A team approach utilizing a partnership with CHS, the Mississippi Valley Art Guild, and a generous stipend from the Lambda State Foundation for Educational Studies, is making art a possibility at CHS By Jim Beers CHESTER, ILL – Several years ago, the art program at Chester High School was discontinued. That left a huge […]
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PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District 32 Board of Education has announced Lacey Amschler as the next Principal of the Perryville Primary Center and Michael-Ann Kellerman as the next Assistant Principal at Perry County Middle School. Both appointments were approved during a special meeting on Monday, Feb. 23. Lacey Amschler
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CHICAGO – In recognition of their innovation, complexity, overall design and economic impact, the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois (ACEC Illinois) has announced awards to the state’s best infrastructure projects and design teams during its 2026 Engineering Excellence Awards. The top construction projects honored are transformative projects completed for the Village of Antioch, Flyover Attractions by Pursuit
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SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announces a new location for the return of the Illinois Product Expo, taking place Saturday, March 7, and Sunday, March 8. The popular event has outgrown the Orr Building and is moving to the Expo Building at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. For 27 years, the Illinois
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reminds Missouri hunters and anglers that related annual permits expire at the end of February, including 2025 permits for small game, fishing, trout fishing, and combination hunting and fishing. Annual permits are available for purchase. Permits for spring turkey hunting and some other upcoming hunting seasons
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JEFFERSON CITY – The National Weather Service reports 16 Missourians died because of tornadoes in 2025, making it the deadliest year for tornadoes in the state since at least 158 people were killed in the Joplin EF-5 tornado in 2011. NWS also reports three flooding deaths last year and one death because of a severe
CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests: Philip L. Henseler 24, Salem, arrested February 17, 2026 by Chester Police for criminal sexual assault. Is incarcerated. Ezekiel N. Hantz 19, DuQuoin, arrested February 18, 2026 by Chester Police on a Perry County IL warrant for failure to appear
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PERRYVILLE – The Perryville Police Department has released its latest reports. 55-year-old Jeanette Davis of St. Charles was take into custody on a warrant out of St. Charles County following a traffic stop in Perryville on Wednesday, February 18th. A subject went to the Perry County Joint Justice Center at 2 p.m. Wednesday,
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SHILOH – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that intermittent nighttime lane closures on Illinois 158 between Highway 50 and Illinois 161 in St. Clair County begin today, Feb. 23, for road repairs. The project is anticipated to be completed this summer. Motorists should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Saint Francis Healthcare System is pleased to welcome Leslie Evans-Hedge, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C to Cape Neurology Specialists. Leslie graduated from Maryville University, St. Louis, MO in 2015. Leslie is an adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner. Cape Neurology Specialists offers a full spectrum of neurological services, including inpatient and outpatient
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