Gerald Lee Schmieg
Gerald Lee Schmieg, 60, of Waterloo, passed away Dec. 31, 2022, in St. Louis, Missouri. Private services will be held at a later date. Quernheim […]
Articles by Joel Heidel
Leo “Pete” Tognarelli
Leo “Pete” Tognarelli, 94, of Collinsville, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, at Liberty Village Care Center in Maryville. A […]
Barbara Ann Boothe
Barbara Ann (Preston) Boothe, 78, of Belleville, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022 at Freeburg Care Center. A memorial gathering will take place from […]
Don’t miss this PdR New Year’s tradition
La Guiannee will begin their fourth century of traveling to homes and businesses around Prairie du Rocher this Saturday night. “They will be singing their […]
Christmas Eve fire destroyed Randolph County Road District #1 building
ON SCENE–Pictured are some firefighters on scene battling the Dec. 24 fire at the Randolph County Road District #1 location. Unfortunately, several area fire departments […]
County commissioners hold brief meeting
The Randolph County Board of Commissioners held a brief meeting on the morning of Dec. 23. County Highway Engineer Mike Riebeling noted that they had […]
New year to bring several new laws in Illinois
By Peter Hancock Capitol News Illinois By now, almost everyone in Illinois has heard that Jan. 1 will mark the beginning of a significant change […]
Student of the month
The Red Bud High School Student of the Month for December is Devin Hall. He is a three sport athlete and is considered by many […]
Musketeers defeat Indians before the break
by Alex Easter Last week the Red Bud Musketeers boys basketball team played only one game with Christmas right around the corner. They played at […]
Christmas caroling
The third through fifth grade students of St. John’s Lutheran School recently visited Garden Place and sang Christmas carols to the residents.