RED BUD, Ill. – On Monday, April 18th, Rep. David Friess (R-Red Bud) will be hosting a Prescription Drug Drop Off in partnership with the Sparta Police Department. This FREE event will take place at the Sparta Police Department located at 114 West Jackson Street in Sparta from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. “This […]
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By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – The 2022 Chester High School Prom is in the books and the “YellowJacket Hive” has new royalty. Prom 2022 was titled, “Starlit Paradise” and the annual formal prom coronation and dance took place Saturday April 9 at CHS Jurgens Gymnasium. CHS Prom Royalty pose for a congratulatory
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CHESTER – A regular meeting of the Chester CUSD 139 Board of Education will be held April 21, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. in the High School Family & Consumer Science Classroom located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, Ill. The meeting is open to the public for the most part. The tentative agenda for the meeting:
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JEFFERSON CITY — Two Chester residents suffered minor injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 51 in Perry County, Mo. Monday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a 15-year-old boy and 46-year-old Carrie Burgdorf were taken to Memorial Hospital in Chester by ambulance. The patrol says the crash happened when a northbound
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) released the following statement after the Illinois Democrats passed a $45 billion budget late Friday night: “Last year when I was sworn into office, newly elected Speaker of the House Chris Welch promised us all a new day in Illinois. The old ways of Michael Madigan
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CHESTER, Illinois – The Randolph County, Illinois Sheriff’s Office has released its latest reports of arrests: Nicholas S. Voges 41, Red Bud, arrested April 5, 2022 by Red Bud Police on a Randolph County warrant for failure to appear on a driving while license suspended charge. Released after posting $350 cash bond. Joshua
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GLEN CARBON, Illinois – Operation: You’re Not Alone, a Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois community service project, was a great success last spring. As a result, we are bringing the project back for a second year! Through Operation: You’re Not Alone, Girl Scouts will collect personal care and entertainment items – such as socks,
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CHESTER – The Chester High School National Honor Society recently held a fundraiser for the Randolph County Humane Society. The NHS sold Butter Braids and raised more than $1,200. Pictured here with the check are NHS members: (front row, left to right): Emma Bryant, Savanna Guebert, Cami Schroder, Alex Hennrich, Reese McCormick, Anna Childs,
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale has changed spring 2022 commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 7. There will now be two, rather than three, commencement ceremonies at Banterra Center that day. Commencement for the SIU School of Law will still be on Friday, May 6, in Shryock Auditorium. The revised schedule for the colleges
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – April is National Minority Health Month — a time to raise awareness about health disparities that disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minority populations. The American Red Cross is reminding blood and platelet donors it’s critically important to maintain a stable blood supply this spring to support those with chronic illnesses and
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