EVANSVILLE, Ill. – Members of the Christ Our Savior FFA spent three days in Springfield, Ill. recently for the State FFA Convention. It was a great convention for the members, but a sad convention as well. The students had the opportunity to listen to the retiring addresses from the major state officers, meet new friends, […]
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report of arrests: Arrested were: Joseph E. Johnson 40, Chester, June 9, 2025 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on a Randolph County warrant for aggravated battery. Pretrial Release. Gary M. Puckett 56, Tilden, June 9, 2025 by Sparta Police for driving while license revoked, operating
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CHESTER — The Chester Municipal Band will perform in concert at 7 this evening in the back parking lot of the Chester American Legion Hall, 500 Opdyke Street.
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CHESTER – The Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission meets Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at city hall. Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission Agenda June 19, 2025 Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes-Melissa Gross Treasurer’s Report-Linda Rader/Brenda Owen Public Petitions & Correspondence Standing Committee Reports Take Pride Award-JoAnn Simmons/Linda Rader Planters-Linda Schafer Tourism-Brenda
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CHESTER – A public hearing and regular meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held Tuesday, June 17, 2025. The public hearing will begin at 7 p.m. and the regular meeting will begin at 7:15 p.m. in the Chester Community High School Juergens Gym located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester.
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — The lack of exercise is more pronounced among adults with disabilities than the general population, but a team of researchers from Southern Illinois University Carbondale is discovering that a simple game with low-cost prizes may offer solutions. (Above) EDC clients walk and play the Step It Up
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–- State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) issued the following statement after former Speaker Mike Madigan was sentenced in federal court for his role in sweeping corruption: “Mike Madigan’s sentencing is a long overdue moment of accountability for the damage he did to Illinois. He spent decades consolidating power and enriching himself and his
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MURPHYSBORO, IL –Illinois State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) released the following statement in response to a lawsuit seeking the removal of the Ten Commandments monument from the Jefferson County Courthouse lawn: “As the State Senator representing Jefferson County, I strongly support keeping the Ten Commandments monument on the courthouse lawn. The principles represented by this
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PRAIRIE DU ROCHER – The Lewis & Clark Chapter of the Illinois Society of Sons of the American Revolution recently presented the Law Enforcement Commendation Medal and Certificate posthumously to Officer Jason P. Roscow. His parents, Ann and Ervin Roscow of Prairie du Rocher, accepted. Ann and Ervin Roscow show the medal and
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CARBONDALE, IL — An evening of performance, food, and immersive dialogue is set to bloom at the Carbondale Civic Center from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM as the Poke Sallet Sally Dinner Theatre takes center stage. This free public event is a celebratory exploration of the pokeweed plant—a resilient and controversial wild green—and its ties to Southern food, Black cultural memory,
