Articles by Mary Koester

STORM DAMAGE–Randolph County EMA Assistant Coordinator Lyn Thies shared this picture of one of the homes near Rockwood that had been damaged by the EF-1 […]

During a pretrial hearing scheduled for Monday, March 17, Joshua J. Weygandt pleaded guilty. Last month, Weygandt, 37, of Ruma, had been charged with aggravated […]

On the afternoon of March 16, Red Bud School District Superintendent Jonathan Tallman shared with elementary school parents that there had been a test at […]

On March 12, the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) announced the recipients of the 2024 Small Equipment Grant Program. A total of […]

A permit for a solar farm and tourism matters were discussed at the March 14 Randolph County Board of Commissioners meeting. The commissioners were considering […]

The Randolph Society Foundation Board is pleased to announce that Jessie Lee Huffstutler, an influential musician, educator and historian, will be inducted into the 2025 […]

With clear skies Thursday night/ Friday morning, the local area was treated to a clear view of the “blood moon” total lunar eclipse. NASA notes […]

CHAUSSE SIGNING–Senior Nick Chausse recently signed a letter of commitment to play football at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. Chausse is pictured with his parents, […]

Opening day for the varsity baseball team was Tuesday against Valmeyer. The team is returning four starters including seniors Derek Whelan, Cadin Voss, Trent Sternberg […]

An armed robbery incident was reported in Sparta last week at Lollie’s Restaurant. According to a press release from the Sparta Police Department, on March […]