TaShawn Palacio and Ty Tindall earn “Special Teams” and “Practice Player” honors for Week 5 BY JIM BEERS The Chester High School Football Program presents two weekly special player awards throughout the football season. The first award is the “Special Teams” player of the week and the other is the “Practice Player” of the […]
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Chester improves to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in Cahokia Conference, Illinois Division BY JIM BEERS The Chester YellowJacket Football Team traveled to Wesclin Friday September 18 to take on the Warriors. It was mostly a one-horse (YellowJacket) show with Chester leading 17-0 after one quarter of play and 34-0 at halftime. The third quarter
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The Mineral Area College Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 24, 2026, in the VanHerck Board Room on the Park Hills campus. Board of Trustees MeetingMineral Area CollegeThursday, September 24, 2026VanHerck Board RoomWork SessionExecutive SessionOpen Session9:00 a.m.At Conclusion of Work Session10:00 a.m.AgendaI. Call to Order – Mrs.
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September 21, 2026 Joshua T. Brown 26, Chester, arrested September 14, 2026 by Chester Police on a Randolph County warrant for failure to appear on a burglary charge. Is incarcerated. Brittany M. Shaw 36, Perryville MO, arrested September 14, 2026 by Steeleville Police on a Randolph County warrant for failure to appear in
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Memorial Hospital is pleased to welcome Kara Roth, FNP-C, DNP, to the Memorial Hospital Convenient Care team. Roth brings a diverse background in nursing, family practice, emergency care, and walk-in clinic services. She began her nursing career as a registered nurse in 2015 and went on to earn her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Southern
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) reminds parents and caregivers that properly securing children in the appropriate car seat, booster seat, or seat belt is one of the most important steps they can take to protect a child in a vehicle. Illinois recognizes the week of September 21-27, 2026 as Child Passenger Safety Week.
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CHICAGO — The Illinois Municipal League (IML) elected new officers to lead the association at its Annual Business Meeting, which was held on Saturday, September 19, as a part of the 113th IML Annual Conference at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. IML membership unanimously elected Mayor John C. Lewis, City of Mount Vernon, to serve
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Sept. 18, 2026 – (Ste. Genevieve, MO) – Congratulations to Josef Rottler, Ste. Genevieve High School’s Rotary Student of the Month for September. Josef is the son of Maria Rottler and Wade Rottler. Josef’s scholastic honors include earning magna cum laude recognition as a freshman and junior and summa cum laude recognition as a sophomore,
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(Ste. Genevieve, MO) – Congratulations to Simon Fritsch, Ste. Genevieve High School’s Elks Student of the Month for September. Simon is the son of Andrea and Jerry Fritsch. Simon’s scholastic honors include ranking first in his graduating class and earning summa cum laude recognition every semester. He has also earned course awards in World
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her office has issued cease-and-desist letters to multiple prediction market operators offering sports “event contracts” to Missourians. Facilitating such “event contracts” constitutes unlicensed sports wagering under Missouri law. The Attorney General’s Office sent cease-and-desist letters to six companies: Polymarket, Kalshi, Crypto.com, Novig, Underdog, and Robinhood. “Missourians
