CHESTER – The Randolph County Coroner’s office reports the death of 39-year-old Nathan C. Frischkorn of Waterloo, in a one- car motor vehicle accident January 30, 2025 at the intersection of Blackjack Road and Kuehner Drive in Red Bud. The death is being investigated by the Randolph County Coroner’s Office and the Randolph County […]
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MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS — Olivia Schilling, of Evansville, IL, was named to the Mississippi State University fall 2024 President’s List. Schilling is among 4,569 students who have attained this honor. Students on the President’s List achieved a 3.80 or better grade-point average, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of coursework with
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EVANSVILLE – Christ Our Savior FFA recently attended the Ground Zero conference at SIU-C. It is a two-day conference for freshmen and sophomores. Students learned communication skills, how to set goals and how to work to achieve them, how to persevere and problem-solving as a group. Members are pictured with State
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CHESTER, Ill. – The Chester City Council will meet in regular session tonight at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester, Ill. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA February 3, 2025 I. CALL TO ORDER
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CHESTER – The following Chester Grade School students were recognized Friday January 31, 2025, with a CGS HIVE Awards. The HIVE program recognized students who demonstrate one of the four HIVE Good Behavior Characteristics of Respect, Responsibility, Safety, or Empathy. The January 31st presentation recognized a total of 28 students, nine for Respect,
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CHESTER – Buena Vista National Bank and Memorial Hospital Chester will be hosting their 29th Annual Health Fair on Friday, March 14, at the Main Bank from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Testing will include BMP with Glucose and Lipid Panel (Total Cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and Triglycerides), Complete Blood Count, Blood Pressure, and BMI
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale is commemorating February as Black History Month with a variety of special presentations, exhibitions and activities. Richard Hunt works on a monument honoring Ida B. Wells, which will be featured in a documentary to be shown on campus. (Photo provided) “The theme is
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by Kim Rendfeld CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s spring 2025 enrollment is up 3.3%, or 344 students, compared to last year. The increase – the second year in a row of over 3% – follows a fall that saw the highest overall boost in the number of students in 33 years. Spring is
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RED BUD, IL…State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) has introduced HB1211, a bill to help address the teacher shortage facing Illinois schools. This legislation aims to make it easier for aspiring educators to begin their career in the classroom. The bill would establish the Temporary Teacher Apprenticeship Program. This program would be an alternate
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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Nearly 1,000 students from 15 high schools across the state will learn the history and future of languages and cultures during Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 49th World Languages and Cultures Day celebration on Monday, Feb. 3. The event is from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the Student Center. Festivities begin with
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