Randolph County News

CHESTER – The minutes of the Chester Community Unit School District 139 meetings held March 19, 2025 and April 3, 2025 have been released.   March 19 minutes:   CHESTER SCHOL BOARD MINUTES March 19, 2025   April 3 minutes:   CHESTER SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES April 3, 2025    

BATON ROUGE, LA — Sarah Ann Steibel of Ruma, Illinois, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at McKendree University. Steibel is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each

JEFFERSON CITY — A 48-year-old Red Bud woman suffered minor injuries in a traffic crash in Jefferson County, Mo. Wednesday afternoon.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the woman was taken to Mercy Hospital South.   The patrol says the crash happened when the woman’s 2024 Mazda CX5 was struck in the rear by

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The SIU School of Music will celebrate jazz with two performances in April that feature the musical talents of students and faculty. Getting in some last-minute fine tuning, the SIU Jazz Combo works ahead of the April 14 performance at SIU Carbondale.  Isaac Lausell (bass), an associate professor of

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The combined talents of the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Choral Union and Concert Choir will showcase composer Johannes Brahms’ German Requiem during a free, public concert April 15 in Shryock Auditorium. The 7 p.m. performance will be the final concert at SIU for Susan Davenport, professor and director of choral

CHESTER – Memorial Hospital announces the retirement of Kathy Winkler, Director of Pharmacy, who has been a part of their team since October 1989. After over 35 years of dedicated service, Kathy retired on March 31, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of care, innovation, and collaboration. Reflecting on her time at Memorial, Kathy shared, “Memorial