The Red Bud Fire Department responded about 9:30 a.m. Thursday to a fire reported at Auto Crafters, 1360 W. Market Street, ...

With local elections coming in April, Monday was the deadline for candidates to submit their filings. There appear to be only ...

A Red Bud man entered a guilty plea for a 2023 murder in that city. The North County News reported that Shawn Porter, 49, ...

Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board featured a dozen appointments and reappointments, a discussion of the budget for ...

The Village of Valmeyer added two new staff members during its board meeting on Nov. 12, swearing in Tim Richards as village ...

An old red caboose that served as a residence caught fire early Saturday afternoon just north of Columbia in rural St. Clair ...

The high school girls basketball season tipped off with two local tournaments this week. The 14th annual Columbia Tip-Off ...

Columbia High School volleyball standout Claire Sandstrom was recently selected to the Illinois Volleyball Coaches ...

Local school districts can once again take pride in their growth over the past year as the Illinois Report Card indicates ...

Earlier this fall, I was touring the Alps in central Europe. There were countless beautiful churches. On the side wall of one ...

With the regular season concluded for local parks, the Waterloo Park District Board’s regular meeting featured talk of taxes, ...

Here come the leaves. It’s always interesting to me how long it takes for the leaves to fall off completely. It’s also ...