Randolph County News

by Caleb Hale CARBONDALE, Ill. — The doors are wide open to the SIU Alumni Association’s online marketplace, Saluki Market, which is now taking applications for a wide variety of new vendors. Since it launched in December, the Saluki Market has welcomed thousands of online visitors.  The early cohort of pilot vendors has been instrumental in helping the SIU Alumni Association build a strong platform that creates opportunities […]

CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest reports.   Jason L. Merrell 47, Wright City MO, arrested May 4, 2026 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office for Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance, Armed Violence, Home Invasion, Domestic Battery, Unlawful Possession of Weapon by Felon, and Criminal Damage to Property.  Is incarcerated.   Thomas

CHESTER – The tentative agenda for Thursday’s meeting of the Chester Beautification and Tourism Commission has been released.   The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in city hall.   It is open to the public.   The tentative agenda:   Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission Agenda May 14, 2026   Pledge of Allegiance   Approval of

JEFFERSON CITY – A 23-year-old Red Bud, Illinois woman was one of two persons who suffered moderate injuries in a traffic crash on I-64 in St. Charles County Thursday evening.   The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the woman was taken to SSM Health St Joseph Hospital-Lake St. Louis by the St. Charles County Ambulance

CHESTER – The tentative agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the Chester Parks and Recreation Committee has been released.   The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the municipal building at 1330 Swanwick Street in Chester.   The meeting is open to the public.   The tentative agenda:   PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA

by Brooke Keltner CARBONDALE, Ill. — The saying goes, if you snooze – you lose. Artificial intelligence is rapidly advancing and those who wait to effectively apply the technology to their career or studies could fall behind. That’s why a group of artificial intelligence experts is holding the AI @ SIUC workshop on Thursday, May