Articles by Joel Heidel

Another young, local fisherman has a great fish tale to tell, as not only did he land a new record sized fish, but he outdid […]

An accidental shooting happened at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta on Sunday, Aug. 28. The Southern Illinois Fire Incidents page reported that […]

ON SCENE–Pictured are Red Bud Fire Department firemen on scene at the Aug. 25 fire at the Ulta Site facility on Kennedy Drive. The Red […]

Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White awarded $627,624 in 2023 Project Next Generation (PNG) grants to 30 public libraries statewide to support the […]

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) recently announced $50.7 million in new infrastructure grants awarded to 34 communities, […]

September is National Library Card Month, so Red Bud Public Library mascot Gorbash the bearded dragon wants everyone to come help him in getting the […]

PLACE FOURTH–The varsity volleyball team participated in the New Athens Labor Day Tournament on Friday and Saturday. Red Bud took fourth out of the 10 […]

The Danny Schwartz Insurance Agency, along with Sling N’ Scoops, would like to recognize St. John the Baptist Catholic School students Liam and Julia Ohlau. […]

Prairie du Rocher American Legion Post 622 held their 17th annual Antique Tractor Ride on Saturday, Aug. 20. There was a total of 27 tractors […]