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SGCMH holds job fair Wednesday

STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital is having a job fair Wednesday, September 13th from 1-6 p.m. The hospital currently is the No. 2 employer in Ste. Genevieve County with over 450 employees. Job openings include: cashiers, housekeepers, licensed practical nurses, medical assistants, medical receptionists, nutrition associates and cooks, phlebotomists, registered nurses, registration […]

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Memorial Hospital breaks ground on medical office building

CHESTER — Board members, medical staff, administration, rural health clinic employees, and contractors gathered Tuesday, September 5, 2023 for a groundbreaking ceremony of the new Medical Office Building (MOB) on the Memorial Hospital campus at 1900 State Street.     Construction of the state-of-the-art facility which, will be the new home of the Chester Clinic

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CHS FCA attends SIU-C vs Austin Peay football game

By Jim Beers CHESTER – Chester High School’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) group traveled to Southern Illinois University on Saturday September 2 to watch the Salukis take on the Governors of Austin Peay.   It was Family and Faith Daya at SIU and Christian groups from all across Southern Illinois were invited to take

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Chester Area Christian Food Pantry distribution held at Cohen

CHESTER – Chester Area Christian Food Pantry volunteer Bill Gross (right) watches as the St. Louis Area Food Bank truck driver unloads pallets of food to distribute at the August 23 Mobile Market. Jim Beers Photo     Carl Nitsche, a regular Chester Area Christian Food Pantry volunteer, takes a brief water break during the

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Hopkins and McDonough earn prestigious academic honors

College Board of National Recognition bestows honors for strong academic performance BY JIM BEERS CHESTER – Two Chester High School seniors, Garret Hopkins and Rylie McDonough, have been recognized by the Collage Board National Recognition Program for their excellent academic accomplishments throughout their high school careers to date. Chester High School’s Garret Hopkins and Rylie

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Chester Fire Department grateful for assistance at Tuesday fire

CHESTER — The Chester Fire Department thanked all the mutual aid companies and other first responders that assisted on a structure fire in Rockwood Tudesday.      In a post on social media the CFD thanked Steeleville Fire, Campbell Hill Fire, Ellis Grove Fire, Sparta Fire, MedStar Ambulance, Randolph County Sheriff Office, Steeleville PD and

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Jefferson College selected for Project Vision

HILLSBORO — Jefferson College has been included in a group of 45 two-year colleges not previously associated with Department of Undergraduate Education (DUE) programs, specifically smaller two-year colleges (with focus on rural colleges) or colleges with newer Presidents. The goal of this  project is to catalyze submissions of proposals the colleges.     Project Vision,

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