Red Bud has a new K9 officer on duty
PATROLLING RED BUD–Red Bud Officer Nick Rinehart and his K9 Bear are pictured with the Red Bud Police Department’s new K9 vehicle. Red Bud Police […]
Articles by Joel Heidel
Sparta officers injured in incident Monday
A pair of Sparta police officers were injured on Monday, Jan. 31 during an incident with a fleeing suspect that started in New Athens and […]
KRPD, Monroe-Randolph Transit are recipients of Rebuild Illinois funds
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation on Jan. 26 announced that almost $111.4 million has been awarded to transit providers downstate […]
Eagle Fest postponed
The annual Eagle Fest event was scheduled to be held on Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Jerry F. Costello Lock & Dam in Modoc (4800 […]
Randolph County branch of BackStoppers formed
RANDOLPH COUNTY BRANCH–A Randolph County branch of BackStoppers, Inc. has recently been formed. Pictured are: BackStoppers Inc. Executive Director Chief Ron Battelle, Monroe County BackStoppers […]
Student of the Month
The Red Bud High School Student of the Month for January is Molly Ellner. She was nominated by teachers Erin Legendre and Kellsie Roth “for […]
Bulldogs Wrestling continues successful season
SUCCESSFUL SEASON–The Bulldogs Wrestling Club has had a great season so far. Pictured are team members with the team trophy they earned recently at a […]
SJL celebrated Lutheran Schools Week
LUTHERAN SCHOOL WEEK–Teacher Justin Palm and Principal Diett Schneider are pictured ready to greet students on neon/many colors day. This fun day was part of […]
Donna R. Bergmann
Donna R. (Mink) Bergmann, 73, of Waterloo, passed away Jan. 31, 2022, in St. Louis, Missouri. The visitation will be held from 8:30 a.m. until […]
Darla K. Ederer
Darla K. Ederer, 60, of Sparta, passed away at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022 at her residence. The visitation is from 8-10 a.m. […]