Randolph County News

CHESTER – Randolph County Sheriff Jarrod Peters has announced the arrest of two Lenzburg, Illinois men in connection to a criminal damage to property investigation at the Prairie State Energy’s Jordan Grove Mine Site, located near Randolph County Line Road, south of Marissa, Illinois.   On Sunday, May 7th, 2023, Sparta Police Department arrested 27-year-

CHESTER – The Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission meets Thursday.   The tentative agenda:    

CHESTER – A regular meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held May 17, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. in the High School Family & Consumer Science Classroom (217B) located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, IL.    AGENDA Call to Order and Roll Call – 6:00 p.m. Executive Session 2.1. For the

LEXINGTON, Virg. — Emily Loesing, a native of Sparta, was recently initiated into the Murray State University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society. The Society welcomed 1,869 new initiates from 78 universities during April 2023.   Students initiated into the Society must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional students in the

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kaitlyn Chung of Sparta has qualified for Belmont University’s Spring 2023 Dean’s List. Approximately 49 percent of Belmont’s 6,552 undergraduate students were named.   Belmont Provost Dr. David Gregory said, “For Belmont’s vision of becoming the leading Christ-centered university in the world to be realized, having a student body that is keenly

CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests.   Tomiya S. Lawless 42, Coulterville, arrested May 10, 2023 by Coulterville Police on an Illinois Department of Correction warrant for parole violation.  Is incarcerated.   Aricca L. Fullington 36, Chester, arrested May 10, 2023 by Chester Police for resisting a