Articles by Joel Heidel

THANKED FOR SERVICE–On July 21, the Randolph County Board of Commissioners thanked Mike Riebeling for his 33 years of service as the county’s engineer. Pictured […]

At their July 20 meeting, the Red Bud Board of Education welcomed James Hohgrefe as a new board member. In the election for school board […]

An incident involving the discovery of some explosives was reported this weekend at a property outside of Baldwin. According to Randolph County Deputy Jonathan Barbour, […]

On Monday, July 24, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker expanded a disaster proclamation to include additional counties based on the severe weather, tornadoes, and derecho that […]

HOMETOWN HEROES–Banners honoring local veterans Alfred Stellhorn and Gilbert Stellhorn are currently on display at the Red Bud VFW Post. Pictured with the banners are: […]

On July 19, the Missouri Department of Transportation held a public meeting in Perryville, MO, to discuss updated plans to replace the Chester Bridge. There […]

The Randolph County Cutters & Strutters Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will sponsor their annual JAKES Day on Saturday, Aug. 26 at the […]

FINISH SEASON–The Red Bud Waverunners wrapped up their summer 2023 swim season by hosting the Shawnee Conference Swim Meet on Saturday, July 22. Pictured are […]

THIRD IN NATION–Cody Strong, at right, recently took third place in collision repair technology at the SkillsUSA Championships. Pictured with Strong at the event is […]