Two charged following altercation
A Red Bud man and a Columbia man were both charged with multiple felonies following an incident that took place last week in Columbia. In […]
Articles by Joel Heidel
Red Bud Chamber Business of the Month
The Red Bud Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Month for March is Hi-Way Motor Co. Hi-Way Motor Co. was started in 1954 by Sylvester […]
Marissa Girl Scouts complete Safe Sitter program
SAFE SITTERS–Members of a Marissa Girl Scout troop recently completed a Safe Sitter program at Sparta Community Hospital. Pictured at the event are: Certified Safe […]
Construction underway
Construction has started on the new Red Bud FFA greenhouse. The groundwork and the footing for it has been started. Also started has been work […]
Musketeers open action last week
by Ty Carter The Red Bud Musketeers played their first games last week, and the season opener was an overcast Tuesday in Valmeyer. Returning All-Cahokia […]
Athletes of the month
Buena Vista Bank presented February Athletes of the Month recognition to St. John’s Lutheran students Brodie Stenzel and Jenna Whelan. Pictured with them is bank […]
Melissa Ann Koonce
Melissa Ann Koonce, 54, of Dupo, passed away on March 11, 2023 at SSM St. Mary’s Hospital. The visitation will be held on Saturday, March […]
Betty A. Cox
Betty A. (Cline) Cox, 80, of Red Bud, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at Red Bud Regional Hospital in Red Bud. The visitation […]
Fiene selected as Randolph Society’s first 2023 honoree
The Randolph Society Foundation Board has announced that Katie Fiene, a pioneering journalist and food historian who documented the local past and present, will be […]
Three DCEO Energy Transition Community Grants awarded locally
Last week, Governor JB Pritzker and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced more than 50 localities and municipal entities will receive Energy […]