CHESTER — Chester Grade School has announced the winners of the October 15 Character Awards presentation. The list includes these 12 students: Cash Hargis, Arizona Rose, Brandon Marquez, Landyn Phillips, Jaylee Belton, Grace Medford, Jaxon Hanna, Ellen Shipley, Haley Sellers, Decklin Forsting, Tegan Breedon, and Edinson Aroche. Pictured here (left to right) are Ellen […]
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CHESTER — The Chester Fire Department was “called out” to a fire Saturday October 23 at 3:03 p.m. to 217 West Holmes Street on the Hardees parking lot. There was a report of smoke coming out of the vents of a red Ford Ranger truck. The truck belonged to Richard and Bridget Stubits of Chester
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CHESTER — The members of Beta Delta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma enjoyed an informative presentation by Randolph County Sheriff’s Deputy Jonathan Barbour at a recent meeting. Randolph County Sheriff’s Deputy Jonathan Barbour speaks to members of Beta Delta Chapter. He focused on helpful information regarding scams and personal safety for adults. Deputy Barbour has
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CHESTER – The Chester CUSD 139 has released a report of the Board of Education meeting held October 21st. CHESTER SCHOOL BOARD REPORT
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CHICAGO – Republican candidate for governor Paul Schimpf took Democrats to task for the misguided and damaging policies they advanced during the recent veto session, which concluded early this morning. He pointed to a series of legislative missteps around a variety of issues, ranging from parental rights to redistricting. Schimpf found the repeal of the Parental Notification
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CHESTER — The Randolph County Health Department reported five new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths as of Friday. There are 22 active cases with no one in the hospital. There have been 5,636 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. There have been 5,514 recoveries and 100 deaths. The Illinois Department of
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ST. LOUIS—The National Weather Service has released its preliminary report on the Coffman-St. Mary-Chester tornado. Numerous severe thunderstorms formed ahead of an approaching cold front across southeast Missouri during the evening hours of Sunday, October 24th, 2021. As the storms moved northeastward, they moved into a moist, energy-rich environment with substantial wind shear in the
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CHESTER — Kelly Moeller of Chester donated blood at the October 20 American Red Cross Blood Drive held at the American Legion in Chester. Jim Beers Photo Moeller is a regular donor and had taken part in blood drives for approximately 40 years. The drive had 49 individuals attempt to donate blood and 43 were
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 14,616 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 183 additional deaths since reporting last Friday, October 22, 2021. Of Illinois’ total population, 69 percent has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and 54 percent of Illinois’ total population
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SPRINGFIELD – As we head into the holiday season, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is issuing updated guidance to help people celebrate more safely as we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. “Last year, many people held off getting together with family and friends during the holiday season due to the pandemic,” said
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