Randolph County News

CHESTER – The regular meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. in the Chester Community High School Juergens Gym located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, Illinois.   The meeting is open to the public.   The tentative agenda for the meeting:  

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois is a haven for outdoor activities, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center will host the inaugural Southern Illinois Outdoor Summit, a March 28 event to foster growth in the region’s outdoor industry. The free event, which kicks off with registration and coffee at 8 a.m.,

CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has releases its latest arrest reports. Chyna J. Sikic 28, Percy, January 7 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on a Grundy County IL warrant for failure to appear on a bringing contraband into a penal institution charge, a Will County IL warrant for failure to appear on a

CHESTER – Your brain health is a no brainer!   This winter, Memorial Hospital in Chester is offering a three-part series presented by Robin Ridgley, Family Life Educator with the University of Illinois Extension. The free classes will help you strengthen your brain health and keep your brain healthy.   The series will be held

EVANSVILLE, IN — Hayley Drake of Walsh, Illinois was named to the University of Evansville Dean’s List for the Fall 2024 semester. Students at UE are named to the Dean’s List every fall and spring semester. To merit the honor of being placed on the Dean’s List, a student must have carried a full academic

LEBANON, ILL. — McKendree University congratulates students who made the President’s List for achieving a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the fall 2024 semester. Madison Hasemeyer of Ellis Grove, Ill. Austin Downing of Evansville, Ill. Evan Dressel of Red Bud, Ill. Ashley Taylor of Red Bud, Ill. Sarah Steibel of Ruma, Ill. Founded in

LEBANON, IL– Congratulations to students on the McKendree University Dean’s List for earning a grade point average of 3.60 or higher for the fall 2024 semester. Lucas Thompson of Chester, Ill. Susan Vining of Coulterville, Ill. Emily Cooley of Prairie Du Rocher, Ill. Dylan Cathell of Red Bud, Ill. Miranda Frisbie of Red Bud, Ill. Adam Piel

SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Representative David Friess, R-Red Bud, took the oath of office on Wednesday at the inauguration ceremony of the 104th General Assembly held at the Sangamon Auditorium on the campus of the University of Illinois Springfield. Rep. Friess has served the 115th District since 2021, which includes portions of Randolph, Perry, Monroe,