CHESTER — Memorial Hospital is honored to name Amy Brown as the Israel D. Newmark Award Recipient for 2022. Chief of Medical Staff, Dr. Lisa Lowry-Rohlfing presented her family with a plaque of recognition on December 28, 2022 in an intimate ceremony held in the Infusion and Chemotherapy Department at Memorial Hospital. Amy […]
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Efforts from CHS & CGS Christmas Concerts; Colonel’s drive-by light display, and Dr. Jim Krieg team-up to create large donation By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER — Several years ago Steve and Sue Colonel, Chester High School and Chester Grade School Band Directors, began taking a free-will offering at their Annual Christmas Concerts with proceeds
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CHESTER – The following arrests were made by the agencies named: George W. Taylor 37, Murphysboro, arrested December 20, 2022 by Coulterville Police for unlawful possession of firearm, deceptive practice and a Perry County IL warrant for identity theft. Bond amount is $30,000. Is incarcerated. Terry L. Essary 46, Chester, arrested December 21,
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District 139 staff teams up with community sponsors and CHS Football Team to make project a huge success By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – An annual event coordinated by Chester School District # 139 staff has once again successfully provided Christmas gifts to children at CGS and CHS. Cindy Ponder, School Social Worker, and
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By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – A nation-wide Christmas tradition took place this Christmas season including a most-successful effort right here in Randolph County when the Randolph County Marine Corp League conducted its “Toys for Tots” program. This year approximately 650 children from the area received Christmas presents as a result of the efforts
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JEFFERSON CITY — A 28-year-old Chester, Illinois woman suffered moderate injuries in a traffic crash Thursday afternoon on I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Tatiana Figueroa was taken to Mercy Hospital Jefferson by a Ste. Genevieve County ambulance. The patrol says Figueroa was a passenger in a northbound
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JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 19 troopers, including Jordan A. Koester of Coulterville, Illinois, graduated from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy Thursday. Koester was one of four graduates honored during the graduation. He received the Firearms Award. The ceremony took place at 10
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RED BUD, Ill. – State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) would like to thank all of the participants in the Fall 2022 session of the Women’s Leadership Initiative. We are so very pleased with the mentors that volunteered to be a part of the Women’s Leadership Initiative – Fall 2022 – Mentorship Program as well
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GLEN CARBON, Illinois – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSofSI) is pleased to announce that Debbie McAuliffe from O’Fallon and Natalie Martin from Carbondale are recipients of the 2022 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award. The Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards program, which is presented by the Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, recognizes individual volunteers
CHESTER — The National Rural Rating System is proud to announce that Memorial Hospital of Chester, IL is a 5-Star patient rated hospital. The new program celebrates the extraordinary patient experiences provided by rural and critical access hospitals across the United States. The National Rural Ratings System was created in collaboration with the Illinois Critical
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