Randolph County News

Chester CUSD No. 139 Board of Education meets Wednesday

CHESTER — A regular meeting of the Chester Community Unit School District No. 139 Board of Education will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 16, 2022 in the High School Family and Consumer Science Classroom located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: CHESTER BOE AGENDA […]

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Chester Grade School presents Character Awards

CHESTER — The following Chester Grade School students received awards Friday for demonstrating the character trait of the month, “Self-Management Skills”. (Front row, from left): Weylyn Quintana, Saige Peters, Ava Johanning, Lydia Miller, and Allie Kempfer, (back row), Kinlee Roscow, Ella Newton, Jude Medrano, Reed Fricke, Liam Welborn, Calvin Marshall, and Brendon Essman. Jim Beers Photo 

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Randolph County joins Backstoppers, Inc.

By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer    CHESTER — Recently, a member of the Monroe County “Backstoppers” came to a meeting of the Randolph County Firefighters Association and expressed that “The Backstoppers, Inc.” was now ready to expand to Randolph County. Pictured, left to right, are: Backstoppers, Inc, Executive Director, Chief Ron Battelle; Monroe County Backstoppers

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Schimpf slams governor’s action on General Iron

WATERLOO – Republican candidate for governor Paul Schimpf released the following statement regarding Governor Pritzker’s recent action in support of General Iron and urged the Mayor of Chicago to reject his efforts to issue a permit to a known polluter. “It astounds me that in today’s age of environmental awareness, the Governor would ignore concerns

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Friess: Politics, not science, drives mask mandate for school children

RED BUD, Ill. — Randolph County Illinois Representative David Friess of Red Bud is criticizing Gov. J. B. Pritzker’s decision to lift his mask mandate for everyone except school children. The governor and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced plans to remove the mask mandate throughout the state beginning on February 28th with

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SIU Maple Syrup Festival rescheduled, tickets available now for breakfast

by Christi Mathis    CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Maple Syrup Festival and Pancake Breakfast, Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center’s ever-popular tradition, is happening in 2022, but it is being rescheduled from February to March due to recent increases in COVID-19 cases in the region and the unpredictable weather. The free family friendly festival will

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