CHESTER – The tentative agenda for tonight’s meeting of the Chester City Council has been released. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. and follows the Cemetery and Finance Committee meeting which begins at 5:30 p.m. CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA September 16, 2024 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF […]
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CHESTER – The Chester Chamber of Commerce is planning the 27th annual four-person golf scramble at the Chester Country Club. We would like to offer businesses the opportunity to advertise through a hole sponsorship. The tournament will be held Friday, October 18th 2024, at 9 a.m. Your hole sponsorship will include a sign on
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CHESTER – The Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission will meet in regular session Thursday. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda for the meeting: Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission Agenda September 19, 2024 Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes Brenda Owen Treasurer’s Report Linda Rader Public Petitions
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Samuel Freedman, an award-winning author and journalist, will visit Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute and present a lecture on civil rights and presidential politics in America on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Freedman will present “When Civil Rights Won the House: Harry Truman, Hubert Humphrey, A. Philip Randolph and the
CHESTER, Ill. – The 175-year-old St. John Lutheran Church and School will be replacing its school building and church office according to plans to be announced in a meeting Sunday, September 15, 2024 at 11 a.m. The meeting will include a lunch and refreshments. The meeting was announced in a Facebook post by Dr.
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CHESTER – The new flag poles that were recently installed at W.O. Smith Field at Chester High School were used Wednesday to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9-11. Jim Beers Photo “Today…we remember 9-11 at Chester High School,” CHS Principal Jeremy Blechle, stated. “One of the main reasons we
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By Jim Beers CHESTER – Chester High School has one of the earliest homecomings in recent history. Homecoming 2024 will take place the week of September 16 thru 21, 2024 with tons of activities scheduled throughout the entire week. The 2024 Chester High School Homecoming Court was announced Friday September 6. King and
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CHESTER – On Wednesday August 28 the Chester Area Christian Food Pantry (CACFP) hosted its monthly Mobile Market at the Cohen Recreation Complex in Chester. The St. Louis Area Food Bank truck unloads more than 10 pallets of food to be distributed at the Mobile Market. Jim Beers photo For the month
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Political scientist Norm Ornstein, an emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, will assess the 2024 presidential campaign during a virtual discussion hosted by Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on Monday, Sept. 16. Ornstein will join John Shaw, institute director, at 10 a.m. to discuss the presidential and congressional campaigns, along with
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MURPHYSBORO, Ill. — Calling all educators! Egyptian Electric Cooperative is excited to announce that applications for the Touchstone Energy Classroom Empowerment Grants are now open for the 2024-25 school year. Egyptian Electric Cooperative will award ten Classroom Empowerment Grants, each valued at $500. This opportunity is open to both public and private K-12
