November 2021

CHESTER –The First United Methodist Church in Chester held its annual evening of Trick or Treating in front of the Church on Halloween, Sunday October 31st.  Hundreds of children and their parents visited the Church and enjoyed receiving plenty of delicious candy provided by members of the congregation. Photo by Jim Beers Following the event from

CHESTER — The Randolph County Health Department reported five new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths as of Monday. There are 17 active cases with no one in the hospital. There have been 5,641 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. There have been 5,524 recoveries and 100 deaths. The Illinois Department of

CHESTER — Chester Grade School has announced the winners of the October 15 Character Awards presentation. The list includes these 12 students:  Cash Hargis, Arizona Rose, Brandon Marquez, Landyn Phillips, Jaylee Belton, Grace Medford, Jaxon Hanna, Ellen Shipley, Haley Sellers, Decklin Forsting, Tegan Breedon, and Edinson Aroche.   Pictured here (left to right) are Ellen

CHESTER — The Chester Fire Department was “called out” to a fire Saturday October 23 at 3:03 p.m. to 217 West Holmes Street on the Hardees parking lot.  There was a report of smoke coming out of the vents of a red Ford Ranger truck.  The truck belonged to Richard and Bridget Stubits of Chester

CHESTER — The members of Beta Delta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma enjoyed an informative presentation by Randolph County Sheriff’s Deputy Jonathan Barbour at a recent meeting.  Randolph County Sheriff’s Deputy Jonathan Barbour speaks to members of Beta Delta Chapter.  He focused on helpful information regarding scams and personal safety for adults. Deputy Barbour has