Articles by Mary Koester

The boys team competed at the Woodlands golf course in Alton on Aug. 20 as the only 1A school in the 24 team field of […]

Red Bud VFW Post 6632 has donated American flags to St. John the Baptist Catholic School to replace those that were damaged in the fire […]

REMEMBERING A LOCAL HERO–A special ceremony was held last Friday at the Evansville American Legion to reunite the family of World War II hero Gilbert […]

Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC) is pleased to announce the expansion of career technology education (CTE) programming to the Red Bud campus and the construction of […]

It was a packed room for the Aug. 16 Randolph County Board of Commissioners meeting, as they had a full agenda and some special guests […]

The local community lost a longtime business owner on Sunday, Aug. 18 as William “Bill” Earl Chartrand, Sr. passed away. Chartrand, and his wife Katheryn […]

Back to school and the start of the school year was the biggest part of the discussion at the Aug. 15 Red Bud Board of […]

Red Bud Regional Hospital recently hosted a reception for Susan McFadden, who retired after over 15 years of service. McFadden started in medical records, later […]

ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING–Area first responders participated in an active shooter training held at the Chester Public Grade School earlier this month. Randolph County Sheriff Jarrod […]

The following teachers and staff of St. John’s Lutheran Church, School and Daycare were recognized for their years of service (not pictured in order): Kristen […]