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Hoyt Frederick Sanders
Hoyt Frederick Sanders, 69, of Red Bud, passed away Monday, Feb. 9, 2026 at his residence in Red Bud. A celebration of life will be [...]
Meeting to be held Saturday to discuss possible future of EAC
At their August meeting, the Sparta School District Board discussed the idea of consolidating the district’s two elementary schools – Evansville Attendance Center and Sparta [...]
Career milestone
Norah Wagner, a junior at Red Bud High School, was honored prior to the Musketeer’s victory over the Panthers on Sept. 1 for reaching 1,000 [...]
Corbyn Legendre named to ISBE’s student advisory council
Recently it was announced that Corbyn Legendre was selected to serve as a member of the Illinois State Board of Education’s Student Advisory Council. Legendre, [...]
A look at the work that’s being done at city hall
HARD AT WORK–Despite there being some extremely hot temperatures recently, over the past few weeks crews have been hard at work doing tuckpoint work on [...]
Dependahl is IDNR Volunteer of Year
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR–Rich Dependahl is pictured receiving the IDNR Volunteer of the Year Award from Illinois Department of Natural Resources interim Director Renée Snow. [...]
Randolph Society seeks nominations to honor county residents
The Randolph Society Foundation has begun the nomination process for its annual awards to honor outstanding historical citizens of Randolph County and their achievements. “The [...]
Wagner and Duncan are Athletes of the Month
Norah Wagner and Draedan Duncan have been named the Red Bud High School Athletes of the Month for August. Jena Gibbs with EXP Realty has [...]
NWTF hosted annual JAKES Day
JAKES DAY–The Randolph County Cutters and Strutters Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation held their annual JAKES Day event for local youth on Aug. [...]
RBHS band and chorus alumni invited to reunion performance
All past members of the Red Bud High School band and chorus are invited to a special reunion performance. “We’re calling on all former band [...]