Articles by Joel Heidel

Columbia’s City Council will be holding a special meeting this week to elect an acting mayor, following the indictment and resignation of Kevin Hutchinson. Hutchinson, […]

Jerome Krack is retiring after over 22 years at Red Bud Industries. Krack started in November 1998 in the welding department and has worked in […]

This week, Randolph County Sheriff Shannon Wolff announced that he will be retiring and not seeking re-election as sheriff in 2022. In his announcement he […]

This week, Randolph County Chief Deputy Jarrod Peters announced that he is seeking the Republican nomination for county sheriff in 2022. In his announcement he […]

This week, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Randolph County has continued to stay low and under 20. On March 2, Randolph County Health […]

Red Bud VFW Auxiliary 6632 is reminding students of the VFW Auxiliary’s annual Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest. Local students in grades 9-12 have […]

The Red Bud High School Student of the Month for February is Chloe Goodman. She is pictured with her nominating teachers Vicky Mudd and Beth […]

The winners of the recent St. John the Baptist Catholic School spelling bee were: Ella Umbdenstock, first place; Phillip Steibel, second place; and Ellie Hahn, […]

ComWell has achieved national accreditation through the Illinois Council on Accreditation (COA). ComWell is a local non-profit provider of behavioral health, substance use and developmental […]