Articles by Joel Heidel

The Illinois State Police reported a fatal accident that took place on State Route 158 near Millstadt on Monday afternoon. According to the report, at […]

Delta Regional Authority (DRA) on Jan. 12 graduated 24 regional leaders from the Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy. Among the graduates was Randolph County […]

A long time Prairie du Rocher business owner passed away last week. Robert “Bob” Junior Hooten, 84, passed on Jan. 12. In addition to working […]

TEACHER OF THE MONTH–Selected as the Teacher of the Month for December was St. John’s Lutheran School Principal Deitt Schneider. She is pictured with Connor […]

COVID-19’s omicron variant continues to sweep through the area, with the number of cases continuing to rise and some additional deaths reported. Since the start […]

In the fall of 2020, it was announced that the Baldwin Power Plant would be closed by the end of 2025. However, there is still […]

The Red Bud Public Library received some special recognition this week for their recent donation to a learning center in Indiana. Jennifer Wittenbrink Ortega, M.Ed., […]

The 2022 Eagle Fest event will be held on Saturday, Feb. 5 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Jerry F. Costello Lock & […]

PRESENTED GRANT–Red Bud VFW Post 6632 recently presented a $1,000 VFW Community Support Grant to the Muskets Athletic Club. Pictured at the presentation are: Tyler […]

by Nick Fehr Red Bud traveled to East Alton Wood River on Jan. 10 and came out with three stops in a row. The offense […]