FNB completes bank buy

 First National Bank of Waterloo announced that its parent company, First Waterloo Bancshares, Inc., has acquired the outstanding shares of common stock of Village Bancshares in St. Libory. The transaction…

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Locals named State Scholars

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission recently announced the latest students earning State Scholars distinction.  The students are selected annually based on ACT or SAT exams and sixth semester class rank…

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Toddler’s death mourned

One-year-old Ozzy Embrich of Red Bud passed away in his sleep last Tuesday, after which the community expressed sympathy to the family. Per the Randolph County Coroner’s Office, his death…

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Election filings begin Monday

The window to file petitions for candidacy in the April 2023 municipal elections opens this coming Monday and continues through Dec. 19. Several people have picked up election packets for…

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Police Blotter | 11-30-22

(Information in this report is gathered from police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty and charges may…

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