Randolph County News

CHESTER –  A special meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held this evening at 6 p.m. in the High School Family & Consumer Science Classroom (217B) located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, IL.   AGENDA   Call to Order and Roll Call – 6:00 p.m.   Executive Session 2.1 To

CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Illinois (BGCSI) is thrilled to announce the launch of the Blue Door Reopen Campaign. This fundraising initiative aims to raise $200,000, allowing us to reopen our doors and resume serving the youth of Carbondale and Marion.   For over 20 years, the BGCSI has served as a

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — A play about what can happen when you don’t take responsibility comes to the Southern Illinois University Carbondale McLeod Theater stage next month. “Criminal Genius,” a farcical comedy of missteps, follows the struggles of three criminals in their unsuccessful arson attempt to torch a restaurant and will leave audiences

ROMEOVILLE, IL (04/17/2024)– Ian Bollinger of Red Bud is among the 1,300 students honored on the Lewis University Dean’s List for the 2023 Fall Semester.   Bollinger is studying Finance at Lewis University Business.   To be eligible for this honor, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours during the semester with

CHESTER – The tentative agenda for this evening’s meeting of the Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission has been released.  Agenda April 18, 2024 6:30 p.m.   Pledge of Allegiance             Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes-Melissa Gross   Treasurer’s Report-Linda Rader   Public Petitions & Correspondence             Standing Committee Reports Take Pride Award-JoAnn Simmons/Linda Rader Planters -Linda Schafer/Tony

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Chien-tsung Lu, an associate professor in the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University, will be the new director in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Aviation. The appointment is effective July 1. Robert D. Morgan, dean of SIU Carbondale’s College of Health and Human Sciences, said Lu

CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Saluki Takeover Tour of Southern Illinois is coming to a town near you. After successful events in Chicago, St. Louis, Springfield (Illinois), Florida and Nashville (Tennessee), the Saluki Takeover Tour will visit all 17 of the region’s counties from April 24 through May 4. “Saluki spirit is evident everywhere we go,

SPARTA – On Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 7:47 p.m. the Sparta Police Department received a call for shots fired in the area of East College Street.   Officers arrived in the area and spoke with several neighbors in the area. Several neighbors reported that they believed the noise to be fireworks.   The Sparta