Randolph County News

NEW ATHENS – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that lane closures will be in place on Illinois 13 at the Kaskaskia River Bridge north of New Athens in St. Clair County beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, June 8, weather permitting.   The lane closures are required for navigation lighting repairs on the bridge and will be […]

CHESTER – Chester City Hall has released this agenda for the next meeting of the city’s Parks and Recreation meeting Tuesday, June 9 at 6 p.m. in front of Field No. 3 at the Cohen Complex.   Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting Agenda Cohen Complex, in front of Field 3, Chester, Illinois 62233 Tuesday, June

EVANSVILLE, IN – Two students from Randolph County attending the University of Evansville have been named to the Dean’s List every fall and spring semester.   They are Hayley Drake of Walsh and Sidney Charles of Coulterville.   To merit the honor of being placed on the Dean’s List, a student must have carried a

RED BUD – Illinois State Representative David Friess has issued the following statement regarding passage of the $56 billion dollar Illinois state budget.   “Once again, in the dead of night, Illinois Democrats rammed through a record-breaking $56 billion budget, the largest spending plan in state history. To support this spending, Democrats included approximately $800

by Brooke Keltner CARBONDALE, Ill. — Loud applause and cheers filled Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140’s gymnasium as a group of seventh- and eighth-grade students received medals for placing in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s American Mathematics Olympiad (AMO). The recognition took place May 18 during Unity Point Junior High Awards Day, when 52 students in grades