
Articles by Joel Heidel


Sign with SWIC
Two Red Bud High School seniors were the recipients of scholarships to play softball at Southwestern Illinois College. Samantha Roy, seated left and Kassidy Ellner, […]

Memorial Parade
The weather was great this year for the annual Memorial Day Parade in Prairie du Rocher. Pictured are members of the American Legion Post leading […]

Mary Ann Groom
Mary Ann Groom, 80, life time resident of Red Bud and Belleville, suddenly and unexpectedly passed away at 2:29 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 […]

Scott R. Welshans
Scott R. Welshans, 56, of Prairie du Rocher, passed away at 2:50 p.m. on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Memorial Hospital East in Shiloh. It […]

Orville J. Bievenue, Sr.
Orville J. Bievenue, Sr., 87, of Red Bud, passed away May 28, 2021, in Belleville. The memorial visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the […]
Carol Jean Eggerding
Carol Jean Eggerding, 75, of Columbia, MO passed away on May 30, 2021 at home surrounded by family. The visitation for family and friends will be […]

Sharon N. De Mond
Sharon N. (Ottersbach) De Mond, 78, of Red Bud, passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 in Belleville. The visitation is from noon until the […]

Early morning shooting leaves RB officer injured
Suspect fatally shot after string of incidents A lengthy string of incidents across Randolph County in the early morning hours of Sunday, May 23 resulted […]

RBHS held commencement Friday
TOP OF THEIR CLASS–The Red Bud High School Class of 2021 had one salutatorian and five valedictorians. They were: valedictorians Mackenzie Hahn, Merideth Whelan, Dylan […]