CHESTER, Ill. – The City of Chester Personnel and Insurance Committee will meet in special session Wednesday, June 28 at 10 a.m. in the municipal building at 1330 Swanwick Street in Chester. The tentative agenda:
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale is being honored for its commitment as one of the nation’s top transfer-friendly institutions by an academic honors society for associate-degree granting colleges and universities. SIU Carbondale is among 208 public and private colleges and universities listed on Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s 2023
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — You can read about how to use a trowel and how to measure and document a site. But until you are in the dirt, with stiff muscles and the sweat running down your back, until you have the excitement of uncovering some real history, you don’t really know archaeology. That’s what
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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital in Chester, hosted a Junior Explorers Camp June 19-21. This three-day camp provided educational and hands-on-activities for students entering 6th-8th grade. During the camp, the students heard from 14 hospital departments, Chester Family Dental, the Chester Fire Department, and they were trained in CPR, the Heimlich maneuver, and first aid. The
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has received a $10,000 grant to help with the cost of new ballistic plate carrier vests and Kevlar helmets for its patrol deputies. Sheriff Peters would like to thank the Randolph County Board of Commissioners for their willingness to make sure our Deputies are equipped with the
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — A pilot workshop next month at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will give participants a chance to discover a longstanding Renaissance era tradition of artistic anatomy by studying cadavers and learning from human anatomy and medical experts. The intensive four-day Artistic Anatomy Drawing Workshop, July 13-16, melds the arts and sciences
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CHESTER – The American Red Cross conducted a blood drive June 15 at the Chester American Legion. Katie Koester and Nathan Koester of Coulterville enjoy snacks while they recover from donating blood Thursday June 15 at the American Legion in Chester. Both Koester’s are regular donors at the American Legion Blood Drives.
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CHESTER — The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests. Ronald J. Ballheimer 50, Christopher IL, arrested June 12, 2023 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on a Randolph County warrant for probation violation. Bond amount is $5,000. Is incarcerated. James O. Partridge 52, Murphysboro, arrested June 13, 2023 by
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Bargman, Sulser and Liefer grab top honors BY JIM BEERS Contributing Writer CHESTER – The Chester Chamber of Commerce held its annual “Citizen of the Year” and “Business Person of the Year” event Friday June 16th at the Chester St. Nicholas Landmark. The event marked the 50th year for the presentation of the awards, having
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ROME, Ga. – A Chester student at Shorter University is among those named to the dean’s list during the spring semester of 2023. To achieve this honor, students must have been enrolled full time and have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average for the term. Ian Reith, of Chester, Ill., is majoring
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