM

8/18, Monday, St Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Sainte Marie, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM

8/19, Tuesday, Mason Christian Church Annex, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
8/19, Tuesday, Oblong Municipal Building, 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM

8/25, Monday, Neal Center YMCA, Toledo, 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM

8/26, Tuesday, Teutopolis Banquet Hall, 12:30 PM – 6:00 PM

8/27, Wednesday, Dieterich High School, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
To make an appointment and learn more about your health, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767), or download the Red Cross Donor App.

Journey To Freedom: Illinois' Underground Railroad
2025-08-25
PrintA new exhibit highlighting the courageous stories of freedom seekers and the multi-racial conductors who assisted them on the Underground Railroad in Illinois are featured in a new exhibit Journey to Freedom: Illinois’ Underground Railroad. This will be on display in the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site’s Visitor Center – Sargent Gallery, now through December 31.
This exhibit tells selected stories of freedom seekers, conductors and communities in Illinois that were part of the journey to freedom on the Illinois Underground Railroad. Using photos, videos, maps, personal stories, and illustrations created specifically for the exhibit, visitors will learn the about the people and communities who took part in this hidden history. Highlighted stories include freedom seekers John and Eliza Little, who traveled barefoot through Illinois to Canada to gain their freedom, or conductors like Henry who worked for Abraham Lincoln, and Mary Ann King Brown who helped the enslaved to freedom in the Springfield, Quincy and Galena areas. Many of the known communities are included, from Cairo through Springfield to Quincy and Chicago. Other featured areas are Brooklyn/Freedom Village, Miller Grove, Rocky Fork, Galesburg, Mount Hope, Jacksonville, and New Philadelphia.
Journey to Freedom: Illinois’ Underground Railroad is proudly presented by The Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area, also known as Looking for Lincoln.
The Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site is located at 402 South Lincoln Highway Road, Lerna, IL 62440. For more information call 217-345-1845, or visit lincolnlogcabin.org

Monday's Schedule
2025-08-25
PrintHIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
Odin at Brownstown/St. Elmo, 4:30 p.m.
Dieterich at Mulberry Grove, 4:30 p.m.
Teutopolis at Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 4:30 p.m.
Cross Country
Cumberland, Neoga at Mattoon (EIU), 4:30 p.m.
Boys Golf
St. Anthony, Effingham, Altamont, Teutopolis at John Macek Golf Invitational at UI Course, 1 p.m.
Newton, North Clay, Robinson at Richland County, Olney Meet, 4 p.m.
Girls Golf
St. Anthony at Charleston 9 Hole Scramble, 4 p.m.
Teutopolis, Sandoval at Altamont, 4 p.m.
Soccer
St. Anthony at Vandalia, 4:30 p.m.
Altamont at Hillsboro, 5 p.m.
Tolono Unity at Newton, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Tennis
Newton at Salem, 4:30 p.m.
Teutopolis at Charleston, 4:30 p.m.
Volleyball
Effingham at Salem, 5 p.m.
Ramsey at Dieterich, 6 p.m.
Okaw Valley at St. Elmo/Brownstown, 6:15 p.m.
Teutopolis at Casey-Westfield, 5 p.m.
JUNIOR VARSITY/FROSH/SOPH
Baseball
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City at Neoga, 4:30 p.m.
Cross Country
Cumberland vs. Mattoon at Eastern Illinois University, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Golf
Altamont, Teutopolis, Sandoval at Colonial Golf Club, 4 p.m.
Volleyball
Effingham at Salem, 5 p.m.
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
Franklin Park at Effingham, 4:15 p.m.
Brownstown/St. Elmo at Effingham Sacred Heart, 4:30 p.m.
Altamont Lutheran Interparish at Altamont (B game), 4:30 p.m.
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City at Sigel St. Michael, 4:30 p.m.
Cumberland at North Clay, 4:30 p.m.
Neoga at Dieterich, 4:30 p.m.
Charleston at Jasper County, 4:30 p.m.
Newton St. Thomas at Red Hill, 4:30 p.m.
Teutopolis at Okaw Valley (B game), 4:30 p.m.
Softball
Teutopolis at St. Anthony, 4:30 p.m.
Salem Franklin Park at Effingham, 4:15 p.m.
South Central at Altamont, 4:30 p.m.
Vandalia at Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 4:30 p.m.
Cumberland at Casey-Westfield, 4:30 p.m.
North Clay at Dieterich, 4:30 p.m.
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond at Neoga, 4:30 p.m.
Sigel St. Michael at St. Elmo/Brownstown, 4:30 p.m.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Pittsburgh at St. Louis Cardinals, 6:45 p.m.

