CHESTER – A special meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 6 p.m. in the High School Family & Consumer Science Classroom (217B) located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, IL. The public notice and tentative agenda: CHESTER CUSD 139 Special Mtg Public Agenda
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CHESTER – Mary Kiefer provided these photographs of the Chester Welcome Center deck overlooking the Mississippi River being replaced Friday. The Welcome Center is located on the right side of Illinois 150 as motorists come off the Chester Bridge.
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CHESTER – Brett Bollmann, CEO at Memorial Hospital named Melissa Collins Employee of the Quarter for the Second Quarter 2022 on July 14. Collins, Operating Room Technician, has worked at Memorial Hospital since September of 2016. Melissa Collins and Brett Bollmann, CEO When asked what she likes most about working at Memorial Hospital, Collins
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By Jim Beers CHESTER – The City of Chester experienced a major water line break Tuesday July 19, 2022. Chester Police discovered water flowing down State Street in front of the Gilster- Mary Lee building near Subway at 2 a.m. Mayor Tom Page said, “This is a huge break for us. The police noticed water
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CHESTER – The Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission meets Thursday. The tentative agenda: Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission Agenda July 21, 2022 Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes-April Donella Butler Treasurer’s Report Linda Rader Public Petitions & Correspondence Standing Committee Reports Take Pride Award JoAnn Simmons/Linda Rader Planters Tony West Riverboat/Tour Programming
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CHESTER – The Chester Police Department welcomes new full time officers: Lake Fogerson and Erik Cowell to the force.
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CHESTER – The Chester Police Pension Board meets tomorrow at 4 p.m. The tentative agenda: CHESTER POLICE PENSION BOARD AGENDA
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Earlier Tuesday crews were on the scene of the water main break. CHESTER – The City of Chester announced shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday that repairs had been made to a water main break in Chester. Officials stated the “conserve water order” was therefore lifted.
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MURPHYSBORO – Consumer-members of Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association (EECA) held their annual meeting on July 14 at EECA headquarters in Murphysboro. Members received a $20 bill credit, were treated to live music by Bill Harper, live line demonstrations and dinner, drive-thru style. They also had the choice to either listen to the meeting via radio
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CHESTER – The Chester Chamber of Commerce will celebrate its members Thursday, July 28 at the St. Nicholas Landmark. Hors d’oeuvre hour begins at 4:30 p.m. Starting at 5 p.m. there will be an official passing of the gavel with Bruce Luthy Jr taking the presidency for the next two years. The Business Person of
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