Articles by Mary Koester

Isaac Luebkemann, of Red Bud, recently competed at the State NASP Archery tournament held in Mattoon. Luebkemann is a senior at Christ Our Savior Lutheran […]

The City of Red Bud is currently working on growing opportunities for older adults in the community. Mayor Susan Harbaugh noted, “I want to use […]

UNVEILED HISTORICAL MARKER–On March 15, a historical marker commemorating the march of General George Rogers Clark through the local area was dedicated at the Coulterville […]

by Kendra Ehret The Lady Musketeers started their 2025 season strong with three big wins against Nashville, Valmeyer, and Freeburg. Their first game of the […]

Red Bud High School’s musicians competed at the recent IHSA Solo and Ensemble Contest. In their division, which had the Musketeers competing against 67 schools, […]

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 […]