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CHS and CGS students attend assembly to learn about teen anxiety

Anxiety expert, Brittany Richmond, gives hints to help teens deal with anxiety   By Jim Beers CHESTER – Monday October 27 Chester High School hosted an assembly for all high school students and Chester Grade School sixth, seventh, and eighth graders.   The event was brought to the Chester students by the Comwell Health Communities […]

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Chester High School announces October Students of the Month

CHESTER – The Chester High School October Students of the Month are     (left to right) Lucas Buskirk, Kingston Turner, Devin Neal, Addison Gottschammer, Peyton Dickson, and Annah Helvey Ahring. The Student of the Month Program is coordinated by teachers, Jackie Clendenin, Social Studies and Brittany Mueller, Science. Jim Beers Photo

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Chester Cemetery and Finance Committee, City Council meets tonight

CHESTER – The Chester Cemetery and Finance Committee and City Council will meet this evening.   The Cemetery and Finance Committee will meet at 5 p.m.   The City Council will meet at 6 p.m.   Both meetings will be held in the Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street.   The tentative agenda for the city

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The Aspen Institute names Mineral Area College as a Top 200 U.S. community college eligible for the 2027 Aspen Prize

ASPEN, Colo. – The Aspen Institute named Mineral Area College as one of the 200 institutions eligible to compete for the 2027 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s premier recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges.   The Top 200 colleges were selected based on publicly available student outcomes data, including

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SIU’s International Guitar Festival features classical guitarist Marcos Vinicius

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The 10th edition of the Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Music International Guitar Festival on Saturday, Nov. 1, will feature internationally acclaimed Brazilian classical guitarist Marcos Vinicius.   Vinicius will be present a recital that takes the audience through the classical guitar repertoire in Brazil, Argentina and Spain. The 7 p.m.

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SIU among select U.S. schools to test young bulls for breeding potential

by Kim Rendfeld CARBONDALE, Ill. – Thirty-four bulls have arrived at Southern Illinois University Carbondale to be evaluated over the next several months for desirable growth performance, carcass and genetic traits that can be passed down to offspring. (Above) Samantha Wuest, program coordinator of University Farms, and SIU zoology major Cecilia Castillo prepare a bull

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