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SIU Carbondale spring 2025 semester deans’ list released

CARBONDALE – Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s spring 2025 deans’ lists have been released. Please note: In the deans’ lists, the number following each student’s name designates year in school (1 = freshman; 2 = sophomore; 3 = junior; 4 = senior).  A “9” denotes a student who is either a senior with degree, unclassified or […]

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Three persons hurt in Highway 61 crash

JEFFERSON CITY – Three Ste. Genevieve residents suffered moderate injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 61 in Ste. Genevieve County Friday afternoon.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 33-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were taken to Mercy Hospital Jefferson and a 50-year-old woman was taken to Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital for

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Two St. Francois County men arrested for child sex crimes

FARMINGTON – The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) announces the arrest of 32-year-old Robert Rutherford-Sobol of Bonne Terre, MO, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, and 24-year-old Christopher C. Short of Farmington, MO, on May 21, 2025, for child sex crimes following an investigation by the DDCC’s Special Victims Unit

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SIU researchers study social lives of deer to prevent spread of fatal illness

by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Wildlife researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are using cameras to take a closer look at how deer socialize to better understand how a deadly disease is spread.     John Vinson, a postdoctoral associate at the Center for Wildlife Sustainability Research, and Nina Davis, an undergraduate in zoology,

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Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission meets Thursday

CHESTER – The Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission will meet Thursday at 6 p.m.   The tentative agenda:   Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission Agenda April 17, 2025   Pledge of Allegiance   Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes-Melissa Gross   Treasurer’s Report-Linda Rader/Brenda Owen Proposed 2026 budget-Brenda Owen   Public Petitions & Correspondence                 Standing Committee Reports Take Pride

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Randolph County Sheriff’s arrest reports

CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests.   Arrested were:   Michael J. Jaimet 43, Percy, arrested April 7, 2025 by Steeleville Police for domestic battery.  Is incarcerated.   Christa D. Poynor 38, Prairie Du Rocher, arrested April 7, 2025 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office for domestic battery. 

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Six CHS seniors are among the top students in Southern Illinois

CHESTER – Six Chester High School seniors were honored at the 2025 Southern Illinois Society of High School Achievement (SISHSA) Banquet Thursday.   The event, which is in its 53rd year of existence, honors the top students across Southern Illinois. The banquet takes place at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and features entertainment, a sit-down

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