HERRIN, Ill.— More than 70 youth gathered at Herrin City Park, May 20, to wet a line during the Take Kids Fishing Day hosted by the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) and Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 773. LiUNA Local 773 hosts more than 70 youth for their first Take Kids Fishing Event […]
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — The SIU Alumni Association is awarding $75,099 to about 60 new and returning Southern Illinois University Carbondale students for the 2023 fall semester. One of the awards will go to Matthew Koester who receives a Randolph County Chapter Scholarship of $373.60. Funded by association members and donors throughout the year,
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RED BUD, Ill. — Illinois State Representative David Friess has issued the following statement on the FY24 Illinois state budget: “Illinois families are still grappling with high inflation. Groceries, utilities, gas, and other living expenses have all gone up. That isn’t stopping Illinois Democrats from working to lock Illinois taxpayers into long-term spending commitments
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SPARTA — The Sparta Police Department has released a report. A 36-year-old Maplewood, Missouri man was arrested Saturday morning following a traffic stop in the 1000 block of S. St. Louis Street in Sparta. Police say Christopher Smith was taken into custody with the aid of the Sparta Police K9. Smith was charged with armed
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CHESTER – A special meeting has been called to discuss a future location of the Fall Festival, an annual event in Chester. The tentative agenda was released Thursday.
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A full Colbert Gymnasium enjoys 137th Commencement BY JIM BEERS, Contributing Writer CHESTER – Chester High School was a hoppin’ place Sunday afternoon May 21st when 70 YellowJacket seniors crossed the stage for the 137th Commencement at CHS. Colbert Gymnasium was packed as a full-house of family, friends and other guests filled almost every seat.
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LINN, Mo. – State Technical College of Missouri would like to congratulate those students who achieved the Dean’s List during the 2023 spring semester. To be placed on the Dean’s List, a full-time student must earn a semester grade point average between 3.5 and 4.0 on a 4-point scale. HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME
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SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois House Joint Resolution sponsored by State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) honoring a well-known local businessman, was adopted in the House on Wednesday. HJR38 designates the new Chester Bridge over the Mississippi River along Illinois Route 150 and Missouri Route 51 as the “Don Welge Memorial Bridge”. After graduating from LSU, Welge
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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – A graduate student researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is developing biological technology aimed at keeping that water bottle you bought last week out of the landfill or worse – the ocean – where it will remain virtually forever. SIU doctoral student Lakshika Dissanayake tests whether an engineered microbe
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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital of Chester, Ill. is proud to announce that Jada Long, daughter of Jeremy and Natalie Long of Evansville, Ill., is the recipient of the 2023 Memorial Hospital Medical Explorer Scholarship awarded by the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Applicants for this award must be seniors in high school or currently enrolled in college,
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