Chester Bridge implosion scheduled for Sept. 28
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Randolph County News
Registration open for the Southern Illinois 2026 Business Plan Competition
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois entrepreneurs with a bold idea or growth plan are invited to enter the Southern Illinois 2026 Business Plan Competition powered by Regions for a chance to win a share of more than $20,000 in cash and in-kind services. Funded by a generous gift from Regions Bank, the competition aims to
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Chester High School 2026 Homecoming Candidates
Chester High School Homecoming is the week of September 21-26, 2026. The 2026 Homecoming Queen will be crowned Friday September 25 at halftime of the Chester vs Carlyle game. The King will be crowned at the 2026 Homecoming Dance Saturday September 26. The Queen Candidates are (front row, left to right) Addy Jany, a junior.
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Memorial Hospital Welcomes Kara Roth, FNP-C, DNP, to Convenient Care Team
Memorial Hospital is pleased to welcome Kara Roth, FNP-C, DNP, to the Memorial Hospital Convenient Care team. Roth brings a diverse background in nursing, family practice, emergency care, and walk-in clinic services. She began her nursing career as a registered nurse in 2015 and went on to earn her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Southern
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Randolph County Sheriff’s Report
September 21, 2026 Joshua T. Brown 26, Chester, arrested September 14, 2026 by Chester Police on a Randolph County warrant for failure to appear on a burglary charge. Is incarcerated. Brittany M. Shaw 36, Perryville MO, arrested September 14, 2026 by Steeleville Police on a Randolph County warrant for failure to appear in
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Red Bud Fire Department gives thanks for assistance during recent fire
We wanted to take a minute to give some thanks where they are due. On Friday afternoon we were paged to a call of smoke in a building. When we arrived on scene we discovered a working structure fire with extension into the ceiling. A call was immediately put out for mutual aid to Hecker
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Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois Receives Grant from the American Water Charitable Foundation
Glen Carbon, Illinois – September 17, 2026 – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois announced today it was awarded an American Water Charitable Foundation STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) Education grant, supporting STEM-related curricular and extracurricular programs focused on expanding access to STEM opportunities for girls across Southern Illinois. This grant will be used to help
CHS holds 911 remembrance
All-School Assembly and prior to the Chester-Sparta game Students hear about the day America experienced the 911 terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 BY JIM BEERS On Friday September 11, 2026 students and faculty at Chester High School joined together at an all-school assembly to remember the day 25-years ago that America experienced the
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CHS honors teacher-coach-soldier
Captain Wyatt Ruehling, who has been called to active duty, is honored at school-wide assembly and at CHS vs Sparta football game BY JIM BEER Chester High School teacher and football coach, Wyatt Ruehling, was honored at a school-wide assembly Friday September 11. Ruehling is both a social studies teacher at CHS as well
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City of Chester Agendas
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA September 21, 2026 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING CORRESPONDENCE REPORTS Mayor City Treasurer City Clerk Approve raffle licenses – Approve Business Licenses and/or Incentive Applications – Approve Excavation permits City Attorney City Engineer COMMITTEE REPORTS Finance Committee (Alderman Wagner) – Approve payment of
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