Coulterville celebrates historic ties to Revolutionary War hero
UNVEILED HISTORICAL MARKER–On March 15, a historical marker commemorating the march of General George Rogers Clark through the local area was dedicated at the Coulterville […]
Month: March 2025
Lady Musketeers go 3-0 in first week of play
by Kendra Ehret The Lady Musketeers started their 2025 season strong with three big wins against Nashville, Valmeyer, and Freeburg. Their first game of the […]
Compete in solo and ensemble contest
Red Bud High School’s musicians competed at the recent IHSA Solo and Ensemble Contest. In their division, which had the Musketeers competing against 67 schools, […]
Dorothy L. Papenberg
Dorothy L. Papenberg, 95, of Red Bud, passed away on March 22, 2025, at Oak Hill Care Center in Waterloo. The visitation will be from […]
Robert “Bob” Allen Asbury
Robert “Bob” Allen Asbury, 86, of Steeleville, went home to be with Jesus at 5:20 a.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 peacefully at his home. […]
Friday’s storms brought tornadoes and caused damage across local area
STORM DAMAGE–Randolph County EMA Assistant Coordinator Lyn Thies shared this picture of one of the homes near Rockwood that had been damaged by the EF-1 […]
Weygandt pleaded guilty
During a pretrial hearing scheduled for Monday, March 17, Joshua J. Weygandt pleaded guilty. Last month, Weygandt, 37, of Ruma, had been charged with aggravated […]
Tallman talks about air quality report at RBES
On the afternoon of March 16, Red Bud School District Superintendent Jonathan Tallman shared with elementary school parents that there had been a test at […]
RBFD one of several local fire departments receiving OSFM grant
On March 12, the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) announced the recipients of the 2024 Small Equipment Grant Program. A total of […]
Commissioners approve permit for another solar farm by Steeleville
A permit for a solar farm and tourism matters were discussed at the March 14 Randolph County Board of Commissioners meeting. The commissioners were considering […]