Randolph County News

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Southern Illinois University Carbondale Southern Illinois Piano Festival will once again provide magical moments next month as the biennial classical music festival brings works of renowned pianists to the region for lectures, workshops and solo recitals. Noted pianist Daniel Paul Horn, a professor at Wheaton College Conservatory of Music, kicks […]

By David Friess, State Representative RED BUD – One year after Illinois became the first state in the nation to abolish cash bail, the consequences are clear—public safety is being compromised, and the system is failing the very people it was supposed to protect. The implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act, which went into effect

CHESTER – A regular meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held on September 19, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. in the High School Family & Consumer Science Classroom (217B) located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, IL.   Please note there has been a correction made to the times of the bond

by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Students led by a Southern Illinois University Carbondale researcher may have the rare opportunity to present their research on using microalgae to grow crops in regolith, like the surface of the moon, to scientists and other professionals. Five abstracts from SIU’s AlgaeUnlocked team, led by Scott D. Hamilton-Brehm, associate

CARBONDALE, Ill. — The SIU Alumni Association will honor six individuals and two groups at the organization’s 2024 SIU Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony at a banquet on Friday, Sept. 20, at Blue Sky Vineyard in Makanda. Photo by Todd Duermyer The Distinguished Alumni Award is the SIU Alumni Association’s highest honor. Nominations are solicited, and the candidates

CHESTER, ILL. – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest reports. Jared R. Shoemaker 31, Sparta, arrested September 10, 2024 by Sparta Police for unlawful possession of methamphetamine and a Randolph County warrant for failure to appear on charges of unlawful possession of methamphetamine and burglary.  Is incarcerated.   Miguel A. Ramirez-Urbina 41, Prairie