Closing a chapter of our local history
By Owen Liefer The closing of Red Bud Regional Care Nursing Home has left the residents and their families heartbroken. Many residents have lived there […]
Month: May 2023
Athletes of the month
The Red Bud High School athletes for the month of May are Allie Zipfel and Gavin Baldwin. Pictured from left: Jena Gibbs, realtor brokered by […]
Susan Diane Cavanaugh
Susan Diane Cavanaugh, 68, of Moses Lake, Washington joined her father Curtis Ostrom in Heaven on May 14, 2023. Susan’s memorial will be held in […]
G. Vance Waters
G. Vance Waters, 70, of Red Bud, passed away at 9:12 a.m. on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis, Missouri. […]
Betty Otten
Betty Otten, 94, of Red Bud, passed away on May 21, 2023 in Red Bud. The visitation will be Friday, May 26 from 10-11 a.m. […]
Eighth grade graduations underway
Graduation ceremonies have gotten underway for the eighth grade students at the local elementary schools, with some schools holding their events this week while others […]
Ohlau and Kreher are track state champions
On Saturday, May 13, Julia Ohlau and Peyton Kreher competed in the Class S State track meet in DuQuoin. Both came home as state champions. […]
Simpson to run at state
Red Bud High School freshman Tess Simpson ran a personal record time of 1:04.39 for second place in the 400 meter dash at the Class […]
Rogers participated in Honor Flight
Last week, on Tuesday, May 9, Red Bud resident Raymond Rogers traveled to Washington, D.C. with the Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois based out […]
Red Bud Council settles grievance with FOP
At the May 1 Red Bud City Council meeting, the council approved of some pay raises, knowing there was a possibility that the Fraternal Order […]