Jenny Gehrke, new Chester Grade School Band Director, registered 38 beginner band students at the 2026 event BY JIM BEERS The new school year always brings a familiar event to Chester Grade School 5th Graders. This event is the Annual 5th Grade Beginner Band Night where aspiring young musicians have the opportunity to select […]
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Memorial Hospital has been recognized by the Illinois Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations (ISHMPR) with an Honorable Mention in the Integrated Marketing Campaign category for its innovative vaccination awareness initiative, “Get Your Shot.” The recognition was presented during the ISHMPR Annual Conference and Pinnacle Awards, which honors outstanding achievements in healthcare marketing, communications,
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Memorial Hospital has been recognized by the Illinois Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations (ISHMPR) with an Award of Merit in the Community Outreach category for its Strategic Medical Office Building Transition, a comprehensive community engagement and communication campaign surrounding the transition of healthcare services to the hospital’s new Medical Office Building. L-R Back
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Tribute took place at CHS vs Red Bud football game; Mehring is an Assistant Coach for the Musketeers and just returned from a 7-month deployment BY JIM BEERS Chester High School recently recognized and honored a local soldier at a pre-game ceremony of the Chester vs Red Bud Football game, Friday October 9, 2026.
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Memorial Hospital recently held its annual Nursing Skills Day. The mandatory training event brought together nursing staff from across the organization for hands-on learning, skills validation, and collaboration, all aimed at enhancing the quality and safety of patient care. Throughout the three-day event, nurses reviewed and demonstrated a wide range of essential clinical and
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Students are rewarded for demonstrating Respect, Responsibility, Safety, and Empathy BY JIM BEERS Chester Grade School recognized 33 students on Friday September 18, 2026 in grades Kindergarten through 8th, for demonstrating the “HIVE” PBIS good character traits of either Respect, Responsibility, Safety, or Empathy. There are four “HIVE” PBIS characteristics that teachers and staff at
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Just in time for Halloween, Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Sharp Museum is hosting a reception to celebrate hidden or unknown animals and creatures that might also be a bit spooky. A Halloween Bash reception for “Spooks or Spoofs,” the museum’s national-juried cryptid-theme exhibition, is from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
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Memorial Hospital is proud to welcome 39 local high school students to the 2026-2027 Medical Explorers Program, continuing its mission of inspiring and educating future healthcare professionals. Now entering its seventh year, the program provides students with firsthand exposure to a wide variety of healthcare careers through hands-on experiences, educational presentations, facility tours, and job
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Dee Anderson shared photos on The Friends of the Chester Bridge Facebook page documenting cleanup and steel salvage work underway at the old Chester Bridge. The photos were taken between 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. yesterday from the Illinois riverfront near the Chester Water Treatment building and the Union Pacific Chester Subdivision. Crews continued working
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October 19, 2026 William W. Freestone 45, Chester, arrested October 13, 2026 by Chester Police for unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Pretrial Release. Ruth A. Phoenix 63, Ava, arrested October 15, 2026 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office for criminal damage to property. Is incarcerated. Cortez M. Nesbitt 27, Sparta, arrested October 16, 2026
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