Randolph County News

SIU’s McLeod Theater is the place to lose your blues and get ‘Footloose’ Aug. 3-6

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — It’s time to get with Ren and his classmates as the All Southern High School Theater Project (ASHSTP) visits Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s McLeod Theater stage next month and gets “Footloose.”   The ‘Footloose’ cast rehearses a dance for the first act.   The McLeod Summer Playhouse (MSP) musical  is co-sponsored by Artspace […]

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Lindsey Lankford receives scholarship from Girl Scouts of the USA

GLEN CARBON, Ill. – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois proudly recognizes Lindsey Lankford from Glen Carbon, Illinois.     She is a member of the 2023 Girl Scout Gold Award class and recipient of a $10,000 scholarship from Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) for her work on providing sensory support to students with disabilities.

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SIU’s XPRIZE team and their carbon capture efforts featured in a film

by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – The folks from XPRIZE Carbon Removal are putting Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s ideas for capturing carbon in the movies, and the team’s debut hits YouTube this week. Scott Hamilton-Brehm, a faculty researcher, works with Tia Zimmerman, a master’s student in micro and biochemical molecular biology, center, Bethany Egge, a

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Randolph County Sheriff’s office report

CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest reports.   Nathan D. Seyler 43, Chester, arrested July 17, 2023 by Chester Police for domestic battery.  Is incarcerated.   Bonnie C. Dickenson 29, Chester, arrested July 18, 2023 by Chester Police for aggravated battery, unlawful possession of controlled substance, unlawful possession of narcotic instrument

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Chester Ordinance and Public Property Committee meets in special session

CHESTER – The Chester Ordinance and Public Property Committee meets in special session at 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 2 in the municipal building 1330 Swanwick Street.   NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING   CITY OF CHESTER ORDINANCE & PUBLIC PROPERTY COMMITTEE     Notice is hereby given that the Ordinance & Public Property Committee of the

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Body of E. St. Louis man found near Nashville, Illinois

From an ISP news release WASHINGTON COUNTY – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was requested by the Washington County Sheriff’s Department to investigate the body of a 44-year-old East St. Louis man found in the area of Lunte Creek Road, west of Nashville, in Washington County.     On July

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