Staff

Jesse Heidel started working at the North County News in August of 2015. Initially proofreading ads and articles, he would occasionally fill in for the previous ad manager. He has since taken over the position of advertising manager, beginning in...

Jana Kueker has been employed with the North County News for 34 years. She is the paper's assistant editor and office manager, but she also manages the subscriptions and billing. Jana orders wedding invitations and business cards and invites you...

Mary Koester is a Red Bud High School alum, having graduated from there in 2002. She went on to earn an associates degree from Southwestern Illinois College in 2004 and a photojournalism degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2006....

Joel Heidel graduated from Red Bud High School in 2012 and was one of the class valedictorians and winner of the John Philip Sousa Band Award. He has done the classifieds and composition at the North County News since July...