CHESTER – The Chester City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. Monday, May 2, 2022 in the Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester, Illinois. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA May 2, 2022 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL […]
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UNIVERSITY, Miss. — A Chester woman has been inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. Lauren Welge is graduating from the University of Mississippi with a B.A. in Allied Health Studies. She was among the more than 140 University of Mississippi students who were welcomed into the Phi Kappa Phi honor society,
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WATERLOO, Ill. – Republican candidate for Governor Paul Schimpf says the State of Illinois should require public schools to enforce curriculum transparency in order to qualify for state education funding. The increased transparency, part of Schimpf’s “A New Start to Illinois” plan, would allow parents to know what their children are being taught and provide
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ST. LOUIS—Rotarian Ralph Zuke plans to ride from St. Louis to the Rotary International Convention in Houston, Tex. to support Rotary’s mission of eradicating polio. The ride will start on May 3rd and end the day before the conference June 3rd. The ride will be a little over 1000 miles long, though Ralph is no
By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER — Earth Day 2022 was Friday April 22 and Chester High School science teachers, Evelyn Hankins and Carolyn Kish, teamed-up to coordinate a top-notch Earth Day event that involved the entire school in cooperation with the City of Chester. Hankins said, “I was the Sponsor of the event.
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CHESTER — The Chester Planning Commission will meet Thursday at 5 p.m. in the municipal building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester. The meeting is open to the public. Meeting Agenda CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ROLL CALL III. MINUTES OF
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CHESTER – Chester Grade School presented its Character Awards Friday, April 1. The following Chester Grade School students received awards: Row 1, left to right): Remi Brandenburger, Alan Roman, Dawson Bierman, Neymar Ixcoy-Sica, Bennett Carter, and Gabe Blow. (Row 2., left to right): Callie Eckert, Hope Calvin, Zury Gomez, Jeretzy Garcia, Kanon Perry, Katelyn
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By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER — The Chester Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 3252 has historically been known for sponsoring one of the biggest and best festivals in Southern Illinois. Each May for years the Chester Eaglefest has been a favorite of festival-goers throughout the area. After much consideration and diligent planning,
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SIKESTON, Mo. –As part of the project to replace the Chester Bridge over the Mississippi River, the Missouri Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and the Illinois Department of Transportation are currently reevaluating the Environmental Assessment (EA) completed in 2021, however, Project Manager Brian Okenfuss said the re-evaluation would not delay the new bridge.
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Eighteen students from Southern Illinois University Carbondale have received the Outstanding Leadership and Service Awards for Graduating Seniors, which recognizes commitment to leadership, service and improving the campus. Recipients are: Francesca Burkett, geology, Carterville, Illinois Sydney Dix, biological sciences, Herrin, Illinois Nelson Fernandes, mechanical engineering, Skokie, Illinois Majesty Gunn, exercise science, Chicago,
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