Articles by Mary Koester

It’s a long, slow process, but the Village of Evansville is one step closer to resolving their water plant issue. The village board has been […]

Red Bud lost a long time business owner last week with the passing of Roger L. Hanebutt. Hanebutt, 78, passed away on Jan. 8. He […]

The City of Red Bud and the Illinois Municipal Utilities Association (IMUA) are excited to announce the 2026 IMUA Scholarship for local high school seniors. […]

The “Wonders of the Bible” series is returning to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Evansville and St. John’s Lutheran Church in Ruma for a seventh […]

by Addy Piel Last week the Lady Musketeers faced Althoff Catholic on Thursday night. They knew this would be a tough game as they faced […]

COOKIE KICK OFF–Pictured are some of the Girl Scouts of Service Unit 57 – Randolph County North at their cookie kick off sleepover event held […]

RETIRED–Ed Weilbacher retired as the general manager for the Kaskaskia Regional Port District on Dec. 31. He is pictured at his retirement party with the […]

SHED FIRE–On New Year’s Day, there was a shed fire on LL Road. The Republic-Times shared this picture from the scene. Around 4:49 p.m. on […]

Several ordinances were approved at Monday night’s Red Bud City Council meeting, with most not receiving much discussion as they were on the consent agenda […]

One of Prairie du Rocher’s centuries old traditions will be continued on Saturday, Jan. 10. Following the traditions brought to the area by the towns […]