October 19, 2026 William W. Freestone 45, Chester, arrested October 13, 2026 by Chester Police for unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Pretrial Release. Ruth A. Phoenix 63, Ava, arrested October 15, 2026 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office for criminal damage to property. Is incarcerated. Cortez M. Nesbitt 27, Sparta, arrested October 16, 2026 […]
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA October 19, 2026 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING CORRESPONDENCE REPORTS Mayor City Treasurer City Clerk Approve raffle licenses – Approve Business Licenses and/or Incentive Applications – Approve Excavation permits City Attorney City Engineer COMMITTEE REPORTS Finance Committee
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CATHERINE “CHRISTY” C. WOOD, 57, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 12:58 pm, Thursday, October 15, 2026 at her residence. She was born to the late Dale Hill and Catherine “Cathy” (nee Bollinger) Vaughn on October 17, 1968 in Phoenix, Arizona. Christy married Doug Wood on December 29, 2003; he survives. She was a homemaker.
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Brett Bollmann, CEO at Memorial Hospital named Apryl Bradshaw Employee of the Quarter for the ThirdQuarter 2026 on October 6, 2026. Apryl Bradshaw and Brett Bollmann, CEO Apryl Bradshaw, Administrative Assistant at Memorial Hospital, has been employed at Memorial for 20years. When asked what she likes most about working at Memorial, she replied, “The teamwork.
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Memorial Hospital’s Decon Operations Team conducted its annual Decontamination Operations Training on October 9, 2026, as part of the hospital’s ongoing commitment to emergency preparedness and response readiness. Memorial Hospital’s Decon Operations Team participates in annual decontamination training on October 9, 2026, to maintain readiness for hazardous materials and other emergency response situations. The training
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by Maxbiya English CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale ceramics students and faculty invite the community to purchase a handmade bowl and enjoy some soup Saturday, Oct. 17. The annual Empty Bowls fundraiser runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. — or until the bowls sell out — at the Neighborhood Co-op Grocery, 1815
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by Brooke Keltner CARBONDALE, Ill. — White-tailed deer are a staple of Southern Illinois culture. Pope County celebrates with a festival dedicated to the animal, hunters of all ages skip school or work for the first day of bow or shotgun season, and some residents run seasonal taxidermy side businesses to create deer mounts, which
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By Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. —There will be plenty of Dawgs running loose during the Homecoming 2026 Parade through downtown Carbondale beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17. Southern Illinois University Carbondale honors 12 former Saluki mascots who donned the costume between the early 1990s and 2018. They’ll be serving as grand marshals. “We
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by Maxbiya English CARBONDALE, Ill. — Artificial intelligence learns to imitate people. In “AI Robot,” four Southern Illinois University students return the favor. The show, devised by the cast and director, Jonathan Gray, runs at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 15-17, at the Marion Kleinau Theatre on the second floor of the Communications Building.
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October 12, 2026 Hermelindo Perez-Velasco 34, Chester, arrested October 7, 2026 by Chester Police for driving while license suspended/revoked and operating uninsured motor vehicle. Pretrial Release. Robert R. Falkenhein 46, Tilden, arrested October 9, 2026 by Steeleville Police for violation of sex offender registration. Pretrial Release. Timothy W. Kempfer 39, Sparta,
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