Former area business owner passed away
Red Bud lost another former business owner on May 6 with the passing of Dan Stapleton. Stapleton, 74, had owned and operated Stapleton Custom Painting […]
Month: May 2023
Evansville board approves raises
SWORN IN–Evansville Village Board members that were elected in April were sworn in at the board’s May 8 meeting. Pictured taking their oaths of office […]
Qualified for state meet
St. John the Baptist Catholic School students Julia Ohlau and Peyton Kreher both qualified for the state track meet to be held in DuQuoin on […]
Monroe County EMS to hold open house event May 24
Monroe County EMS will be celebrating their 45th anniversary and EMS Week with an open house event this month. On May 24, from 5-8 p.m., […]
Celebrate libraries
To celebrate local libraries, the Liberty Bell of the West NSDAR chapter delivered cookies to all of the libraries in Randolph County, which include Sparta, […]
Musketeer baseball has huge week to move to 14-12
by Ty Carter After beating Marissa on Monday, Red Bud traveled to Carlyle for the second half of their conference series against the Indians. Red […]
Athletes of the month
The Danny Schwartz Insurance Agency, along with Sling N’ Scoops, would like to recognize St. John the Baptist Catholic School eighth graders Julia Ohlau and […]
Gutierrez receives Girl Scouts’ Medal of Honor
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSofSI) is proud to announce that Adriyanna Gutierrez of Lenzburg has been awarded the Girl Scout Medal of Honor – […]
Sister Gabrielle Rowe, ASC
Sister Gabrielle Rowe, ASC, 92, died at 4:25 p.m. on May 4, 2023 at Benedictine Living Community at the Shrine of Our Lady of the […]
Dan Stapleton
Dan Stapleton, 74, of Red Bud, passed away at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. The […]