CHESTER — Join the Chester Chamber of Commerce for the 4th annual Night at the Races on Friday, February 17th at the Chester Country Club! Doors will open at 5 p.m. with the races starting at 6 p.m. The event will be FREE to attend! Make your reservations now! The attached flyer has […]
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From the Office of Rep. David Friess MARION – Seven members of Southern Illinois’ House and Senate legislative delegation hosted more than 900 citizens at a Legislative Town Hall Meeting in Marion on Tuesday night. Legislators covered a variety of topics, including the recently passed firearms ban, redistricting and new district boundaries, abortion law expansion,
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GLEN CARBON, Illinois – The sweetest season of the year is officially here…it’s the start of the Girl Scout Cookie Program! Girl Scouts throughout Southern Illinois are excited to once again bring some of America’s favorite treats to consumers. Booths are starting to pop up throughout the region; you can find one near you
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.– A Sparta, Ill. resident has been named to the Fall 2022 Dean’s List at Belmont University. To achieve this honor, Kaitlyn Chung was required to obtain a 3.5 grade point average with no grades lower than a C while carrying minimum course load of 12 hours. Belmont Provost Dr. David Gregory
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CHESTER, Ill. – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report. James E. Neilson 61, Sparta, arrested January 9, 2023 by Sparta PD for Aggravated Identify Theft, Credit Card Fraud & Theft. Is incarcerated. Dale A. Erxleben 45, Festus MO, arrested January 9, 2023 by Chester PD on a Randolph County
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CHESTER – The Chester City Council will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the city hall board room. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda:
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DeKALB, Ill.- Northern Illinois University announces its fall 2022 Dean’s List students. To earn this distinction, students must meet a minimum semester grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology or a minimum of 3.75 on a 4.0 scale in the colleges of Business, Education, Health
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LEXINGTON, VA– Rylie Manker, a native of Sparta, was recently initiated into the Murray State University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society. The Society welcomed 1,085 new initiates from 45 universities during November 2022. Students initiated into the Society must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional students in the top
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests and incidents: William A. Sivels 49, Sparta, arrested January 3, 2023 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on Randolph County warrants for petition to revoke probation & failure to appear on a unlawful possession of meth charge. Is incarcerated. Joshua D.
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CHESTER – Randolph County Sheriff Jarrod Peters issued a public statement today indicating he and his deputies will not be enforcing certain provisions of the newly passed Protect Illinois Communities Act. The law bans several types of firearms under the catch-all term “assault weapons.” The law allows persons who already own a banned weapon
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