Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Marianne Webb and David N. Bateman Distinguished Organ Recital Series featuring New York Philharmonic organist Kent Tritle on Friday, Sept. 25, at SIU Carbondale’s Shryock Auditorium, is canceled. A reschedule date is to be determined.
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MURPHYSBORO, IL – Calling all educators! Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association (EECA) is excited to announce that applications for the Touchstone Energy Classroom Empowerment Grants are open for the 2026-27 school year. EECA will award ten (10) Classroom Empowerment Grants, each valued at $500. This opportunity is open to both public and private K-12 schools
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There’s been a slight change of plans for the Chester Bridge demolition.
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Due to the demolition of the Chester Bridge and related road closures, Chester CUSD 139 will have an E-Learning Day on Monday, September 21.
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — New York Philharmonic organist Kent Tritle, one of the nation’s leading choral conductors, will perform at Southern Illinois University Carbondale later this month for the Marianne Webb and David N. Bateman Distinguished Organ Recital Series. International concert organist and choral conductor Kent Tritle, organist of the New York Philharmonic,
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Students are rewarded for demonstrating Respect, Responsibility, Safety, and Empathy BY JIM BEERS Chester Grade School recognized 33 students on Friday September 4, 2026 in grades Kindergarten through 8th, for demonstrating the “HIVE” PBIS good character traits of either Respect, Responsibility, Safety, or Empathy. There are four “HIVE” PBIS characteristics that teachers and staff at
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Changes in routines, busy fall schedules can lead to fewer donors and blood products Leave a lifesaving legacy this month in honor of Dr. Charles R. Drew [CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO, Sept. 8, 2026] — The American Red Cross urges people not to wait to make a lifesaving impact this fall by scheduling a blood
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by Brooke Keltner CARBONDALE, Ill. — Registration is underway for the seventh annual Southern Illinois Hemp and Cannabis Symposium, which has grown from a regional event to one that attracts speakers and participants from across the country. During the day-long symposium, nine speakers will cover a variety of topics including state and federal policy, hemp/cannabis agronomy
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September 7, 2026 Carol L. Fitch 44, Coulterville, arrested August 31, 2026 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on for unlawful possession of methamphetamine, Unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while suspended, and defective windshield. Pretrial Release. Christa D. Poynor 39, Prairie Du Rocher, arrested September 1, 2026 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office
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James Franklin Sharp grew up in Chester, Illinois, a small Mississippi River Town in southwest Illinois. He graduated from Chester High School in 1954. SIU Tedrick Welcome Center He then attended the two-year Pre-Engineering Program at nearby Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. At SIU, he lived in Doyle Dorm, that housed just 60 boys,
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