SPARTA, Ill. – Buchheit of Sparta will host the 8th annual “No One Fights Alone” campaign to raise money for local cancer fighters. All proceeds will be donated to the Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois Charitable Funds. The annual “No One Fights Alone” campaign runs throughout the month of October, dedicated to any and […]
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CHESTER – The Chester City Council will meet in regular session Monday. The tentative agenda:
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SPRINGFIELD – Line personnel from Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association (EECA) participated in the annual Lineworker’s Safety Rodeo coordinated by the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives (AIEC) on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Fourteen teams from 12 electric co-ops, one municipal electric utility, and one team of Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) linework students participated in the friendly
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CHESTER – October is National Manufacturing Month, when manufacturers across the country showcase the importance of manufacturing through a series of events. Manufacturing jobs are an extremely important part of the economy and impact everyone, every day in numerous ways. “Manufacturing is an economic engine in Illinois, employing more than 650,000 women and men
by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale will host the annual “Music & Motion” high school marching band competition in Saluki Stadium, Saturday, Oct. 1. Under the direction of George Brozak, director of athletic bands, this year’s competition will showcase 17 marching visiting schools from Illinois and Missouri and allow those students and their
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CHESTER — Three persons apparently escaped injury in a traffic crash on Illinois Route 3 Sunday afternoon in Randolph County. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office reports a northbound 2003 Ford F150 driven by 52-year-old Michael Fogerson of Chester was towing a boat and was traveling behind a 2010 Ford Focus driven by 62-year-old Bonnie
EVANSVILLE — Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School is celebrating its homecoming this week. Homecoming will be held Sat. Oct. 1 at Christ Our Savior gymnasium with coronation at 9:30 p.m. This year’s theme is Harvest Homecoming. Homecoming court this year: in front sophomore representative Christine Liefer, freshmen representative Brianna Brake, junior candidates
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CHESTER – The Popeye Pedalers, a Memorial Hospital Pedal the Cause team, strapped on their helmets, saddled their bikes and hit the course to find a cure recently. Memorial Hospital’s 11-member team, joined 3,074 other riders and spinners on their “cancer curing” bikes at the St. Louis Pedal the Cause event on September 24th. The
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CHESTER – The City of Chester announces Popeye’s Fall Festival 2022. That’s right! Popeye and Friends invite you to enjoy a fun-filled weekend of events planned for October 14-16, in Chester. The weekend offers an event, activity or competition that is sure to be of interest to everyone. A weekend of family,
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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. — Representatives from federal agencies, along with state officials, will visit Southern Illinois University Carbondale on Thursday to announce a program and hold a free, daylong workshop, both aimed at finding economic opportunity amidst the decline of coal-related industries in the region. The Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Coal
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