Articles by Joel Heidel

ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLARS–This year, five seniors at Red Bud High School were recognized as 2020 Illinois State Scholars by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. They […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]