Articles by Mary Koester

The annual Prairie Tractor Ride was held this year on the morning of Monday, Sept. 7. Pictured is part of the line of tractors heading […]

FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR–The Red Bud Fire Department was recently recognized as the IAMIC Fire Department of the Year. Pictured is IAMIC Executive Director […]

PRESENTED KEYS TO THE CITY–Red Bud Mayor Susan Harbaugh made a special presentation during the Red Bud Am250 event on Aug. 29. She presented symbolic […]

RETIRED–Pictured are Terry Knop, Tim Fahey and Dan Vollmer, all of whom recently retired from Red Bud Industries. Recently, Red Bud Industries said goodbye to […]

HONORING RETIRED TEACHERS–At their Aug. 28 meeting, the Randolph County Board of Commissioners declared Sept. 1 as Retired Teachers Day. Pictured at the proclamation signing […]

Western Egyptian, as administrator of the energy assistance program in Jackson, Perry, Monroe, and Randolph Counties, is pleased to announce that funds are available to […]

On Sept. 1, tickets went on sale for what could be the last performance on the Sparta Community Chorus stage. The Sparta Community Chorus has […]

HOLDING ON–Brayden Setzer is pictured holding onto the ball while a player from Alton-Marquette attempted to tackle him during last Saturday’s game. The game was […]

With 19 runners, this year’s team is the largest in the last seven years with 11 women and eight men. It’s also one of the […]

Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Wartburg is continuing to celebrate the 185th anniversary of the church which was founded in 1841. There will be a […]