Oliver Thomas Erwin
Dan and Heather Erwin of Columbia are proud to announce the birth of their son, Oliver Thomas Erwin. He was born at 3:24 p.m. on […]
Articles by Joel Heidel
Alice L. Siegfried
Alice L. Siegfried, 90, of Evansville, passed away at 8:50 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 at Red Bud Regional Care in Red Bud. The visitation […]
Cecilia E. “Woody” Lautenschlaeger
Cecilia E. “Woody” (Lanter) Lautenschlaeger, 95, of Red Bud, and formerly of Mascoutah Township, passed peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. The visitation will be from […]
Deborah L. Hanger
Deborah L. Hanger, 67, of Sparta, passed away at 12:29 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021 at Belleville Memorial Hospital in Belleville. It was Deborah’s […]
Tornado struck Chester and Bremen areas Sunday – no injuries reported
HARD HIT AREA–Bremen was one of the hardest hit areas in the county by Sunday night’s tornado. Pictured are Ameren crew members on Monday morning […]
RBES expansion project moving ahead
Things are moving forward for the expansion at Red Bud Elementary School, as a presentation on the expansion was given to the Red Bud Board […]
Two Modoc men charged with burglary
In a press release on Oct. 22, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest of two individuals following a burglary investigation. They noted that […]
Number of active COVID cases continues to go down
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Randolph County continues to slowly decrease. On Oct. 25, Randolph County Health Department Administrator Angela Oathout reported there […]
Coulterville library plans events for November
The Coulterville Public Library will be a busy place in November. Once again, Coulterville Public Library will participate in the annual Illinois State Library’s Family […]
Local author to celebrate release of new book with launch party and book signing
Jami Christine Papenberg (Heidel), of Red Bud, author of the young adult fiction The Transcendent, is excited to share her first non-fiction, Transcend Your Story, which will […]