Articles by Joel Heidel

CELEBRATING 75 YEARS–Red Bud VFW Post 6632 celebrated its 75th anniversary over the weekend. Pictured at the event are: Post 6632 Auxiliary President Kathy Rowold, […]

Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School crowned Ian Jolley and Hailey Harbaugh as the king and queen at their homecoming last Saturday night. The theme […]

A possible rezoning matter and a complaint about city utilities took up most of the Red Bud City Council meeting on Monday night. City Code […]

The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office reported that on Sept. 30, Weston R. Baird, 24, of Marissa, was arrested for the offense of home invasion stemming […]

It was a short meeting last Friday for the Randolph County Board of Commissioners, with the biggest topic of discussion being a COVID-19 update. Randolph […]

Last Friday, the body of a man who had attempted to swim across the Mississippi River was found in rural Monroe County west of Maeystown. […]

River Travel Magazine has announced that they are now taking nominations of communities for their third annual Best Holiday River Town Contest. Over the past […]

PRESENTED GRANT–Illinois Press Foundation Director Jeff Rogers is pictured last week presenting a grant to Red Bud High School journalism program sponsor Angie Dahm, along […]

Interviews for the January 2022 practical nursing program have begun at Beck School of Practical Nursing (BSPN).  BSPN, located just east of Hecker, is currently […]