Friess hosts drug drop off event April 18
On Monday, April 18, Rep. David Friess will be hosting a prescription drug drop off event in partnership with the Sparta Police Department. This free […]
Articles by Joel Heidel
Local fire departments are grant recipients
The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) recently announced the recipients of the 2022 Small Equipment Grant Program. A total of $2.5 million […]
Local natural areas held prescribed burns recently
PRESCRIBED BURN–Monroe County resident and IDNR District Forester Bear Engbring, at center, is pictured lighting the prescribed burn at Overlook Prairie at White Rock Nature […]
Track teams place third at recent home meet
The Red Bud track teams hosted an eight team meet on April 5. Both teams placed third at the meet which included Chester, Steeleville, Pinckneyville, […]
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 Annika Fabie and Chase […]
Francesco “Frank” DiCarlo
Francesco “Frank” DiCarlo, 75, of Red Bud, passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Monday, April 11, 2022 at DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, Missouri. The visitation […]
Edward L. Dufrenne
Edward L. Dufrenne, 82, of Prairie du Rocher, passed away at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Garden Place in Red Bud. The […]
Nathaniel Beau Simpson
Rhett and Sara Simpson, of rural Evansville, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Nathaniel Beau Simpson. Nathaniel was born on March 28, […]
Business owners question licenses, city council apologizes and will repeal them
Monday night’s Red Bud City Council meeting was well attended, as many business owners came to express their concerns about the city’s business license ordinance. […]
COSLHS prom royalty
Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School held their prom at St. Nicholas Landmark in Chester on Saturday, April 2. Aaron Kothe was crowned king and […]