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YellowJackets win barn-burner vs Rockets for first conference win of the 2025-26 season

Chester 46-Okawville 45 to improve to 3-4 overall and 1-1 in Cahokia Conference, Illinois Division   By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester YellowJackets hosted the Okawville Rockets Friday December 12 in their first home conference game of the season. Chester came into the game with an overall record of 2-4 and a Cahokia Conference,

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Ste. Genevieve High School Wrestling Results

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve girls and boys won at Festus Thursday.   The girls score was 63-12   Ste. Genevieve (STGENEV) 63.0 Festus (FESTUS) 12.0   100: Lexi Wolk (STGENEV) over   (FESTUS) (For.)105: Double Forfeit110: Addison  Cupp (FESTUS) over Abby Vogt (STGENEV) (Fall 0:50)115: Aila Wolk (STGENEV) over Zhamir Ford (FESTUS) (Fall 1:25)120: Hailey Davis (STGENEV) over Olivia White (FESTUS) (Fall 1:39)125: Lilli Farlow (STGENEV) over Natalie Dillion (FESTUS) (Fall 6:00)130: Kailyn Warren (STGENEV) over Alyvia Cusanelli (FESTUS) (Dec 7-5)135: Maggie Price (STGENEV) over   (FESTUS) (For.)140: Trinity Butler (FESTUS) over Ragan Picou (STGENEV) (Fall 1:55)145: Keely Fallert (STGENEV) over Mylah Dolde (FESTUS) (Fall 2:24)155: Aniston Cremer (STGENEV) over Kaylee Zimmer (FESTUS) (Fall 1:23)170: Anna Fischer (STGENEV) over   (FESTUS) (For.)190: Brylee Pollock (STGENEV) over   (FESTUS) (For.)235: McKynzie Lindsey (STGENEV) over   (FESTUS) (For.)   Ste. Genevieve boys defeated Festus 82-28.   Ste. Genevieve (STGENEV) 82.0 Festus (FESTUS) 28.0   106: Rhett Murphy (STGENEV) over   (FESTUS) (For.)113: Jace Amschler (STGENEV) over   (FESTUS) (For.)120: Kobe Fallert (STGENEV) over   (FESTUS) (For.)126: Nehemiah  Ford (FESTUS) over Brody Winters (STGENEV) (Dec 7-6)132: Triston Peterson (STGENEV) over Trey Strong (FESTUS) (MD 12-2)138: Max Kruppe (STGENEV) over Tristen  Deimund (FESTUS) (Fall 1:33)144: Cameron Vogt (STGENEV) over Conner Besore (FESTUS) (Fall 3:06)150: Ryan Peter (FESTUS) over Eli Wolk (STGENEV) (Fall 1:17)157: Drake  Meyer (STGENEV) over Noah Moss (FESTUS) (Fall 0:28)165: Owen Roth (STGENEV) over Michael McCabe (FESTUS) (Fall 0:26)175: Ryan Dabbs (FESTUS) over Dane Evelsizer (STGENEV) (Fall 1:30)190: Collin Niere  (FESTUS) over   (STGENEV) (For.)215: Madden  Wolk (STGENEV) over Landen Hummer (FESTUS) (Fall 1:46)285: Jacob Warren (STGENEV) over   (FESTUS) (For.)      

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Jan Elizabeth Sibley

A private graveside service will be held for 78-year-old Jan Elizabeth Sibley of Perryville, Missouri who passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at Holiday Residential Care, Perryville MO.   Jan was born April 17, 1947 in Cape Giarardeau, MO to Frank and Berniece (Farris) Sibley. They preceded her in death.   She is survived by

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Donald M. Hoehne

81-year-old Donald M. Hoehne of Frohna, Missouri passed away Monday, December 8, 2025 at his residence. He was born September 19, 1944 in Wittenberg, MO to Leonard O. and Leona A. (Riske) Hoehne who both preceded him in death.   He is survived by four children: Travis (Melissa) Hoehne of Jackson, Shawn (Doug) Parkinson of

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CHS Student Council hosts ‘Christmas Extravaganza’

Photos and Story By Jim Beers CHESTER – Saturday December 6, local children enjoyed lots of FREE Christmas activities thanks to the Chester High School Student Council. From 1:00 p.m. till 4:00 p.m., Student Council members hosted their first “Christmas Extravaganza” at Chester High School’s Dr. James F. Sharp Cafeteria and Colbert Memorial Gymnasium. The

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Despite enormous trade losses, Trump’s aid to Illinois farmers cut in half

SPRINGFIELD, IL — History is repeating itself as President Donald Trump announces a tariff aid package in response to his self-manufactured trade crisis that began shortly after he took office in January.   Due to the last major trade war during Trump’s first term, U.S. agricultural export losses exceeded an estimated $27 billion from mid-2018 to

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FBI offers $25,000 reward in triple homicide involving juvenile victim

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS — The Federal Bureau of Investigation, in partnership with the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, is announcing a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the unknown subject(s) involved in the homicides on Hoover Street on October 09, 2025.   On October 09, 2025, Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office responded to

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