SPARTA, Ill. – The Sparta Police Department congratulates Officer Kevin Otten on receiving the 2022 Officer of the Year Award. Officer Otten joined our Department in 2012 as a Telecommunicator, after serving with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office in the dispatch center. In 2020, he moved from our dispatch center to patrol. Officer […]
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MURPHYSBORO – Two schools in the River Region schools were among 10 Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association (EECA) announced as recipients of its 2022 Touchstone Energy Classroom Empowerment Grants. The grants were offered and awarded to teachers or school administrators of public and private K-12 school to help with projects that will improve educational opportunities
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DUQUOIN – The Illinois State Police is investigating a three-vehicle crash on Route 3 in Union County which killed one person and injured one. According to the ISP report: A 2001 Ford Crown Victoria driven by a 73-year-old Jonesboro, Illinois man was traveling south on Illinois Route 3 near Refuge Road when it
CHESTER — Memorial Hospital presented service awards at their rural health clinic and hospital location employees during the week of December 12. Each year, staff celebrating milestone anniversaries are honored with a certificate of recognition and appreciation along with a monetary gift. During the special recognition week, Brett Bollmann, CEO and Department Heads,
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CHESTER — The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests: Kailyn L. Brucker 19, Swansea, arrested December 27, 2022 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on a Randolph County warrant for failure to appear on an unlawful possession of meth charge. Is incarcerated. Alexa R. Davis 26, Percy, arrested December 27, 2022
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Rev. Susan Hayward, associate director for the Religious Literacy and Professions Initiative at Harvard Divinity School, will join the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for a virtual discussion on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Hayward, an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, will join John Shaw, institute director, at 2
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LINN, Mo. – State Technical College of Missouri would like to congratulate our December 2022 students who achieved the Dean’s List during the 2022 fall semester. To be placed on the Dean’s List, a full-time student must earn a semester grade point average between 3.5 and 4.0 on a 4-point scale. Bloomsdale, MO
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CHESTER – The Chester City Council will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the city hall board room, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester, Illinois. The meeting is open to the publlic. The tentative agenda: CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Tuesday, January 3, 2023 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE READING
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‘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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