David Leo Niehaus
David Leo Niehaus, 76, of Baldwin, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. A Celebration of Life will be held […]
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Geraldine Ann Vogt
Geraldine Ann (Hess) Vogt, 86, of Waterloo, passed away Oct. 11, 2022, in St. Louis, Missouri. The visitation will be from 8-9:45 a.m. on Saturday, […]
Locals participated in Honor Flight
HONOR FLIGHT–Four area veterans, along with six other locals that served as guardians on the trip, recently participated in an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. […]
Evansville board discusses ongoing trash complaints
Cleaning up the town was a topic of discussion at Monday night’s Evansville Village Board meeting. Village President Kenny Kempfer reported that they have been […]
SJB and SJL teams place at state
The St. John the Baptist Catholic/SPPCS/St. Mary’s co-op softball team (top picture) closed out their season with a third place state trophy. They defeated Woodlawn […]
University of Illinois Extension welcomes Bejoile-Hayes as new county director
The University of Illinois Extension has announced Laquitsha Bejoile-Hayes as the new county director serving in Madison, Monroe and St. Clair Counties, effective Oct. 17. […]
Bayer is offering $5,000 donation for local programs
Bayer Fund’s America’s Farmers Grow Communities program is once again teaming up with farmers across the country to find and fund the organizations and institutions […]
This week is Fire Prevention Week
Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 9-15, and Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is taking this time to remind the public about the […]
Volleyball team hosts annual tournament
The varsity volleyball team has a busy month ahead and recently finished out the week with a match against Wesclin last Thursday and hosted their […]
SJB Athletes of the Month
The Danny Schwartz Insurance Agency, along with Sling N’Scoops, would like to recognize St. John the Baptist Catholic School students Peyton Kreher and Molly Steibel […]