By Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – After having to postpone last year’s Annual Methodist Men’s Pancake Breakfast due to COVID-19 precautions and shut downs, the Methodist Men of the First United Methodist Church in Chester are very pleased to be bring back the popular event THIS SATURDAY April 2nd. First United Methodist Men […]
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By Jim Beers, contributing writer CHESTER – Monday afternoon March 21 students in District # 139 grades 6-12 were treated to an amazing assembly titled. “YOU MATTER”. The event was sponsored by the Southern Illinois Substance Abuse Alliance (SISAA) and was designed to let students know that there are people who really care about
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest reports. Christopher W. Nance 29, Davenport IA, arrested March 21, 2022 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on a Randolph County warrant for petition to revoke probation. Is incarcerated. Tamra L. Krantz 36, Chester, arrested March 21, 2022 by Chester Police for theft. Released with
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CHESTER – Randolph County Coroner Office has identified the individual pronounced deceased following a UTV crash on Robinson Road, Saturday afternoon. The coroner’s office says 19-year-old Dylan R. Hamilton of Ellis Grove, was pronounced dead at the scene March 26, 2022 on Robinson Road in Ellis Grove. The accident is being investigated by
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CHESTER – For the third month in-a-row volunteers at the monthly Chester Area Christian Food Pantry (CACFP) Mobile Market faced inclement weather. Wednesday March 23 was rainy, cold and breezy as approximately 25 dependable volunteers served roughly 73 vouchered automobiles at the March 2022 Mobile Market. Hardy volunteers unload numerous pallets of food
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CHESTER — A 19-year-old Ellis Grove man was killed Saturday in a traffic crash on Robinson Road in Ellis Grove. The Illinois State Police reports the man, whose name has not yet been released, was a passenger in an eastbound 2017 Honda Pioneer UTV which ran off the roadway to the right and overturned,
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CHESTER – The following Chester Grade School students were honored with CGS Character Awards Friday March 4 for demonstrating the trait of the month, “Self-Management Skills. (Front row left to right): Miles Bert, Jonathon Keeton, Alainah Helmers, Presley Howell, Ella Forsting, and Isaiah Meadows. (Back row, left to right): Kristopher Crouch, Ryker Ridings, Jailey Holt,
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Saluki Con is back at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2022, and the fourth edition of the event is bigger and better than ever, organizers say, with panels, gaming, a cosplay contest, artists, vendors, virtual reality, an escape room, workshops, demonstrations and much more! “There is truly something for
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 8,039 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois. That’s a nearly eight percent rise in cases over the previous week. There were 109 deaths since March 18, 2022. That’s down 11 percent from last week’s report. Currently, IDPH is
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CHESTER – Tammy Liefer, a fifth grade teacher at Chester Grade School has been awarded a $980 grant entitled “Hands-On Science 2.0” from the Lambda State Foundation for Educational Studies, Inc., a constituent of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. The money was used to buy science equipment and science-themed novels for all three fifth
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