Randolph County News

by Tim Obermiller CARBONDALE, Ill. — When Brady Villiger’s experimental drone plunged toward a concrete testing platform on the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus during a recent drop test, nearly a year of research and design was on the line. In the split second before impact, a compact airbag autonomously deployed beneath the dummy aircraft, […]

CHESTER — Memorial Hospital recently partnered with the Chester Police Department to provide an impactful Verbal and Physical De‑Escalation Training for staff, reinforcing the hospital’s ongoing commitment to workplace safety and high‑quality patient care.     The training, held on June 9 at the hospital, was led by Sergeant Joe Jany and Officer Steve Laramore.

By David Friess, Illinois 115th District RED BUD, Illinois — Happy June, everyone! The 2026 Spring Legislative Session has officially come to a close, with both the House and Senate adjourning in the early morning hours of June 1. This year, we worked past the May 31 constitutional deadline before approving a record-breaking state budget

CARBONDALE, Ill. — John Shaw, director of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, will discuss the presidencies of Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy on Tuesday, June 30, as part of a special program at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kansas. Shaw will speak about the two

by Brooke Keltner CARBONDALE, Ill. — There’s a legend in the Missouri Ozarks that a train from the Wild West carrying the now rare McCloud River redband trout derailed. To save the fish, the railroad workers released them into the nearby rivers. These fish were supposedly the ancestors of today’s rainbow trout. Now nearly 150