Randolph County News

COLLINSVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting to discuss plans to replace the bridge that carries Illinois 4/15 over the Kaskaskia River near Fayetteville in St. Clair County. The meeting will be held:   Wednesday, March 19 4-7 p.m. St. Liborius Parish Center 911 Sparta St., St. Libory   The project […]

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — The inaugural Southern Illinois Nursing Educators Conference (SINEC) is coming to Southern Illinois University Carbondale on March 21 and registration is now underway for the event featuring Tim Bristol, founder of the nationally acclaimed nurse education leader of tomorrow, NurseTim.   Nurse educators and nursing students will find valuable

DECATUR, IL — Millikin University is pleased to announce the names of the outstanding undergraduates who have been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2024 semester. Three of the students named to the Dean’s list are from the River Region: Gabby Bievenue of Red Bud  Aaron Zoellner of Frohna  Will Simpson of Evansville 

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale will celebrate women, their accomplishments and strides they have made while also looking forward to a better tomorrow with a diverse assortment of special events in honor of Women’s History Month in March. “Women Educating and Inspiring Generations” is the theme of the commemoration. “Women’s

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Featuring the works of German composers Ludwig van Beethoven and Max Bruch, the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Symphony Orchestra will present a concert, on Tuesday, March 4, at Shryock Auditorium. The SIU Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Rossana Cauti, assistant professor of practice and SIU Symphony Orchestra director, will perform Tuesday,

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Simmons Law School will host the Illinois Supreme Court as justices hear oral arguments in two cases on March 18 in the Student Center. “This is an extraordinary opportunity for our students and the broader Southern Illinois community to witness the Illinois Supreme Court in action,” said Angela Upchurch, SIU

CHESTER — The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests.   Samantha M. Valigura 32, Sparta, arrested February 19, 2025 by Sparta Police on a Warren County MO warrant for failure to appear on an unlawful possession of controlled substance charge.  Is incarcerated.   Teannah S. Harris 30, Sparta, arrested February