CHESTER – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to show support for Breast Cancer victims and survivors, the Chester Police Force is wearing PINK badges throughout the month. Pictured here wearing their pink badges are Chief of Police Bobby Helmers, Officer Martinez, and Canine Officer Laramore. Jim Beers Photo
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A full Shryock Auditorium is thrilled with nation’s top band By Jim Beers “The Presidents Own” United States Marine Band was in Carbondale, Illinois Tuesday October 8 to perform for a sold-out crowd at Southern Illinois University’s Shryock Auditorium. It was a rare performance from the nation’s top band and music enthusiasts came from across
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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Learn more about our planet and the dynamic forces shaping life here during Earth Science Week at Southern Illinois University Carbondale from Oct. 14-19. Started in 1998 by the American Geosciences Institute, Earth Science Week is aimed at promoting a better understanding and appreciation for the Earth sciences and
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Sustainability Office is sponsoring an open house beginning Monday, Oct. 14, and everyone is invited to tour the new area and bring their ideas for programming and initiatives to make campus even more green and sustainable. Sustainability Office graduate assistants Bharath Chintada, left, an electrical and computer
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RED BUD, Ill. – Illinois State Representative David Friess is partnering with the Waterloo Police Department to host an Rx Drop-Off event on Saturday, October 26, in conjunction with National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The event will take place at Waterloo City Hall, located at 100 W. 4th Steet in Waterloo, from 9:00 a.m.
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CHESTER – The city of Chester bestowed its Take Pride Home Awards on two families recently. One of the October 2024 “Take Pride Home” winners in the Chester Beautification Commission program is the home of Aaron and Jessica Wunderlich. They reside at 18 Knollwood Drive in Chester. Pictured with Aaron and Jessica is
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CHESTER – The Mobile Market came to Chester September 25. Several Chester High School students from Amy Miller’s class volunteered at the September 2024 CACFP Mobile Market. Pictured (left to right) are Amy Miller, Teacher, Drew Wilderman, Amari Perez, Brookelyn McLain, Leslie Asbury, Peyton Dixon, and Angie Werner, Paraprofessional. Jim Beers Photo
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Reports of online hacking are frequent these days, so it seems only fitting that the Illinois APEX Accelerator at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is marking October as Cybersecurity Month by hosting the workshop Cybersecurity Is National Security. The no-cost event is set for 2-4 p.m. Oct. 17 in Rooms 150/151 at
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METROPOLIS – The popular Fort Massac Encampment, which has drawn thousands of visitors to southern Illinois every fall for 50 years, will return to Fort Massac State Park in Metropolis Oct. 19 and 20. Since 1974, the encampment festival has provided visitors with a chance to experience what life was like at Fort Massac during the 18th
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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital CEO Brett Bollmann has named Charles Bargman II Employee of the Quarter for the Third Quarter 2024 on October 9, 2024. Brett Bollmann, CEO on left with Charles Bargman II. Charles Bargman II, Maintenance Technician and Bio Med Coordinator, has worked at Memorial Hospital since December 2023. When
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