Eunice Marie Wiatr
Eunice Marie Wiatr, 84, of Red Bud, died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025 at Three Springs Lodge in Chester. The visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. […]
Articles by Mary Koester
Frances “Fran” M. Durbin
Frances “Fran” M. Durbin, 62, of Fults, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. Visitation will be held on […]
Career milestone
Maria Murry, a junior libero for the varsity volleyball team, accomplished her 1000th career dig at the team’s match against Chester on Sept. 11. As […]
Commissioners discuss contracts
RECOGNIZE CONSTITUTION WEEK–The Randolph County Commissioners signed a proclamation recognizing Sept. 17-23 as Constitution Week. Pictured at the meeting after the signing are: Commissioner Andy […]
Covered bridge to reopen Monday
REOPENING MONDAY–The Little Mary’s River Covered Bridge by Chester will officially reopen to the public on Monday, Sept. 22. The bridge was severely damaged by […]
Steeleville man arrested for violation of Sexual Offender Registration Act
Randolph County Sheriff Jarrod Peters announced the arrest of 48-year-old Khristopher M. Diercks, 48, of Steeleville, for violating the Sexual Offender Registration Act. Diercks is […]
RBFD responded to garage fire
The Red Bud Fire Department responded to two fire calls on Saturday, Sept. 13. The first was a mutual aid call around 8 p.m. with […]
LIHEAP available for qualifying households beginning October 1
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 […]
Piel and Koester are RBHS athletes of the month
ATHLETES OF THE MONTH–The Red Bud High School athletes for the month of August are Addy Piel and Kruz Koester. Pictured from left: Liz Russell […]
Eagles soar past Musketeers
by Brian Magee The Musketeer varsity football team fell to 0-3 last Friday night with a loss to the Eagles in Columbia. It was a […]