EVANSVILLE – The Christ Our Savior Lutheran High school basketball team had the opportunity to play against some of the Christ Our Savior Alumni members recently. After a fun game both the alumni and current students mixed things up by combining teams. Those who participated are, in front, current students, Emily Luebkemann, Blaine Rahn, […]
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CHESTER – The Chester Downstate Police Pension Fund Board will meet Friday. The tentative agenda: CITY OF CHESTER DOWNSTATE POLICE PENSION FUND AGENDA OF THE MARCH 4, 2022, SPECIAL POLICE PENSION BOARD MEETING CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL AND INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS PUBLIC COMMENT NEW BUSINESS Discuss Pension Fund
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CHESTER – Two Randolph County school newspapers won the Blue Banner Award at the Southern Illinois Student Press Association winter conference Feb. 23 at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The Chester High School Sting won SISPA’s highest honor in the digital category, and the Coulterville High School Screaming Eagle was named in the print category. Members of the Chester High
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WATERLOO, Ill. – Republican candidate for governor, Paul Schimpf, is stressing the urgency for a Parent’s Bill of Rights in light of the actions by JCAR and an Illinois appellate court to strike blows against JB Pritzker’s student mask mandate. Back in June, Schimpf released his Parent’s Bill of Rights, rights that all Illinois parents should
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest reports: Jacob G. Cowan 27, Chester, arrested February 14, 2022 by Chester Police on a Randolph County warrant for criminal sexual assault. Released after posting $7,500 cash bond. Steven M. Robinson 53, Sparta, arrested February 14, 2022 by Sparta Police for violation
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EVANSVILLE – Three members of the Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School FFA chapter participated in the public speaking CDE recently. All three members participating placed in their category. Hailey Harbaugh took third place in varsity extemporaneous, Isaac Luebkemann took sixth in Creed speaking and Alyssa Heimann took second in JV prepared speaking. This was
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CHESTER – A special meeting of the Chester Community Unit School District 139 Board of Education will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, February 24, 2022 in the Chester High School Family and Consumer Science Classroom, located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, IL 62233. The tentative agenda: CHESTER SCHOOL BOARD
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MURPHYSBORO, Ill. – Funds for non-profit organizations are not always easy to come by, and Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association (EECA) wants to help those organizations in need through its new Operation Round Up program. Launched by EECA in early 2019, Operation Round Up is a 501(c)(3) charitable program designed to provide financial assistance to qualified groups
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UNIVERSITY, Miss. — The University of Mississippi announced River Region students named to Fall 2021 Honor Roll lists. The following students were named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of 3.75-4.00: Lauren Welge of Chester, Ill. Kendall Runzi of French Village, Mo. Londyn Lorenz
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SPRINGFIELD — Missouri State University awarded 1,509 degrees to students in fall 2021. The commencement ceremonies took place Dec. 17, 2021, at JQH Arena in Springfield. The following local students earned degrees: Maria Hermann of Bloomsdale graduated with a Master of Occupational Therapy. Levi Lappe of Perryville graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Construction
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