Two local fire departments received equipment grants
The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) announced on March 3 the recipients of the 2023 Small Equipment Grant Program. A total of […]
Articles by Joel Heidel
RB Council recognizes Girl Scout Week, discusses personnel matters
CELEBRATE GIRL SCOUT WEEK–At Monday night’s council meeting, Red Bud Mayor Susan Harbaugh signed a proclamation declaring the week of March 12-18 as Girl Scout […]
Kiehna selected to serve on initiative
A county commissioner being selected to serve on a community initiative was a highlight of the March 3 Randolph County Board meeting. Commissioner Marc Kiehna […]
Rocher woman arrested for faking burglary
Randolph County Sheriff Jarrod Peters has announced the arrest of a Prairie du Rocher woman for falsifying a report of burglary at her home On […]
Annual Eagle Fest drew a crowd
EAGLE FEST–Jay Sisemore with the World Bird Sanctuary is pictured with Patriot the bald eagle during one of the presentations at last Saturday’s Eagle Fest […]
Red Bud held annual emergency plan meeting
The City of Red Bud’s Gas Department held their annual emergency plan meeting on March 2 at the Red Bud Fire House. This annual meeting […]
Daylight Saving Time reminder carries new fire safety message
When residents change their clocks to spring ahead one hour for Daylight Saving Time (DST) this coming Sunday, March 12, Illinois’ updated Smoke Alarm Law […]
Recap of recent season
The 2022/23 varsity girls basketball team closed out the season recently with a 13-18 record. “This season was very different from the previous two seasons […]
Athletes of the month
The Danny Schwartz Insurance Agency along with Sling N’ Scoops would like to recognize Red Bud Elementary School students Talia Carter and Claire Deterding as […]
Student of the month
The Red Bud High School Student of the Month for February is Zach Walker. It was noted that Walker is a very dedicated student who […]