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CHESTER, IL. – Brett Bollmann, CEO at Memorial Hospital named Jennifer Donjon Employee of the Quarter for the First Quarter 2026 on April 8, 2026.     Jennifer Donjon and Brett Bollmann, CEO   Jennifer Donjon, Lab Lead Rural Health Clinic Phlebotomist at Memorial Hospital, has been employed at Memorial since November 2011. When asked

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Have you ever tried sailing a banana? Or perhaps floating on a canopy bed or giant guitar? There’s just no telling what people will be paddling around Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Campus Lake April 18 when the Great Cardboard Boat regatta makes its 51st appearance. Make plans now to

by Brooke Keltner CARBONDALE, Ill. – The public is invited to a free event on Earth Day that highlights nature, conservation and Southern Illinois’ unique ecology through immersive experiences – some of which feel out of this world. Teachers from Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s River Region Master Teaching Fellows Program are proud to host the

Prom is Saturday April 11 By Jim Beers CHESTER – It is Prom Week 2026 at Chester High School and on Wednesday April 8 the 2026 Prom Court was announced. The Chester High School 2026 Prom Court includes (Front Row, Left to Right): Aubrey Colvis, Junior Princess Candidate; Annah Helvey-Ahring, Senior Queen Candidate; Addison Gottschammer,

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale students continue to show they can compete with advertising professionals at the regional ADDYs. Saluki advertising students brought home a bevy of honors in the recent American Advertising Federation of Southern Illinois American Advertising Awards     Saluki AdLab students who garnered recently garnered regional