Evansville approves resurfacing contracts
On Monday night, the Evansville Village Board approved of the necessary contracts to move forward with the Liberty Street resurfacing project. At last month’s meeting, […]
Articles by Joel Heidel
Sattler named Teacher of the Month
TEACHER OF THE MONTH–The Teacher of the Month for November was Andrea Sattler from Trinity Lutheran School. Sattler is pictured with some of her students […]
Rutledge sentenced for abandoning chemicals
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Steven D. Weinhoeft has announced that Lawrence D. Rutledge, 57, of Belleville, has been sentenced to five […]
Reitz holding gun update event on Dec. 14
Gun owners, hunters and those interested in learning more about gun rights in Illinois are invited to join state Rep. Nathan Reitz for a gun […]
SCC’s annual Christmas concert is this Friday
HOLDING CHRISTMAS CONCERT–The Sparta Community Chorus will hold their annual Christmas concert on Dec. 13. Pictured are chorus members: in front: Debbie Schupbach, Anne Bourner, […]
St. Paul Orchestra Christmas Concert is this Sunday, Dec. 15
This Sunday, Dec. 15, the St. Paul Orchestra Christmas Concert will be held at St. Paul United Church of Christ, 200 North Main Street in […]
Made School History
Lady Cougar Addison Dilley made school history at St. John’s Lutheran by scoring her 1,000th point in her basketball career on Dec. 9. She needed […]
Musketeers chalk up their first win at the buzzer
by Jayden Birkner The Musketeers opened up their season Monday night in the DuQuoin tournament. This is the first year in a long time the […]
Miles Arshile Long
Miles Arshile Long, 31, of St. Louis, MO and formerly of Freeburg, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019 at his residence. The visitation is […]
Earline O. Johnson
Earline O. (Nurnberger) Johnson, 72, of Du Quoin and formerly of Red Bud, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019 at Du Quoin Nursing and […]