Randolph County News

CHS Music Department presents, ‘The Sounds of the Season’

‘An Annual Holiday Concert’ sets the tone for the Christmas Season By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER — Monday December 12 the Chester High School Music Department presented its annual holiday concert titled, “The Sounds of the Season”. The event featured the CHS Concert Choir, the CHS Swing Choir, “Sound Affect”, as well as the

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Amy Brown named Newmark Award Recipient for 2022

CHESTER — Memorial Hospital is honored to name Amy Brown as the Israel D. Newmark Award Recipient for 2022.   Chief of Medical Staff, Dr. Lisa Lowry-Rohlfing presented her family with a plaque of recognition on December 28, 2022 in an intimate ceremony held in the Infusion and Chemotherapy Department at Memorial Hospital.   Amy

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Colonel’s annual fund-raising drive raises $2,729.57 for Food Pantry

Efforts from CHS & CGS Christmas Concerts; Colonel’s drive-by light display, and Dr. Jim Krieg team-up to create large donation By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER — Several years ago Steve and Sue Colonel, Chester High School and Chester Grade School Band Directors, began taking a free-will offering at their Annual Christmas Concerts with proceeds

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2022 Christmas Gift Program provides gifts to 90 students

District 139 staff teams up with community sponsors  and CHS Football Team to make project a huge success By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – An annual event coordinated by Chester School District # 139 staff has once again successfully provided Christmas gifts to children at CGS and CHS.  Cindy Ponder, School Social Worker, and

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Randolph County ‘Toys for Tots’ serves 650 kids

By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – A nation-wide Christmas tradition took place this Christmas season including a most-successful effort right here in Randolph County when the Randolph County Marine Corp League conducted its “Toys for Tots” program. This year approximately 650 children from the area received Christmas presents as a result of the efforts

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Chester woman hurt in I-55 crash in Ste. Genevieve County

JEFFERSON CITY — A 28-year-old Chester, Illinois woman suffered moderate injuries in a traffic crash Thursday afternoon on I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Tatiana Figueroa was taken to Mercy Hospital Jefferson by a Ste. Genevieve County ambulance.   The patrol says Figueroa was a passenger in a northbound

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Coulterville, Illinois man among 19 New Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers

JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 19 troopers, including Jordan A. Koester of Coulterville, Illinois, graduated from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy Thursday. Koester was one of four graduates honored during the graduation. He received the Firearms Award.   The ceremony took place at 10

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