CHESTER – A regular meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held April 20, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. in the High School Family and Consumer Science Classroom (217B) located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, Ill. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: CHESTER BOE AGENDA
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CHESTER – Memorial Community Pharmacy has established a convenient medication take-back program for easy disposal of leftover, unused and out-of-date prescription and over-the counter medications. Kathy Winkler, Director of Pharmacy; Chris Barthol and Laura Nihells, Pharmacy Technicians; Diane Meyerhoff, Pharmacist. In an effort to help reduce the risk of drugs in the home that can
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EVANSVILLE — Christ Our Savior FFA chapter participated in Livestock judging at SIUC. Team members are Christine Liefer, Brianna Brake, Alyssa Heimann, Isaac Luebkemann and Charlie Rahlfs. The students judged 10 rings with two of the rings being keep/cull. The different rings were, Breeding Gilts, Market Hogs, Breeding Heifers, Market Cows, Breeding Does,
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CHESTER – Randolph County Sheriff Jarrod Peters has announced the arrest of 48-year-old Shawn A. Hagen of New Athens, Illinois. Hagen is charged with Criminal Sexual Assault, a Class 1 Felony. Hagen is alleged to have committed a sexual act with a person at least 13 years of age but under 18 years of
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BY JIM BEERS, Contributing Writer CHESTER – In spite of rain, storms, wind, and tornado warnings, the 2023 Chester High School Prom was held Saturday without any major hitches! As a result, CHS now has a new Prom King and Queen and Prince and Princess. Pictured are 2023 Chester High School Prom royalty who were
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CHESTER – (Note: this is a corrected list of arrests, the date of the previous list were incorrect) Mark A. French 45, Sparta, arrested April 11, 2023 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on a Randolph County warrant for escape. Bond amount is $250,000. Is incarcerated. Mildred M. Murphy 41, Tilden, arrested April 12, 2023 by Sparta
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, a professor at The Ohio State University and one of the leading political scientists in the country, will discuss the “importance of active interaction, debate and learning from each other across disciplines and perspectives” when she presents the Morton-Kenney Public Affairs Lecture on Tuesday, April 25,
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CHESTER — The Randolph County Sheriff’s office has released its latest reports. Mark A. French 45, Sparta, arrested May 11, 2023 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on a Randolph County warrant for escape. Bond amount is $250,000. Is incarcerated. Mildred M. Murphy 41, Tilden, arrested May 12, 2023 by Sparta Police on a
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Fashion creations, from clothing design, merchandising and styling, will be highlighted when SIU Carbondale’s Fashion Studies program hosts the 2023 Student Showcase and Runway Fashion Show at the Student Center on Thursday, April 20. The annual event is free and open to the public. Caroline Chwalisz works on part of her
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — In celebration of Arbor Day and Earth Month, Southern Illinois University Carbondale is hosting a tree planting on April 26. Everyone is welcome to participate in the event, which will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m. The planting will go on rain or
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