CHESTER – The Chester and Red Bud Dieterich Bank locations are currently having a Head to Toe Clothing Drive and all donations will go to Love Abby. All items collected will go to Love Abby. Love Abby works with the local social workers in our schools and DCFS to help provide kids in our counties […]
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CHESTER — A 28-year-old Ellis Grove man was hurt in a traffic crash at the intersection of Roots Road and Illinois Route 3 in Randolph County Saturday night. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office reports Max L. Beare was taken to Carbondale Memorial for treatment. According to the sheriff’s report Beare was the driver of an
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CHESTER – The November Mobile Market attracted a large number of persons Wednesday, November 24th. Cars and trucks lined the parking lot and roadway approaching the Cohen Field Parking lot Wednesday November 24. No, it wasn’t for a key baseball game or other sporting event, it was for the November Mobile Market sponsored by the
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CHESTER — Boy Scouts from Chester and their leaders were kept busy recently sorting some 4,600 food items collected at this year’s Boy Scouts “Scouting for Food” project. The “Scouting for Food” donations come just at the right time prior to the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Photo by Bob Koenegstein. This annual project has been conducted
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests. Cory L. Parkis 41, Marion, arrested November 22, 2021 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on a Randolph County warrant for failure to appear on an unlawful possession of meth charge. Is incarcerated. Travis G. Dietz 24, Red Bud, arrested November 22,
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CHESTER – The total number of COVID-19 cases in Randolph County rose by 12 Monday. There are now 36 active cases in Randolph County, four of the individuals with COVID are hospitalized. There has been one additional death. There have been 5,792 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. There have been 5,655 recoveries
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CHESTER — Glenn Poshard and Feed Room Films announce a screening of the documentary film THIRTY-NINE COUNTIES Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Chester Knights of Columbus, 209 Church Street. There will be a Q&A period following the screening with Glenn Poshard and Sandra Pfeifer. Glenn Poshard and his wife, Jo, lead the march in
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CHESTER — The number of COVID-19 cases in Randolph County jumped to 49 Friday with the addition of 11 new cases in the latest report from the county health department. There have been 5,780 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. There have been 5,631 recoveries and 100 deaths. The Illinois Department of Public
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WOODSTOCK, Ill. – Gary Rabine, a candidate for Governor, is issuing the following statement on the Governor signing the Congressional map into law. “The congressional map is nothing but a partisan sham and JB Pritzker lied to Illinois voters when he said he would not support a gerrymandered Congressional map. JB Pritzker will always put his political
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CHESTER – A report of the November 18 meeting of the Chester CUSD No. 139 Board of Education has been released. CHESTER BOE MEETING
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