Randolph County News

CHESTER – A special meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held April 3, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Chester Community High School Media Center located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, IL.   The tentative agenda for the meeting:   1. Call to Order and Roll Call – 6:30 p.m.

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Five Southern Illinois University Carbondale undergraduate students will share their thoughts on the growing influence of artificial intelligence in today’s society on Thursday, April 10, in Morris Library’s John C. Guyon Auditorium. This semester’s topic is “Breaking the Algorithm: Humanity in a Data-Driven World.” The free, public forum is

CARBONDALE, Ill. – The region’s vendors have an opportunity to sign up for the 2025 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Civil Service Council’s spring flea market. Proceeds from vendors’ fees go to the Civil Service Education Assistance Fund toward scholarships for SIU students. This year’s flea market is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 26 in the Banterra Center

CHESTER — A low turnout for the Randolph County Consolidated election Yesterday. Only 14 percent of the voters or about 2,794 cast ballots. In one of the few contested races Joe Eggemeyer won election as mayor of Chester with 575 votes. Tom Page had 371, Nancy Crossland had 176 and Richard Ray Brueggemann had 40. Complete election results

CHESTER – Voters in Randolph County are going to the polls today, casting their votes in the consolidated election.   Among the races on the ballot:   A four-way race for mayor of Chester. The candidates are Tom Page, Joe L. Eggemeyer, Nancy Crossland and Richard Ray Brueggemann.   In Coulterville, four persons are seeking

CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest arrest reports. Bonnie C. Dickenson 30, Percy, arrested March 26, 2025 by Steeleville Police for battery, robbery, and resisting a peace officer. Pretrial Release.   Jarrod P. Robinson 34, Newton IL, arrested March 27, 2025 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office for DUI, driving while

RED BUD — The office of state representative David Friess and the Randolph County Humane Society have announced the winners of the Mural Contest. Students were invited to submit design concepts that they will paint on the walls of the new Randolph Couonty Humane Society building in Steeleville.   Michelle McBride, a student at Red

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Sharp Museum will open three new exhibitions in April, including one that celebrates the region’s LGBTQ+ community.   A display featuring dresses on loan from drag queens Jodie Santana and Blanche Dubois is being installed as part of an exhibition that opens Friday, April 4,