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U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Steven D. Weinhoeft has announced that Lawrence D. Rutledge, 57, of Belleville, has been sentenced to five […]

Gun owners, hunters and those interested in learning more about gun rights in Illinois are invited to join state Rep. Nathan Reitz for a gun […]

HOLDING CHRISTMAS CONCERT–The Sparta Community Chorus will hold their annual Christmas concert on Dec. 13. Pictured are chorus members: in front: Debbie Schupbach, Anne Bourner, […]

This Sunday, Dec. 15, the St. Paul Orchestra Christmas Concert will be held at St. Paul United Church of Christ, 200 North Main Street in […]

Lady Cougar Addison Dilley made school history at St. John’s Lutheran by scoring her 1,000th point in her basketball career on Dec. 9. She needed […]

by Jayden Birkner The Musketeers opened up their season Monday night in the DuQuoin tournament. This is the first year in a long time the […]

SANTA’S ARRIVAL IN ROCHER–Santa made his grand arrival in Prairie du Rocher last Saturday night, riding on a fire truck in the La Petitie Lumiere […]

Filing closed on Monday for candidates in the 2020 elections. (The primary will be held on March 17 and the general election on Nov. 3.) […]

The annual budget ordinances and multiple zoning matters were the main topics of discussion at the Dec. 2 Randolph County Board of Commissioners meeting. Auditor […]

Improvement projects was the biggest topic of discussion at Monday night’s Red Bud City Council meeting. The first discussed was the Illinois Department of Transportation […]