Commissioners approve of budget
To kick off the new fiscal year, the Randolph County Board of Commissioners held a financially focused meeting on the afternoon of Dec. 1. As […]
Articles by Joel Heidel
Red Bud Council approves of personnel matters
It was a brief meeting Monday night for the Red Bud City Council, with the biggest items of discussion being personnel matters. While no discussion […]
Active COVID cases on the rise again
The number of active COVID-19 cases has been going back up recently in Randolph County. In her Dec. 6 report, Randolph County Health Department Administrator […]
ISP reducing FOID backlog
After implementation of a streamlined process for FOID renewals and the hiring of additional firearms eligibility analyst trainees, the Illinois State Police (ISP) would like […]
Upcoming Coulterville Public Library activities
In partnership with the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Coulterville Public Library is pleased to announce they will be hosting a COVID-19 Community Partner […]
Musketeers travel to DuQuoin for first tournament of the season
by Nick Fehr Red Bud traveled to DuQuoin to play DuQuoin in their own tournament on Thursday, Dec. 1. The Musketeers started off with a […]
Athletes of the month
The Danny Schwartz Insurance Agency along with Slinging Scoops would like to recognize Brooke Stamm and Austin Stern from St. John the Baptist Catholic School […]
Santa’s sleigh ride is scheduled for Dec. 20 and 21
Santa is finalizing his plans for visits in the area before he returns to the North Pole to prepare for Christmas. Friday nights, Dec. 10 […]
Marvin E. Matzenbacher
Marvin E. Matzenbacher, 80, of Sparta, passed away at 5:05 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021 at his daughter’s home. It was Marvin’s wishes to […]
Bruce H. Thies
Bruce H. Thies, 63, of Red Bud, passed away at 7:18 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, […]