Clear The List, Fill A Plate in Effingham County
2025-08-25

Tuesday's Schedule
2025-08-26
PrintHIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at St. Anthony, 4:30 p.m.
Dieterich at Altamont TIME CHANGED TO 7 P.M.
Brownstown/St. Elmo at South Central, 4:30 p.m.
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City at North Clay, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Golf
Teutopolis at Effingham, 4 p.m.
Newton at Mount Carmel, 4 p.m.
Girls Tennis
Newton at Salem, 4:30 p.m.
Volleyball
Altamont at Lawrenceville, 6 p.m.
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City at Casey-Westfield, 6 p.m.
Oblong at Cumberland, 6 p.m.
Cisne at Dieterich, 6 p.m.
Neoga at Okaw Valley, 6 p.m.
Robinson at North Clay, 5 p.m.
Martinsville at St. Elmo/Brownstown, 6:15 p.m.
Ramsey at South Central, 6 p.m.
Teutopolis at Richland County, Olney, 5 p.m.
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
Effingham Sacred Heart at Altamont, 4:30 p.m.
St. Anthony at Teutopolis, 4:30 p.m.
Flora Floyd Henson at Effingham, 4:15 p.m. HAS BEEN MOVED TO FLORA
North Clay at Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 4:30 p.m.
Dieterich at Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 4:30 p.m.
Okaw Valley at Neoga, 4:30 p.m.
Cross Country
St. Anthony, Effingham, Altamont Lutheran, Jasper County, Trinity Lutheran, Sigel St. Michael, Marantha Academy (Mattoon), Discovery Christian at Teutopolis, 4:30 p.m.
Dieterich, Oblong, Lawrenceville at Jasper County, 4:30 p.m.
Softball
Altamont at St. Elmo/Brownstown, 4:30 p.m.
Mulberry Grove at Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 4:30 p.m.
Cumberland at Sigel St. Michael, 4:30 p.m.
Dieterich at Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 4:30 p.m.
Neoga at Casey-Westfield, 4:30 p.m.
North Clay at Fairfield, 4:30 p.m.
Teutopolis at Jasper County, 4:30 p.m.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 8:45 p.m.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis Cardinals, 6:45 p.m.

Wednesday's Schedule
2025-08-27
PrintHIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
St. Anthony at Teutopolis, 7 p.m. (LISTEN ON 979XFM)
South Central at Webber Township (Bluford), 4:30 p.m.
Boys Golf
Richland County, Olney at Teutopolis, 4 p.m.
Dieterich at Oblong, TBA
North Clay at Flora Country Club, 4 p.m.
Girls Golf
Dieterich at Oblong, TBA
North Clay at Flora Country Club, 4 p.m.
Soccer
Effingham, Altamont, Newton, Teutopolis at Charleston Red & Gold Tournament, TBA
JUNIOR VARSITY/FROSH/SOPH
Boys Golf
Teutopolis at Mattoon, 4 p.m.
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City at Brownstown/St. Elmo, 4:30 p.m.
Marshall at Cumberland, 4:30 p.m.
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at Sullivan, 4:30 p.m.
Cross Country
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at Shelbyville, 4:30 p.m.
Softball
Effingham at Teutopolis, 4 p.m.
Flora at St. Anthony, 4:30 p.m.
North Clay at Iuka, 4:30 p.m.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 8:45 p.m.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis Cardinals, 6:45 p.m.

Engines, Eats, & Drinks - Summer Cruise-In Night
2025-08-28

Rose Hill Mobile Food Pantry from Catholic Charities
2025-08-28

Ste. Marie Mobile Food Pantry from Catholic Charities
2025-08-28

Burney Sisters FREE Concert
2025-08-28
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The Poss Music Works family and generous donors are offering a FREE concert, perfect for the whole family! Join us for year 2 of this great outdoor event, featuring the Burney Sisters at Evergreen Hollow Park (by the red pavilion)! The free show will be on Thursday, August 28th, with the gathering at 5pm and Music from 6-8pm
The Burney Sisters, a talented teenage sibling duo of Emma and Bella, craft music that defies their youthful years. Their songs, infused with emotional intelligence, resonate deeply with listeners. These inspiring siblings blend their voices in harmonies reminiscent of First Aid Kit, Lake Street Dive, The Staves, and Joseph. While drawing inspiration from various genres, they hold a special affinity for Motown and soulful melodies from any genre or era.
Their journey has taken them to grand stages, intimate venues, and festival stages such as Blissfest, Shoe Fest, Shipyard, Moccasin Creek, Columbia’s Roots N Blues, Ozark Amphitheater, and most notably the Cayamo Music Cruise (2023). They’ve shared billing alongside luminaries like Wynonna Judd, Brandi Carlile, Jo Dee Messina, Jeff Tweedy, Willie Nelson, The Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow, Larkin Poe, Del McCoury, and Sawyer Fredericks from ‘The Voice.’ Beyond the spotlight, the Burney Sisters have cultivated a strong bond with their fanbase through over 200 house concerts across the US and Canada. Their music is available on many platforms.
Bring your own lawn chair, beverages, and yard games, but please, no umbrellas or pop-ups where they obstruct others’ view
We plan to offer some food & drink for sale – To Be Determined.
For more information, check their Facebook Event or visit PossMusicWorks.com

