Randolph County News

CHESTER – Gilster-Mary Lee President and CEO Tom Welge has issued a statement regarding the OSHA findings concerning the fatal accident last June. “Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation’s core values are food and employee safety. They are of equal importance and guide all our and our employees’ actions.  Any on the job injury is unacceptable and upsetting […]

CHESTER – Children across Randolph County will have greater access to early literacy opportunities thanks to a generous donation from the Donald and Mary Alice Welge Charitable Trust. This gift directly supports enrollment in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, ensuring more local children receive free, high-quality books delivered to their homes each month. The program was facing the

SPARTA, Illinois – The Sparta Police Department has released its latest report of arrests.     On Thursday, January 8 at approximately 1:15 PM, an officer with the Sparta Police Department arrested 36 year old Katie M. Wagoner of Coulterville, IL for the following: Retail Theft over $500 and Resisting a Peace Officer    

ADELPHI, MD — A Steeleville woman was among more than 18,700 University of Maryland Global Campus students who have been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2025 term.   To earn the honor Jessica Whittom of Steeleville was required to complete at least six credits during the term, earned a grade point average of at least

SEWARD, NE  JAN 20, 2026 — Christine Liefer of Red Bud was one of 267 Concordia University, Nebraska students recently named to the honors list for the Fall 2025 semester.   Students must earn a 3.90 GPA or higher while also completing a minimum of 12 credit hours to be eligible for this list.   About Concordia University, Nebraska Concordia

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee State University is congratulating 6,647 students who appear on the dean’s list for the Fall 2025 semester, including Nolan Mudd of Evansville, Ill.   To qualify for this distinction, an undergraduate student must maintain a current semester grade-point average of 3.5 or above and earn at least 12 semester hours.   Founded in 1911 as

TUSCALOOSA, AL – A total of 15,388 students enrolled during Fall Semester 2025 at The University of Alabama were named to the dean’s list with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the president’s list with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s). These driven students are making waves across UA’s more than 70 undergraduate programs and 12