Sun Times

Chester defeats Wesclin 20-0

By Jim Beers CHESTER – Chester remains UNDEFEATED with a 20-0 shut out at Wesclin Friday night September 27.   Jackets scored at 9:35 in the first quarter on a QB-Keeper by Zain Al-Jassim.   Hike was high for Karim Landeros’ kick so ball holder Tray Peters took the ball and ran for two-point conversion. […]

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Chester High School Lady Jackets place 5th at 2024 Cahokia Conference golf match

By Jim Beers CHESTER – The Chester High School Lady Jackets Golf Team traveled to the Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course in Okawville Thursday September 26 to compete in the 2024 Cahokia Conference Golf Tournament. The event featured teams from both the Illinois and Kaskaskia Divisions including Carlyle, Chester, Dupo, Marissa, Okawville, Red Bud, and

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River Region Sports Wrap for Monday, September 30, 2024

Football PERRYVILLE – Perryville 32, Grandview 0.   The Pirates play at Jefferson R-7 Friday night.   PERRYVILLE – St. Vincent beat Hayti 35-0.     The Indians play Bayless with Hancock Friday night.   STE. GENEVIEVE – Valle defeated Caruthersville 37-7   The Warriors host Ste. Genevieve for its rain-delayed homecoming half time show.

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Roy Turner

A Celebration of Life will be held at a future date for 56-year-old Roy Turner of Red Bud, Illinois, formerly of Chester, Illinois, who joined his grandmother and brother, Bradley, in heaven on Thursday, September 26, 2024.   He was born February 6, 1968 in Murphysboro to Elsie (nee Moranville) Turner. She survives in Chester.

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Clara Sue Stefani

A private service will be held for seven-day-old Clara Sue Stefani, who passed away at 5:21 a.m., Thursday, September 26, 2024 at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.   She was born at 8:31 p.m. Thursday, September 19, 2024 to Antonio and Morgan (nee Hesch) Stefani at Memorial Hospital, Shiloh, Illinois. Her parents survive

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CHS Boys Golf misses “Senior Day” win over Trico win by 1 stroke, 165-166

Jacket fans say goodbye to Max Blechle, Evan Dunning and Noah Homan By Jim Beers CHESTER – On a cool breezy, mostly overcast day, the Chester High School Boys’ Golf Team hosted the Trico Pioneers Golf Team in a dual match. The game was supposed to take place on Monday September 23, but rain caused

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A Night to Remember: The Ste. Genevieve Chamber Foundation’s First Farmer’s Table Community Dinner

On a beautiful yet unpredictable evening, the Ste. Genevieve Chamber Foundation made history with the inaugural Farmer’s Table Community Dinner, an event that was as heartwarming as it was inspiring. Despite a last-minute change in venue due to unexpected rain, the committee, volunteers, and community members pulled off an unforgettable night that celebrated local agriculture,

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American Red Cross prepares for Hurricane Helene; 18 disaster responders are deployed from Missouri and Arkansas

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – For the third time in just over a year, the American Red Cross is rapidly mobilizing volunteers and relief supplies to respond as Helene bears down on communities in the Florida Panhandle. The Red Cross has assigned some 360 trained disaster workers, stocked truckloads of supplies and is ready to open dozens

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Can you outrun a dinosaur?

PERRYVILLE – Students in Kersten Fulmer’s class at Perryville High School recently conducted a study to determine if they could outrun a dinosaur. The activity involved measuring their own legs to find which dinosaur had similar leg lengths and then competed against the Velociraptor (about 20-inch legs), Sanjauansaurus (25 inches), Deinonychus (30 inches), or Coelophysis (35

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