CHESTER – A special meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held this evening, at 6 p.m. at the Chester Community High School Juergens Gym located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, IL. This is the tentative agenda: AGENDA Call to Order and Roll Call – 6:00 pm […]
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests. Stephanie F. Blankenship 24, Steeleville, arrested June 3, 2025 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on a Randolph County warrant for failure to appear on a retail theft charge. Is incarcerated. Brandy D. Webb 41, Sparta, arrested June 3, 2025 by Sparta Police
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DU QUOIN, IL – The Du Quoin State Fair is excited to welcome Tucker Wetmore to the Grandstand stage on Saturday, August 30. With an explosive rise in the country music scene, Wetmore brings his powerhouse vocals and hit-filled setlist to one of Southern Illinois’ biggest summer stages. Wetmore has rapidly cemented himself as a breakout country star,
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — A Southern Illinois University Carbondale student team is searching for possibly one of the earliest Anglo-American homesteads in Southern Illinois. Gretchen Farrell, left, and Noelle Ridolfi (top photo) excavate a section of soil as students in the SIU Carbondale Archaeology Field School search for artifacts. Natalie Eves
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CARBONDALE – In just their second year on Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s faculty, K. Allison Hammer’s deep commitment to advancing diversity, gender equity and inclusion both in the classroom and the community is making a positive difference. Since arriving at SIU Carbondale in August 2023, Hammer, the university’s 2025 Excellence Award Emerging Leader
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by Caleb Hale CARBONDALE, Ill. — The SIU Alumni Association is marking 618 Day with a series of events and a fundraising campaign aimed at expanding scholarship support for local students attending Southern Illinois University Carbondale. June 18, 618 Day, is a regional celebration of pride in Southern Illinois, named after the area code that
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CHESTER – The Mississippi Valley Art Guild has announce the addition of Will Harris to its membership, as well as his selection as Artist of the Month for June 2025. Harris, a resident of Chester and former owner of 1st Class Auto, currently works at Flex-line Automation Inc. His affinity for working
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MONMOUTH, IL — Kayla Braun of Evansville has made the Dean’s List at Monmouth College for the Spring 2025 semester. Founded in 1853 and affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Monmouth College offers 44 majors, 41 minors and 14 pre-professional programs. A residential liberal arts college that is the birthplace of the women’s fraternity movement, Monmouth
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — One of flat track’s most fabled battlegrounds is ready to light the fuse on America’s birthday bash when the Memphis Shades DuQuoin Mile rockets into the Magic Mile at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 5. The Mile’s sweeping clay, legendary draft-passes, and century-old coal-mine roots have produced icons for generations—and 2025 promises another fireworks
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FULTON, Mo. — Two students from the River Region have been named to the Westminster College Spring 2025 Dean’s List for exemplary academic performance. The list of 226 students includes 64 freshmen, 51 sophomores, 52 juniors and 59 seniors. The list includes freshman Mabry Wingerter of Chester and sophomore Noah Tepe from Red Bud.
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