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 — 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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CHESTER – Randolph County State’s Attorney Jeremy Walker has released his latest case updates. People v. Shannon A. Mahan (2021-CF-248) On January 24, 2022, Shannon A. Mahan, 37 of Sparta, pled guilty to the offense of Possession of Methamphetamine before the Honorable Judge Richard A. Brown. Pursuant to the plea, Ms. Mahan was
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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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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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DES MOINES, Iowa – A Red Bud resident has been named to the Dean’s List at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Alex Birchler was required to earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the Fall 2021 semester at Drake to be placed on the Dean’s List. Drake University is a midsize,
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SPARTA, Ill. — Buchheit of Sparta announces their annual fundraiser for the local Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapters which is underway now through Monday, February 21. This year Buchheit of Sparta will be donating their proceeds to the FFA chapters at Marissa High School and Sparta High School. The National FFA Organization
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CHESTER — Chester Grade School kindergarten registration will be held 3-6:30 p.m. Thursday, February 17th and 8 a.m.-Noon Friday, February 18th. Any questions call Chester Grade School (618) 826 2354.
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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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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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