Articles by Mary Koester

CUT THE RIBBON–A grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the new Don Welge Memorial Bridge on July 11. For the ribbon cutting, […]

A father and son from Arkansas were killed in a plane crash outside of Waterloo in the early morning hours Friday due to weather conditions. […]

The Randolph County Health Department is reporting that a mosquito sample collected in the City of Sparta has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). […]

STORM DAMAGE–Randolph County Care Center Administrator Tammy von Yeast shared this picture of some of the damage from Friday night’s storm at the center. Pictured […]

BROKE GROUND–A groundbreaking for the rail loop expansion project at KRPD #1 by New Athens was held on Friday, July 10. Pictured are some of […]

An ongoing drainage issue was discussed with the Evansville Village Board at their July 13 meeting. Resident Vicki Thompson has addressed the board previously about […]

Shane Wagner, of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and Tom Smith, president of the Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail Coalition, are pictured with a recently installed informational […]

Raelynn Stenzel has broken the Waverunners team record for girls 8 and under 25 yard freestyle twice this season. On June 30, she first broke […]

The Phantom Festival and a reenactment of the famed Phantom Funeral took place in Prairie du Rocher on Saturday, July 11. Pictured are reenactors as […]