Thursday's Schedule
2025-08-28
PrintHIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
Brownstown/St. Elmo at Wayne City, 4:30 p.m.
Neoga at Teutopolis, 4:30 p.m.
North Clay at Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran, 4:30 p.m.
Cross Country
Teutopolis at Sullivan, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Golf
Newton, Teutopolis at Casey-Westfield, 4 p.m.
Girls Golf
Teutopolis, Charleston at Mount Zion, 4:30 p.m.
Soccer
Effingham, Altamont, Newton, Teutopolis at Charleston Red & Gold Tournament, TBA
Girls Tennis
Newton at Fairfield, 4 p.m.
Volleyball
Newton at Effingham, 5 p.m.
South Central at St. Anthony, 6 p.m.
Carlyle at Altamont, 5 p.m.
Dieterich at Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 5 p.m.
North Clay at Cumberland, 6 p.m.
Neoga at Sullivan, 5 p.m.
St. Elmo/Brownstown at Vandalia, 6 p.m.
Teutopolis at Salem, 5 p.m.
Central A&M at Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 5 p.m.
FROSH/SOPH/JUNIOR VARSITY
FOOTBALL
Flora at Newton, 6 p.m.
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
St. Anthony at Taylorville, 4:30 p.m.
Teutopolis at St. Anthony (B game), 4:30 p.m.
Effingham Sacred Heart at Dieterich, 4:30 p.m.
Altamont at South Central, 4:30 p.m.
North Clay at Brownstown/St. Elmo, 4:30 p.m.
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City at Cumberland, 4:30 p.m.
Flora at Jasper County, 4:30 p.m.
Newton St. Thomas at Casey-Westfield, 4:30 p.m.
Softball
Paris at Effingham, 4:15 p.m.
Altamont at Ramsey, 4:30 p.m.
Pana at Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 4:30 p.m.
Cumberland at Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 4:30 p.m.
Cisne at Dieterich, 4:15 p.m.
Flora at Jasper County, 4:30 p.m.
St. John’s Lutheran at Neoga, 4:30 p.m.
St. Elmo/Brownstown at North Clay, 4:30 p.m.
Okaw Valley at Sigel St. Michael, 4:30 p.m.
Teutopolis at Vandalia, 4:30 p.m. B innings to follow
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Dayton at Eastern Illinois University, 6 p.m.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 7:45 p.m.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis Cardinals, 1:15 p.m.

Friday's Schedule
2025-08-29
PrintHIGH SCHOOL
Football
Breese Central at Effingham, 7 p.m. (LISTEN ON 979XFM)
Cumberland at Villa Grove, 7 p.m.
Bethalto Civic Memorial at Newton, 7 p.m.
Baseball
St. Anthony at North Clay, 4:30 p.m.
Brownstown/St. Elmo at Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 4:30 p.m.
Altamont at Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 4:30 p.m.
Neoga at Dieterich, 7 p.m.
Boys Golf
St. Anthony at Edwardsville Invitational, 1 p.m.
Dieterich, Ramsey, Richland County, Olney at Altamont, 4 p.m.
Girls Golf
Dieterich, Ramsey, Richland County, Olney at Altamont, 4 p.m.
Teutopolis at Centennial Brookhill Shootout, 1 p.m.
Volleyball
South Central at New Athens Tournament, TBA
JUNIOR VARSITY/FROSH/SOPH
Boys Golf
St. Anthony at Flora HAS BEEN CANCELED
Soccer
Teutopolis at Richland County, Olney JV tournament, TBA
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
St. Anthony at Greenville Tournament, TBA
Brownstown/St. Elmo at Altamont, 4:30 p.m.
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 4:30 p.m.
Dieterich at Newton St. Thomas, 4 p.m.
Neoga at North Clay, 4:30 p.m.
Cross Country
North Clay at Tom Wickham Invitational at Fairfield, 9:30 a.m.
Softball
Effingham at Highland, 4 p.m.
Taylorville at St. Anthony, 4:30 p.m.
Sigel St. Michael at Altamont, 4:30 p.m.
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City at St. Elmo/Brownstown, 4:30 p.m.
Cumberland at Jasper County, 4:30 p.m.
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at Teutopolis, 4:30 p.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Western Illinois at University of Illinois, 6:30 p.m.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.
St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati, 5:40 p.m.

