Randolph County News

United Airlines-SIU Aviation Career Day helps students chart flight paths for their future

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — More than 130 Chicago-area high school students will be introduced to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s nationally recognized aviation program when United Airlines brings them to Southern Illinois Airport near Murphysboro on Saturday, Oct. 19.   One of many high school students arrives for the 2023 United Airlines-SIU Aviation Career

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SIU earns $77.8M in external awards in 2023-24

by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Funding from outside sources remained strong at Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the last fiscal year, according to records from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. Jia Liu, foreground, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, works with students in her lab at SIU. Liu’s work investigating

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Carving history

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Every October, University of Missouri Professor Mannie Liscum carves exactly 31 jack-o’-lanterns. https://mailer.umsystem.edu/c/AQjOvBUQ0askGMqQjYYBIKGIqgl8kV2IkEHt5DZjjzwe3YczU3uRFWih_kyxkxI0JOtEFQ And these aren’t your typical triangle-eyed, buck-toothed pumpkin faces. They’re intricate portraits of movie stars, musicians, family and friends — two-dimensional images that come to life when lit from within. But for Liscum, a professor of biological sciences in

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Randolph County: Illinois 13 closure begins Oct. 21 

TILDEN – The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that Illinois 13 between Illinois 4 west of Tilden and Illinois 153 in Coulterville will be closed to through traffic starting, weather permitting, at 7 a.m., Monday, Oct. 21.   Illinois 4 traffic will be maintained for the duration of the $6.73 million improvement project, which is expected

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Chester Grade School presents HIVE awards

Story And Photo By Jim Beers CHESTER – Several Chester Grade School students have been recognized as Chester Grade School “HIVE” award recipients for demonstrating one of or more of the traits of “Respect”, “Responsibility”, “Safety” or “Empathy”.  Row 1: Benjamin Westbrook, Violet Smith, Charlie Carroll, Cayson McDonough, and Mia Phillips.   Row 2: Mathew

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Randolph County Sheriff’s Office report

CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest arrest reports for the week ending October 14, 2024 Arrested were: Geoffery E. Tubbs 30, Tilden, arrested October 9, 2024 by Sparta Police for domestic battery, unlawful restraint and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.  Is incarcerated. Stephen P. Salzwedel 51, New Athens, arrested October 10, 2024

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COSLHS participates in Landuse FFA competition

EVANSVILLE – Christ Our Savior participated in the Landuse FFA competition in Sparta, Illinois recently.   Members of the team went to four different sites to judge the soil, two agriculture sites, and two home sites.   Isaac Luebkemann placed eighth overall.     Members who participated were Charlie Rahlfs, Christine Liefer, Brianna Brake and

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