Large increase in local COVID-19 deaths, vaccination update given
While there has been an increase in those being vaccinated, sadly, there has also been a large increase in the amount of lives lost locally […]
Articles by Joel Heidel
Prairie du Rocher Tradition
On New Year’s Eve, a few members of La Guiannee Society gathered on the porch of the Creole House in Prairie du Rocher to perform […]
WEEOC received funding for SNAP pilot program
Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council, a community action agency headquartered in Steeleville, has received funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment Barrier Reduction […]
Nearly 500,000 cannabis arrest records to be expunged by state four years ahead of schedule
On Dec. 31, Governor JB Pritzker announced 492,129 thousand non-felony cannabis related arrest records had been expunged at the state level by the Illinois State […]
Watch out for vaccine scams
Attorney General Kwame Raoul is urging residents throughout Illinois to be on alert for scams related to the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. As the […]
Remembering Retired Master Sgt. Delbert Moll and the Merchant Marines
Submitted by the family of Delbert Moll Retired Master Sgt. Delbert J. Moll was a WWII veteran, Merchant Marines (Coast Guard) veteran, U.S. Army (paratrooper […]
Wade R. Marshall
Wade R. Marshall, 74, of Waterloo, passed away Jan. 6, 2021, in Smithton. The visitation is from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service on […]
Kenneth Fred Liefer
Kenneth Fred Liefer, 86, of Pasadena, California, passed away early Saturday morning on Dec. 26, 2020 at Regency Park Oak Knoll retirement home in Pasadena, […]
Frances Rendleman
Frances Rendleman, 92, of Freeburg, formerly of Red Bud, passed away at 8:19 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021 at her residence. A public graveside service […]