October 2023

MSHP reports arrest

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest reports.   31-year-old Andere J. Millender of Godfrey Illinois was picked up at 11:50 a.m Wednesday on a warrant out of the St. Charles County Department of Corrections for no valid license. He was being held in the Ste. Genevieve County Jail pending […]

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SIU String Orchestra brings in ‘Autumn Serenades’ on Sunday

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The string orchestral talents of Southern Illinois University Carbondale students and faculty will help audiences ease into the fall on Sunday, Oct. 22. The recently formed SIU String Orchestra will perform the works of composers Antonín Dvořák, Gustav Mahler and Carl Nielsen at 2 p.m. in Shryock Auditorium and

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SIU’s Paul Simon Institute hosts Ray and Darin LaHood Oct. 30

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The political careers of a well-known Illinois political father-son duo and a special program that looks to the next 25 years of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute is set for Oct. 30. “An Illinois Political Family: A Conversation with Congressman Darin LaHood and former U.S. Secretary of

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Ste. Genevieve man seriously injured in Highway 61 crash

JEFFERSON CITY – A 29-year-old Ste Genevieve man suffered serious injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 61 in Ste. Genevieve Wednesday morning.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Ryan Mattison was taken to St. Louis University Hospital by an Air Evac helicopter.   The patrol says the crash happened when the southbound 2012

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Robert L. Grass

Robert L. Grass 84 years old Of Saint Mary, MO   Died Tuesday, October 17, 2023 At St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO   He was born November 18, 1938 in Ste. Genevieve, MO   Married to Mary (Kettinger) Grass on May 23, 1964   Survived By: Wife, Mary C. Grass of Saint

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Nedra I. Jany

Nedra I. Jany, 88, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:56 am, Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at Independence Care Center, Perryville, Missouri. She was born to the late Steve and Ella (nee Hoelscher) Cassetta on May 31, 1935 in Pinckneyville, Illinois. Nedra married Donald J. Jany on August 3, 1957 in Chester, Illinois; he preceded

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YellowJacket football loses defensive battle at Red Bud

Conference championship slips away in final minutes of game as Musketeers score winning touchdown By Jim Beers CHESTER – With the Cahokia Conference Illinois Division Championship on the line, the Chester High School YellowJacket Football Team traveled to Red Bud Friday October 13 to battle for the 2023 title. Chester senior Gage Hopkins, a 5’10”,

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Men’s basketball returns to Jefferson College with opening night celebration

HILLSBORO – Big-time men’s basketball returns to the Jefferson College Field House for the first time in more than three decades, and the welcome mat is being rolled out for the players and potential fans. Opening night begins with a Tailgate Party at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1, featuring free food and T-shirts for

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