CHESTER — The Randolph County Health Department reported five new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths as of Monday. There are 17 active cases with no one in the hospital. There have been 5,641 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. There have been 5,524 recoveries and 100 deaths. The Illinois Department of […]
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By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER — The City of Chester is recovering from the tornado that struck Sunday night October 24th. According to Mayor Tom Page, a focused team effort helped to keep citizens safe and that same team effort is helping the community to make a smoother and quicker recovery than one
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CHESTER — Chester Grade School has announced the winners of the October 15 Character Awards presentation. The list includes these 12 students: Cash Hargis, Arizona Rose, Brandon Marquez, Landyn Phillips, Jaylee Belton, Grace Medford, Jaxon Hanna, Ellen Shipley, Haley Sellers, Decklin Forsting, Tegan Breedon, and Edinson Aroche. Pictured here (left to right) are Ellen
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CHESTER — The Chester Fire Department was “called out” to a fire Saturday October 23 at 3:03 p.m. to 217 West Holmes Street on the Hardees parking lot. There was a report of smoke coming out of the vents of a red Ford Ranger truck. The truck belonged to Richard and Bridget Stubits of Chester
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CHESTER — The members of Beta Delta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma enjoyed an informative presentation by Randolph County Sheriff’s Deputy Jonathan Barbour at a recent meeting. Randolph County Sheriff’s Deputy Jonathan Barbour speaks to members of Beta Delta Chapter. He focused on helpful information regarding scams and personal safety for adults. Deputy Barbour has
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PERRYVILLE – Perry County Sheriff Gary Schaaf reported the arrest of the elusive 29-year-old John Huckstep of Perryville who authorities have been looking for recently. Schaaf says Huckstep was finally taken into custody after a short foot pursuit Monday morning on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear on a theft/stealing charge. After being
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INDIANAPOLIS – Several Ste. Genevieve FFA members attended the National FFA Convention in Indy.
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STE. GENEVIEVE — For International Infection Prevention Week in October we encourage everyone to continue to learn preventative measures against infection. Get information about Covid-19 and SGCMH at https://www.stegenevievehospital.org/…/coronavirus… #providerofchoice #becomingamericasbestruralhealthcare
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is reporting a jump in COVID-19 cases in Perry County. The department reports Perry County had 70 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 for a daily average of 10 and no deaths in the seven days ending October 28 for a total of
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BOSTON, Mass. — Missouri gas prices have risen 5.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.12/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Gas prices in Missouri are 26.4 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.36/g higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price
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