Grace Burgdorf Nelson
Grace Burgdorf Nelson, 86, of Denver, Colorado, passed away on Sept. 6, 2023. Both Grace and her husband Bob’s ashes were placed in a crematorium […]
Articles by Joel Heidel
Commissioners received updates
Most of the Oct. 13 Randolph County Board of Commissioners meeting focused on updates. During the public comment part of the meeting, Kevin Kern of […]
COS homecoming royalty
Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School students voted Josh Sims and Alyssa Heimann to be their 2023 homecoming king and queen. The theme was “Enchanted […]
RB Council held special meeting
The Red Bud City Council held a brief special meeting to address a few items on Monday night following their committee meetings. For a while […]
Off the Square made it to the Final Four
The caffeinated competition has been extremely close, but Red Bud’s coffee shop on Tuesday morning secured a final four spot in this year’s Discover Downstate […]
Red Bud Dairy Queen has closed
CLOSED FOR NOW–The Dairy Queen in Red Bud closed on Friday, Oct. 13. However, it won’t stay closed for too long as owner Doug Deterding […]
Students encouraged to participate in art contest
Wonder, curiosity and questions are a part of growing up … and they’re the heart of the annual student art contest sponsored by the Abraham […]
Musketeers win conference title
by Brian Magee The Red Bud Musketeers claimed the Cahokia Conference title Friday night with a thrilling win at home against the Chester Yellow Jackets. […]
Celebrating 150 books
Red Bud Public Library’s Adult Book Club just celebrated reading their 150th book on Wednesday, Oct. 11. Pictured at the meeting for the 150th book […]
Cletus Otto Koester
Cletus Otto Koester, 90, of Ottawa, passed away on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 at the Illinois Veteran’s Home in LaSalle. The visitation will be from […]