August 2023

Chester High Golfer will play at McKendree this fall

Clayton Andrews signs to compete at the collegiate level in 2023 By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – Clayton Andrews will have the opportunity to continue his golf career this fall at McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois.  Andrews signed a letter of intent to study at McKendree and compete for Bearcats Golf Team.             McKendree […]

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CHS Football finishes off-season and summer workouts

Official start of 2023 season is Monday August 7 with preview night August 18 and season opener August 25 By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – The Chester High School YellowJacket Football Team has wrapped up its off-season training and has begun the official 2023 season with two-a-day practice sessions. The YellowJackets ended their 2022

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Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School has three new teachers and a new administrator

EVANSVILLE – Christ Our Savior Lutheran High school installed Administrator Sherry Prange, and three new teachers. Mr. Micah Preuss, Mrs. Jessica Preuss and Pastor Lyle Buettner on Sunday.     Micah Preuss, Jessica Preuss, Sherry Prange and Pastor Buettner. COS is fully staffed for the upcoming school year.    The Installation service was held at

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Citizens Electric directors will return $3 million to members

PERRYVILLE, Mo. –  The Citizens Electric Corporation’s Board of Directors has authorized a capital credit retirement of approximately $3.0 million to members who had service with the Corporation during the years of 1997, 1998, & 2020. The amount of the refund to individual members depends upon the amount of electricity purchased during that time. Prior

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David Koester named to Concordia University-Wisconsin Spring Honors List

MEQUON, Wis. – Concordia University Wisconsin officials have released the Spring Honors List for the 2022-23 academic year.   To be eligible for the honor, students must achieve a minimum 3.60 GPA and complete at least 12 undergraduate credits.   Among the students named to the list:   Red Bud, Ill.   David Koester, Freshman,

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Department of Social Services encourages Missourians to monitor and protect their identity after third-party cyber-attack

JEFFERSON CITY – The Department of Social Services encourages Missourians to monitor and protect their identity after third-party cyber-attack   The Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) is responding to a May 2023 data security incident that occurred with IBM Consulting (IBM) that involved Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer software. IBM is a vendor that provides

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EPA partially approves, partially disapproves Missouri’s list of impaired waters

LENEXA, Kan — Environmental Protection Agency has partially approved and partially disapproved Missouri’s 2022 list of impaired waters and transmitted its decision to the state.   EPA’s decision document provides a more detailed description of EPA’s review and the basis for this action. The decision document, including the approved portion of the 2022 impaired waters list,

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Five Missouri WIC local agencies honored as exemplary breastfeeding peer support programs by USDA

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.  – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded four WIC local agencies with the 2023 Gold WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence for exemplary efforts in supporting breastfeeding WIC mothers.   The four agencies are: Carroll County Health Department WIC, Family Care Health Centers WIC, Stone County Health Department WIC and

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