Randolph County News

By Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE – Jody Paulson brings a “foundational love” of teaching and a teaching philosophy rooted in experiential and interdisciplinary learning. Her students bring continuing motivation.     Jody Paulson (center) receives the 2026 Teaching Excellence Award for tenured and tenure-track faculty from Hong Cheng, dean of the College of Arts and Media […]

O’FALLON, Ill. – The Southern Illinois Builders Association (SIBA) proudly supports Construction Safety Week 2026, scheduled for May 4-8, under the national theme “All in Together.” This year’s campaign emphasizes three key pillars of Recognize-Respond-Respect as a unified call to action for addressing high-energy, high-hazard work and preventing serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) in the

CHESTER – Isabel Carron, CCC-SLP, a speech-language pathologist at Memorial Hospital’s Therapy & Sports Rehab Center in Chester, IL, has recently completed the SPEAK OUT® Therapy Program Certification Course.     The SPEAK OUT® Therapy Program, developed by the nonprofit Parkinson Voice Project®, is a specialized, evidence-based approach designed to help people with Parkinson’s disease

CHESTER – The Mississippi Valley Art Guild has released its May calendar of events. The MVAG has lots of classes lined up for May.  For kids, on May 2, 1-3 p.m., for ages 6+, there will be a Birdhouse Party.  Join our wonderful Megan Schoenherr to create your own birdhouse.  On May 9, 1-3pm, for

CHESTER — The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office reports 67-year-old Thomas J. Sigman of Red Bud was taken to Red Bud Regional Hospital by a MedStar ambulance Friday, April 17 following a noon traffic crash on Route 159 just north of the Monroe-Randolph County Line.   According to the report Sigman was the driver of a