Randolph County News

A message to the community from the Chester Area Christian Food Pantry   

Dear Friends of the Pantry: The Chester Area Christian Food Pantry would like to inform your organization of our Holiday Food Drive for those in need. As you may know, USDA has, for Thanksgiving, helped with providing a variety of foods for our clients that will be distributed this month. For the Christmas season however,

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COSLHS FFA attends national convention

EVANSVILLE, Ill. — Christ Our Savior FFA traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana for the 95th National FFA convention.   Members enjoyed the expo, keynote speakers, workshops, college booths, free prizes from businesses, rodeo and making new friends. Christ Our Savior also watched and cheered on Lauren Wolter, Section 22 vice president give her final four speech.

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SIU named a Princeton Review 2023 Green College

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale has once again earned national attention for its commitment to sustainability, earning a spot in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2023 Edition. Just 455 institutions of higher learning across the country were recognized. Sustainability is one of five pillars of SIU’s strategic plan,

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Chester High School has four Illinois State Scholars

Chelsea August, Jacob Handel, Briley Miles, and Will Schuwerk are this year’s inductees   By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER — Chester High School Counselor, Casey Hawkins, is pleased to announce that four students from the Chester High School graduating Class of 2023 have been designated as Illinois State Scholars.  Those students include Chelsea August,

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Biden-Harris administration announces Mo grant funding to improve port infrastructure, strengthen supply chains, lower costs 

WASHINGTON – On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced more than $8 million to fund a project in Missouri to improve port facilities through the Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program. The funding, made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and additional Congressional appropriations, helps improve supply chain reliability through increased port capacity and

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