Randolph County News

by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — More than $79,000 in Green Fund grants were awarded to nearly a dozen sustainability projects this week during Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Earth Day celebration. SIU’s Green Fund grants have assisted with numerous diverse sustainability projects including some involving solar power. Photo by Colton Tefft The award-winning projects range from […]

By Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE – Jody Paulson brings a “foundational love” of teaching and a teaching philosophy rooted in experiential and interdisciplinary learning. Her students bring continuing motivation.     Jody Paulson (center) receives the 2026 Teaching Excellence Award for tenured and tenure-track faculty from Hong Cheng, dean of the College of Arts and Media

O’FALLON, Ill. – The Southern Illinois Builders Association (SIBA) proudly supports Construction Safety Week 2026, scheduled for May 4-8, under the national theme “All in Together.” This year’s campaign emphasizes three key pillars of Recognize-Respond-Respect as a unified call to action for addressing high-energy, high-hazard work and preventing serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) in the

CHESTER – Isabel Carron, CCC-SLP, a speech-language pathologist at Memorial Hospital’s Therapy & Sports Rehab Center in Chester, IL, has recently completed the SPEAK OUT® Therapy Program Certification Course.     The SPEAK OUT® Therapy Program, developed by the nonprofit Parkinson Voice Project®, is a specialized, evidence-based approach designed to help people with Parkinson’s disease

CHESTER – The Mississippi Valley Art Guild has released its May calendar of events. The MVAG has lots of classes lined up for May.  For kids, on May 2, 1-3 p.m., for ages 6+, there will be a Birdhouse Party.  Join our wonderful Megan Schoenherr to create your own birdhouse.  On May 9, 1-3pm, for

CHESTER — The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office reports 67-year-old Thomas J. Sigman of Red Bud was taken to Red Bud Regional Hospital by a MedStar ambulance Friday, April 17 following a noon traffic crash on Route 159 just north of the Monroe-Randolph County Line.   According to the report Sigman was the driver of a