CHESTER — Wednesday March 29 the Chester Area Christian Food Pantry held its monthly Mobile Market Food Giveaway. The event was held at the Cohen Recreation Complex. Volunteers are shown here organizing various food items to be given away to clients with vouchers. During the month of March, the Food Pantry served […]
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CHESTER – The Chester Planning Commission will meet in regular session Thursday at 5 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. Chester Planning Commission City of Chester, Illinois Meeting Agenda Thursday April 27, 2023 5:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL III. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING STANDING REPORTS OLD
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CHESTER – The current phase of renovations at Memorial Hospital is complete. The Plant Operations staff and Information Technology Department are have been busy this month completing the finishing touches in the new Specialty Clinic on the main level. The Specialty Clinic Staff includes (back row, from left): Denise Wilson, Clinical Assistant; Barb Cagle,
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest arrest reports. Arrested were: Ashley N. Wittenbrink 36, Baldwin, arrested April 17, 2023 by Sparta Police for unlawful possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Is incarcerated. Kristina L. Babb 45, St Mary MO, arrested April 17, 2023 by Chester
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by Kim Rendfeld CARBONDALE, Ill. – An “active threat” training on April 20 at Southern Illinois University Carbondale was a success, allowing teams to assess how they respond to an emergency, university officials say. “Overall, the exercises went well,” said Ben Newman, director of public safety and chief of police. “Our leaders worked effectively together
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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. — A symposium on native plant life and issues affecting it is set for Saturday and Sunday, April 29-30, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The theme for this year’s Illinois Indigenous Plants Symposium is “Illinois Plants in a Changing Climate.” The event, which is open to the public, is sponsored
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By Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. — Ancient Romans and Greeks used cranes to build the impressive structures they left behind. A modern replica of one of these machines has been built by Southern Illinois University Carbondale students and sponsored by the unique, interdisciplinary ancient practices program. A treadwheel crane will be working and on display
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CHESTER – The April Red Cross blood drive drive had 27 people attempt to donate with 25 being able to successfully give useable units. That amount met the April goal 25 units completing a 100 percent Day. Each unit of blood can save up to three people. Donna Cole of Chester donates blood at
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CHESTER – The following Chester Grade School students were honored Friday March 24 for demonstrating the Character Trait of having good “Decision-Making Skills”. Pictured are (front row, left to right) Amairani Cortes, Jase Belton, Jensen Uhrhan, Averi Cowell, Angel Aguilar Guijon, Blake Maue, Arabella Anderson, Marlyn Velasquez, and Yeimi Pascual Jimenez. (Back row, left to
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — The nation’s economic outlook is vulnerable and fragile, and a variety of supply chain issues, including fuel supply and prices, are impacting the economy and the public now and in the months to come, say three professors from Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s College of Business and Analytics. “There are very
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