by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — An exciting lineup is ahead as the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra’s 2022-23 season gets underway this fall. The five-concert series features performances from October through April mostly at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Shryock Auditorium. Two of the concerts — Oct. 28 and April 4 — will help introduce listeners […]
CHESTER – A special meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held September 29, 2022, at 6 p.m. in the High School Family & Consumer Science Classroom (217B) located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda:
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CHESTER – The Chester, Illinois Planning Commission meets Thursday at 5 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda:Chester Planning CommissionCity of Chester, Illinois Meeting Agenda Thursday September 29, 20225:00 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING IV. STANDING REPORTS (ie., Property Database, etc.,) IV. OLD
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CHESTER, Ill. — The Randolph Co. Sheriff’s office has released its latest report of arrests. Arrested were: Michelle L. Collins 48, Campbell Hill, arrested September 19, 2022 by Sparta Police on a Randolph County warrant for failure to appear on an operating uninsured motor vehicle charge and a St Clair County warrant for operating uninsured
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are examining whether sports psychology skills and techniques can help student pilots get in a good mindset and optimize their performances. Seeking to optimize performance: Southern Illinois University Carbondale faculty Eric Lee, left, assistant professor in psychology, and Irene Miller, assistant professor in
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. — On the first day of fall, the American Red Cross is asking the public to start the season off with a lifesaving blood or platelet donation. While the leaves turn, the need for blood never changes. Those who give this fall play an important role in keeping the blood supply high
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CHESTER – Mark H.X. Glenshaw, an award-winning naturalist, will be presenting at the Chester Public Library on Thursday, September 29 at 6:30pm about his work studying wild Great Horned Owls in Forest Park; a large urban park in St. Louis. The presentation is free, all-ages and open to all. Mark has closely observed and documented
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Brian Croft, a double alumnus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, has been selected as the new director of SIU’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center. Croft brings many years of experience in the field of outdoor education and recreation to his new role along with a vision for the future
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RED BUD – The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has announced that both lanes of IL 154 from B&E Industrial Drive in Red Bud to North 1st Street in Baldwin will be intermittently restricted to one lane during daytime hours only on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 and Thursday, September 29, 2022, weather permitting. These lane closures are necessary
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — After a lapsed year due to COVID-19 restrictions, Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Southern Illinois Piano Festival returns for a third run next month. The biennial classical music festival once again features the artistry and works of renowned pianists, master classes and clinics open to the community. The festival runs
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