Sun Times

Local artisan Terry Knop will talk honey bees at library

CHESTER — The public is invited to come out to the Chester Public Library this Tuesday evening at 6 to learn about honey bees.   The talk is being presented as part of the library’s summer reading program.   Visitors will learn what it’s really like to care for honey bees—from hive maintenance to honey […]

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Sparta Police report

SPARTA, Ill. – The Sparta Police Department reports the arrest of 48-year-old Jamie R Wilson of Sparta on charges of domestic battery, aggravated battery of a peace officer, and resisting/obstructing a peace officer.     Police say Wilson was arrested around 9:28 p.m. Saturday, June 21, 2025.

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Wilfred William Renner

A funeral will be held Thursday, June 26, 2025 for 90-year-old Wilfred William Renner of Perryville, Mo. who passed away Saturday, June 21, 2025 at St. Francis Medical Center.   He was born January 6, 1935 in Perryville, MO to William Joseph and Cecelia Juliana Bohnert Renner.   He and Mary Lucille (Behrle) Renner were

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Eric Robinson

A funeral will be held Wednesday, June 25, 2025 for 53-year-old Eric Robinson of Perryville, Mo. who passed away Friday, June 20, 2025 at his residence surrounded by family and friends. He was born January 6, 1972 in Perryville, Mo. to Roy and Susan (McClure) Robinson, who survives in Perryville.   Eric was the first

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Able Flight, SIU Aviation offers the sky to student pilots with disabilities

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — There are comparable skill sets that a trauma nurse and pilot must possess. Brandi Fields knows one and is quickly learning the other as one of five students in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 2025 Able Flight program hosted by SIU Aviation.     (Above) Able Flight student Brandi Fields

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