Port district celebrated KRPD#2 road opening
HELD RIBBON CUTTING–Pictured at the ribbon cutting for the new entrance road at KRPD #2 are: Terry Liefer, Ron Kaempfe, Linda Tragesser, Lauren Bonner, Bob […]
Month: December 2025
Santa’s sleigh ride around Red Bud is next week
Santa is finalizing his plans for visits in the area before he returns to the North Pole to prepare for Christmas. This Friday night, Dec. […]
Evansville board discussed solar
Solar panels continued to be a big discussion topic for the Evansville Village Board at their meeting Monday night. For the past few months, the […]
Smith earned Girl Scout Gold Award
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois congratulates Alaina Smith from Ruma for becoming a Gold Award Girl Scout — a designation she earned by building buddy […]
Lady Musketeers move to 5-2
by Addy Piel Last week the Lady Musketeers had three games on the hardwood, and they were at home. The team was eager for their […]
Make history
The Red Bud Royals cheer squad made school history by competing for the first time on Dec. 7. The girls were loud and proud in […]
Salger’s Ostrich Products “meats” a need with red meat alternative
LOCAL FAMILY FARM–Erica, Paul and Amber Mollet; Brandyn and Meghan Fadler; Fred and Kathleen Salger; and Nathan and Patty Salger run Salger’s Livestock and Salger’s […]
RBHS Drama Club presents “The Longest Day of April”
RBHS DRAMA PRESENTS–The Red Bud High School Drama Club’s winter play, The Longest Day of April, will be held Dec. 12-14. Pictured are cast and […]
Lyle W. Mathews
Lyle W. Mathews, 85, of Ruma, passed away at 10:36 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. The visitation […]
Julie Kay Hentscher
Julie Kay (Thompson) Hentscher, 73, of Waterloo, passed away peacefully at her home in Waterloo on Dec. 2, 2025. The memorial visitation will be from […]