St. Elmo Labor Day Celebration
2025-08-29, 2025-08-30, 2025-08-31

Casey Popcorn Festival
2025-08-29, 2025-08-30, 2025-08-31

Saturday's Schedule
2025-08-30
PrintHIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
Teutopolis Wooden Bat Tournament (LISTEN ON 979XFM)
Game 1 — Teutopolis vs. Effingham St. Anthony, 9 a.m.
Game 2 — North Clay vs. Dieterich, 11 a.m.
Game 3– Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 (third place), 1 p.m.
Game 4 — Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 (championship), 3 p.m.
Altamont at Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg (DH), 10 a.m.
Cross Country
St. Anthony at Champaign St. Thomas More, 9 a.m.
Effingham, Cumberland, Dieterich, Neoga, Newton, Teutopolis at Doc Acklin Invitational at Paris, 8:30 a.m.
Altamont at Clinton Light It Up Invitational, 7 p.m.
Boys Golf
St. Anthony at Edwardsville Invitational, 8:30 a.m.
Soccer
Effingham, Altamont, Newton at Charleston Red & Gold Tournament, TBA
Girls Tennis
Effingham, Teutopolis at St. Anthony Invitational, 8 a.m.
Volleyball
Newton, North Clay at Lady Mule KO Classic at Fairfield, TBA
Neoga at Warrensburg-Latham, 9 a.m.
JUNIOR VARSITY/FROSH/SOPH
Baseball
Altamont at Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, after varsity game
Neoga at Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 10 a.m.
Girls Tennis
Effingham, Teutopolis at St. Anthony Invitational, 8 a.m.
Volleyball
Altamont, Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at Pana Frosh/Soph Tournament, 9 a.m.
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
Highland, Marion, Olney at Effingham Invitational, 10 a.m.
St. Anthony at Greenville Tournament, TBA
St. Anthony at Sigel St. Michael (B game), 10 a.m.
Mattoon at Jasper County, 10 a.m.
Sullivan at Neoga, 10 a.m.
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 10 a.m.
Cross Country
St. Anthony, Dieterich, Jasper County, North Clay, Sigel St. Michael, Teutopolis, Windsor at Cumberland Invitational, 9 a.m.
Softball
Effingham, Flora Floyd Henson at Teutopolis Round Robin, TBA
Dieterich at South Central Tournament, 9 a.m.
Jasper County at Mattoon, 10 a.m.
Heritage at Neoga, 10 a.m.
Sullivan at Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg (DH), 10 a.m.
JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Effingham at Mahomet-Seymour, 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati, 5:40 p.m.
NASCAR
Pacific Office Automation 147, 5 p.m.

Effingham Farmer's Market
2025-08-30
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The Effingham Farmer’s Market will be every Saturday, from June 14th through October 25th.
Vendors will be selling fresh produce, baked goods, and handcrafted arts and crafts.

Enduring Freedom Ministries Distributions in August
2025-08-30
PrintEnduring Freedom Ministries Distributions in August:
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Tuesday, August 5th from 4pm-6pm, Shumway (304 S. West Street)
Saturday, August. 9th from 9am-noon, Mason (861 E. Washington)
Tuesday, August 12th from 4pm-6pm, Shumway (304 S. West Street)
Wednesday, August 13th from noon-2p.m, Shumway (304 S. West Street)
Wednesday, August 20th from noon-2p.m, Shumway (304 S. West Street)
Saturday, August 30th from 8:30-noon, Shumway (304 S. West Street)
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All above dates, we ask you call and sign up ahead of time. Please call 217-240-0059

Biscuits & Gravy Fundraiser & Bake Sale
2025-08-30

Strasburg Rummage Sales
2025-08-30

Murder Mystery Dinner at Beecher City Library
2025-08-30
PrintBeecher City Library is having a Murder Mystery Dinner on Saturday, August 30, from 4-7 p.m. at the library.
As of Friday afternoon, there were 20 tickets available.
Come dress in western attire, enjoy some good food, and guess who did it.
Tickets are $25 per person – sorry only cash or checks.

Sunday's Schedule
2025-08-31
PrintMAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.
St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati, 11:10 a.m.
NASCAR
Music City Grand Prix, 12:30 p.m.
Cook Out Southern 500, 3 p.m.

Recovery Month with ROSC, Coffee Shops, & Bakeries
2025-09-01
