Joe Behnken elected as LKSI president
Joe Behnken, mayor of New Athens, was elected president of the Lower Kaskaskia Stakeholders, Inc. (LKSI) at the Jan. 22 meeting of the membership. LKSI […]
Articles by Mary Koester
Musketeers finish 2-2 at Sparta Mid-Winter Classic
by Trent Sternberg Red Bud opened up their first game of the tournament on Jan. 21 when they took on the very skilled Pinckneyville Panthers. […]
Athletes of the month
The Danny Schwartz Insurance Agency along with Sling N’ Scoops would like to recognize Red Bud Elementary School students Clare Carnahan and Will Nitzsche as […]
Athletes of the month
The Danny Schwartz Insurance Agency, along with Sling N’ Scoops, would like to recognize St. John’s Catholic School students Maci Montroy and Grayson Walker as […]
SJL Lady Cougars are state bound
STATE BOUND–St. John’s Lutheran School’s girls basketball team won their regional and will play Saturday at Rend Lake college in the SIJHSSA state tournament. Team […]
County approved bid for jail expansion
Expansion of the Randolph County Jail is moving ahead, as the Randolph County commissioners approved of a bid for the project at their Jan. 17 […]
Bids for business park and city hall improvement approved
Bids for both the Red Bud Business Park and city hall improvements were approved at a special city council meeting on Jan. 20. During the […]
RB school board thanks grounds/ custodial staff for snow clean up
It was a short meeting for the Red Bud Board of Education on Jan. 16 with the biggest topic of conversation being cleaning up from […]
Local business owner passed away last week
A Red Bud business owner passed away last week, as Rhonda Jean Schaefer passed on Jan. 15. Schaefer, 59, owned R&N Tree Service with her […]
Annual Eagle Fest returns March 1
Save the date: The 2025 Eagle Fest event will be held on Saturday, March 1 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Jerry F. […]