Clemens Richard Ruemker, Sr.
Clemens Richard Ruemker Sr., 86, of Columbia, passed away Jan. 8, 2021, in New Athens. The visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. […]
Articles by Joel Heidel
Rodney Nevois is Red Bud’s newest alderman
ADMINISTERING OATH OF OFFICE–Red Bud City Clerk Joanne Cowell is pictured administering the oath of office to Rodney Nevois during the Red Bud council meeting […]
Large increase in local COVID-19 deaths, vaccination update given
While there has been an increase in those being vaccinated, sadly, there has also been a large increase in the amount of lives lost locally […]
Prairie du Rocher Tradition
On New Year’s Eve, a few members of La Guiannee Society gathered on the porch of the Creole House in Prairie du Rocher to perform […]
WEEOC received funding for SNAP pilot program
Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council, a community action agency headquartered in Steeleville, has received funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment Barrier Reduction […]
Nearly 500,000 cannabis arrest records to be expunged by state four years ahead of schedule
On Dec. 31, Governor JB Pritzker announced 492,129 thousand non-felony cannabis related arrest records had been expunged at the state level by the Illinois State […]
Watch out for vaccine scams
Attorney General Kwame Raoul is urging residents throughout Illinois to be on alert for scams related to the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. As the […]
Remembering Retired Master Sgt. Delbert Moll and the Merchant Marines
Submitted by the family of Delbert Moll Retired Master Sgt. Delbert J. Moll was a WWII veteran, Merchant Marines (Coast Guard) veteran, U.S. Army (paratrooper […]
Wade R. Marshall
Wade R. Marshall, 74, of Waterloo, passed away Jan. 6, 2021, in Smithton. The visitation is from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service on […]