Red Bud Industries is expanding
Pictured is Red Bud Industries, with work on the expansion underway. Those who have driven by Red Bud Industries (RBI) the past few months have […]
Red Bud Fire Department receives new picnic signs
NEW SIGNS–The Red Bud Fire Department has some beautiful new signs to put at the entrances of town to advertise the dates of the Firemen’s […]
Clifftop opens new Storment Hauss Nature Preserve hiking trail
NEW HIKING TRAIL–Clifftop is opening to the public this weekend the hiking trail at the Storment Hauss Nature Preserve. Pictured is just a sample of […]
Musketeers win season finale; advance to state playoffs
SEAL THE DEAL–Nick Gantner put the finishing touch on the game with this final tackle to help the Musketeers to a 14-12 victory over East […]
Winter Rendezvous returns to Fort de Chartres November 5
The Fort de Chartres Winter Rendezvous will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 6 from 10 […]
Liefer advanced to cross country nationals
Lacee Liefer had a marvelous run representing Trinity Lutheran School on Oct. 15 at the Lutheran State Cross Country meet held in Bloomington. She ran […]
Schilling honored for years of service
THANKED FOR SERVICE–On Oct. 14, the Randolph County Board of Commissioners thanked Nancy Schilling for her many years of service to the county’s emergency management […]
Monroe County joins fight against state’s SAFE-T Act
Monroe County State’s Attorney Lucas Liefer and Sheriff Neal Rohlfing have joined with other state’s attorneys and sheriffs across Illinois that are suing the state […]
Nurses protest understaffing of state facilities
ASKING FOR SAFER WORKING CONDITIONS–Pictured are some of the nurses that were protesting outside of the Chester Mental Health Center and Menard Correctional Center on […]
Man died from ingesting substance during traffic stop
Randolph County Coroner Carlos Barbour reported that on Oct. 12, at approximately 10 p.m. the Sparta Police Department initiated a traffic stop in the 1100 […]