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Six CHS seniors are among the top students in Southern Illinois

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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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Easter Blessings

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Jason Smith, member of Congress   The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He

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SIU photojournalism students’ talents featured in book highlighting Alto Pass, Cobden

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The work by Southern Illinois University Carbondale photojournalism students who used an April 2024 weekend workshop to chronicle the people and events in Cobden and Alto Pass is now available. SIU photojournalism students Dominique Martinez-Powell (left) and Abby Harris (right) and Julia Rendleman, an assistant professor in the School

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CHS Theatre production of ‘Addams Family’ is huge hit!

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Cast, crew, and orchestra wow crowds at each presentation and bring the house down consistently   By Jim Beers CHESTER — Chester High School’s 2025 production of “The Addams Family” was a huge success and pleased audiences at each show. The musical featured a cast of 10 main actors along with an additional 12 ancestors

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SGMS band students travel to Stifel Theatre for 0rchestra’s Batman performance

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STE. GENEVIEVE – On Sunday, April 6, Ste. Genevieve Middle School band and Fundamentals of Music students traveled to Stifel Theatre in St. Louis to attend a unique performance by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra: a live scoring of Batman, featuring composer Danny Elfman’s original music performed alongside the film.   This marks the fifth

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CHS hosts safety assembly and auto accident re-enactment

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CHS SADD Sponsor, Cheri Diercks-Boyd, and Chester Fire Department’s Tim Crow coordinate activities to encourage students’ safe choices   By Jim Beers CHESTER – For decades Chester High School has hosted numerous prom week activities to encourage safe choices for students. Historically nation-wide, homecoming week, prom week and graduation week have been famous for students

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SEMO Strong

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By Senator Jamie Burger When you grow up in southeastern Missouri, you understand right away that water goes where it wants. Last week’s storms wreaked havoc, and I know some of you are still struggling to overcome historic downpours and flooding. Thankfully, our community is SEMO strong and proud as the day is long when

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Chronic wasting disease continues to spread in Illinois

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SPRINGFIELD – Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, has been detected in Putnam, Marshall, Adams, and Peoria counties, expanding the geographic presence of the disease in free-ranging deer populations in northern Illinois, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced today.    Adams County is the first documented case recorded outside of the leading edge of the CWD

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