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Several appointments were made and updates given at the June 20 Randolph County Board of Commissioners meeting. In the appointments, Tommy Thompson was reappointed to […]

At 3:14 a.m. on June 22, a Sauget police officer observed a white Ford F350 flatbed pickup truck that matched the description of the TMW […]

It was a brief meeting for the Red Bud Board of Education on June 18, with the amended budget and several staffing matters approved. The […]

SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK–Named this week as the Red Bud Waverunners Swimmer of the Week was Jozlynn Palm and the Most Improved Swimmer was Wesley […]

The Chester Municipal Band will perform its Independence Day concert at the newly renovated Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site band shelter along the Mississippi River […]

The Kaskaskia Bell State Memorial on Kaskaskia Island in southwest Illinois will host its 55th annual patriotic ceremony celebrating our nation’s indepen­dence at 1 p.m. […]

SHRINERS GAME–The 51st Annual Illinois High School Shriners football game was held June 21 at Illinois Wesleyan University. Red Bud High School Football Coach David […]

Next weekend the Phantom Festival returns to Prairie du Rocher. The Phantom Funeral is one of many fascinating stories out of Prairie du Rocher’s 300+ […]

THEN AND NOW–Pictured above is the Red Bud IGA when it opened in 1995 and below how it looks today. “I thought it was a […]

LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMENDATION MEDAL- –Ann and Ervin Roscow are pictured with the medal and certificate presented to them recently in honor of their son, Officer […]