By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer The American Legion in Chester will host the Annual Memorial Day Service for the community. The event will take place Memorial Day, Monday May 30th at 11:00 A.M. at the Chester American Legion Post 487. Lee and Farida Hollaway of the Chester American Legion Post 487 stand beside the “Memorial […]
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CHESTER – Scooter’s Coffee, best known for its amazingly fast drive-thru, specialty coffee, and baked-from-scratch pastries, added a new location at 2307 State Street in Chester, Illinois. To celebrate, the drive-thru location will be hosting a Grand Opening on Friday, June 3, where customers can receive half off any drink when they pay with the
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CHESTER – The Chester Streets and Alleys Committee will meet Tuesday in special session to discuss the Riverview Boulevard project. The meeting is open to the public. It will be held at 10 a.m. in the Chester Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester. NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF CHESTER STREETS & ALLEYS COMMITTEE
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CHESTER – Anna Childs is the recipient of the Buena Vista National Bank 2022 Scholarship.Anna currently resides in Chester. She is presently working as a CNA at The Manor at Craig Farms and plans to attend SEMO to obtain her nursing degree.
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CHESTER – Buena Vista National Bank officials have announced its newest lender and vice president, Joshua Brown. Josh is a graduate of Chester High School and has twenty years of lending experience in Randolph County. “I am originally from Chester and now live between Campbell Hill and Steeleville with my wife and two boys. I’ve
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CHESTER – Macey Ludwig has been named the 2022 recipient of the Memorial Hospital, Chester, Auxiliary Medical Explorers Scholarship. Macey Ludwig is the daughter of David and Robin Ludwig of Chester. She has been in the Medical Explorers Program since its beginning in September 2019. The scholarship opportunity was offered to High School Seniors and
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ST. LOUIS and PADUCAH – The National Weather Service Offices in St. Louis and Paducah received the following damage reports Thursday from the River Region counties of Perry, Ste. Genevieve and Randolph. High winds toppled the canopy on this gas station on Highway 51 in Perry County, Mo., just south of the Chester Bridge. Observers
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CHESTER – The Board of Directors of Buena Vista National Bank recently named Vicki Laramore an assistant vice president of Buena Vista National Bank. Vicki joined Buena Vista in October 1996. She began working in the Loan Department in April 1997 and was promoted to Loan Officer in December 2019. Vicki and her husband Jeff
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WATERLOO, Ill. – Republican candidate for Governor Paul Schimpf released his 2021 Tax Returns, becoming the first Republican candidate to provide Illinois voters and media the opportunity for full transparency ahead of Illinoisans casting their ballots for the Primary Election. Schimpf understands the struggles of working families across the state, and calls on the other candidates for
GLEN CARBON, Ill. – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois celebrated the outstanding volunteers and Girl Scouts who exemplify our mission of building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place at the first annual Recognition of Excellence ceremony. The ceremony was held on Sunday, May 15 at the DoubleTree Inn
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