Tornadoes touch down in area

A thunderstorm that barreled through the region Sunday evening ahead of a cold front resulted in two brief tornado touchdowns in this area. The National Weather Service in St. Louis…

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Crash near Red Bud injures 4

The Red Bud Fire Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS responded shortly before 7:30 p.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries on Ames Road at Faust…

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Fatal crash near Red Bud

A woman died on scene and her husband perished at a hospital following a two-vehicle crash last Wednesday morning near Red Bud. According to the Illinois State Police, the incident…

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Red Bud project gets huge grant

Gov. JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and local leaders to announce Regional Site Readiness Program awards totaling $31 million to support site readiness activities…

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Tuesday crash near Red Bud

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 11:40 a.m. Tuesday to a single-car crash on Route 3 at LL Road just north of Red Bud. Responding agencies included the Monroe County Sheriff’s…

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A celestial spectacle

Monday’s total solar eclipse did not disappoint for those willing to venture  just a bit to the south of Monroe County and deal with traffic on main thoroughfares.  Some opted…

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Mason Kinney | Obituary

Mason Alexander Kinney, 19, of Red Bud, died March 6, 2024, at Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud. He was born to Nathan and Bethany (nee Dannenberg) Kinney on June…

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