Randolph County News

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The academic achievements of more than 1,800 Southern Illinois University Carbondale students will be celebrated during spring 2023 commencement exercises May 12-13. Festivities start with the SIU School of Law commencement on Friday, May 12, at Shryock Auditorium. On Saturday, May 13, Banterra Center will hold two commencement ceremonies.

CHESTER – A reorganizational meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. in the High School Family & Consumer Science Classroom (217B) located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, Ill.   The public is invited to attend.   The tentative agenda:   AGENDA   1.Call

CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests. Cathrynn J. Corzine 22, St Louis MO, arrested April 24, 2023 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on a Randolph County warrant for failure to appear on a Randolph County warrant for operating uninsured motor vehicle.  Released after posting $500 cash bond.

RED BUD – State Representative David Friess (R-Redbud) was on hand to congratulate Violette Nast for winning the Governor’s Volunteer Service Award in their senior category (55+). Even though she is confined to a wheelchair, she doesn’t let that stop her from serving others. She has centered her life on giving in any way she

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The continued enrollment growth in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s nationally recognized aviation program is also an opportunity to bring new flight training planes online. SIU Aviation will welcome seven new Cessna 172s flight training airplanes into the program later this week.   “I am very excited at the prospect of

CARBONDALE, Ill. —The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale today (May 1) announced the inaugural recipients of the Paul Simon Democracy Prize. The institute is awarding three prizes of $5,000 each to current Illinois college or university students for the design and implementation of projects to revitalize democracy in their communities.   The winners

CHESTER – The tentative agenda has been released for tonight’s meeting of the Chester City Council.   The meeting is open to the public.   It begins at 6 p.m. and is held at city hall.

First call is 11:20 p.m. for an automobile extraction and second came at 12:57 a.m. for brush fire BY JIM BEERS Contributing Writer CHESTER – The Chester Fire Department had a busy end to the week when they were called out twice in a 97-minute period late Saturday night April 29 and in the very