Articles by Mary Koester

TEACHER OF THE YEAR–Rachel Miller, a teacher at St. John’s Lutheran School, was recently recognized as an Illinois VFW District 14 Teacher of the Year. […]

An open house event was held on March 19 at Dieterich Bank’s Red Bud South branch to congratulate Sandra Ruhmann on her retirement. Ruhmann has […]

On Sunday afternoon, March 22, several local fire departments were called out for a large brush fire in the bluffs north of Prairie du Rocher. […]

The Randolph Society Foundation Board is pleased to announce that Eileen Gordon, who was dedicated to telling the stories of Chester residents and championing causes […]

On March 24, Randolph County Sheriff Jarrod Peters announced the arrest of a Missouri teen and the ticketing of six other individuals in connection to […]

Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is calling on young Illinois photographers to submit their agriculture-related photos for the 2026 Cream of the Crop Photography Contest. […]

Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Wartburg, 5765 Maeystown Road, Waterloo will host its annual Good Friday service in the German language on April 3. The […]

by Cooper DeSpain The season opener for Musketeer baseball was March 18 against Nashville. The 2026 team includes four seniors this year with Seth Hohgrefe, […]

COMPETED AT SOLO AND ENSEMBLE CONTEST–Pictured are the students from Red Bud High School that competed at the recent IHSA solo and ensemble contest. Students […]

With not much on the ballots, not many voters turned out for the primary election on Tuesday, March 17. Randolph County reported only 4,195 voters […]