Covered bridge to reopen Monday
REOPENING MONDAY–The Little Mary’s River Covered Bridge by Chester will officially reopen to the public on Monday, Sept. 22. The bridge was severely damaged by […]
Steeleville man arrested for violation of Sexual Offender Registration Act
Randolph County Sheriff Jarrod Peters announced the arrest of 48-year-old Khristopher M. Diercks, 48, of Steeleville, for violating the Sexual Offender Registration Act. Diercks is […]
RBFD responded to garage fire
The Red Bud Fire Department responded to two fire calls on Saturday, Sept. 13. The first was a mutual aid call around 8 p.m. with […]
LIHEAP available for qualifying households beginning October 1
Western Egyptian, as administrator of the Energy Assistance Program in Jackson, Perry, Monroe and Randolph Counties, is pleased to announce that funds are available to […]
Piel and Koester are RBHS athletes of the month
ATHLETES OF THE MONTH–The Red Bud High School athletes for the month of August are Addy Piel and Kruz Koester. Pictured from left: Liz Russell […]
Eagles soar past Musketeers
by Brian Magee The Musketeer varsity football team fell to 0-3 last Friday night with a loss to the Eagles in Columbia. It was a […]
Two charged in death of local teen
On Wednesday, Sept. 3, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department released more information on the July 21 death of Emma Schultheis, 14 of Prairie du Rocher. […]
“Prank” bomb threat called in to school
Just two weeks after addressing an alleged threat from a student at Red Bud High School, the school district received another alleged threat, but this […]
Baldwin man charged with possession of child pornography
Last week, a Baldwin man was arrested on the charge of possession of child pornography. Randolph County State’s Attorney Chris Koeneman reported that on Sept. […]
RB Council approved purchase of buntings for America 250 events
Getting ready for America’s 250th next year was one of the discussion items at the Sept. 2 Red Bud City Council meeting. City Administrative Officer […]