November 2025

SIU Student Speakers Forum on Nov. 6 looks at today’s influencers

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — In today’s bull rush of messages and opinions that look to sway people’s opinions, Chester’s Kaleb Rehmer, senior, communication studies, and four other Southern Illinois University Carbondale undergraduate students will share their thoughts on influence on Thursday, Nov. 6, in Morris Library’s John C. Guyon Auditorium.   This semester’s […]

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Chester Football announces Week 11 ‘Special Teams Player of the Week’ and ‘Practice Players of the Week’

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Weekly ‘Special Teams” player of the week is sponsored by Korando Heating and Cooling, and ‘Practice Player of the Week’ is sponsored by Knight Hawk Coal. By Jim Beers CHESTER – Chester High School Head Football Coach, Billy Belton, has announced his Week 11 “Special Teams” player of the week and his “Practice Players” of

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Loretta Bievenue

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A memorial service will be held Thursday, November 6, 2025 for 82-year-old Loretta Bievenue of Red Bud, Illinois, who passed away Friday, October 31, 2025, at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis, Missouri.   She was born August 13, 1943 in Red Bud to Oscar and Veletha (nee Wegener) Koester who both preceded her in death.

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