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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CHESTER – The Chester Beta Delta Rho Chapter continues to welcome new teachers to the area. Sarah Brown (left), a new second grade teacher at St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Red Bud, accepts a “Welcome to Teaching” bag from Norma Baughman. Beta Delta Chapter President Carolyn Schwent (left), presents a “Welcome to Teaching”
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and local law enforcement agencies throughout the state are joining together to ensure you make it to the Thanksgiving table by stepping up efforts to keep impaired drivers off the roads and encourage seat belt use. “It’s well known that Thanksgiving weekend is one of
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WOODSTOCK, Ill. – Illinois candidate for governor Gary Rabine is releasing the following statement on the decision of the Illinois Association of School Boards decision to terminate its membership in the National School Boards Association in the wake of the recent letter the national group sent to the Biden Administration seeking a federal investigation into
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