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Happy 300, Prairie du Rocher!

Prairie du Rocher celebrated its 300th birthday last weekend with two days of family fun. The party included live music, a children's area, a quilt show, 50/50 raffles, vendor and craft fair, a phantom funeral re-enactment, and much more.
Jul 13, 2022 8:27 AM
CHS dance team gearing up for 2022-23

The 2022-23 school year begins in just about a month. Summer is more than half over and most school groups, such as sports, band, dance and cheer have already begun preparations for the upcoming year. The Chester High School dance team has been rehearsing since early summer vacation.
BY JIM BEERS Jul 13, 2022 8:24 AM
CGS Character Awards

Chester Grade School honored the following six students Friday, May 13, in the final Character Award presentations of the 2021-2022 school year. The character trait being recognized was Good Decision-Making Skills. Left to right: Program Coordinator Cindy Ponder, Bree Johnson, Jason Stumpe, Madison Stauffer, Halliyah Santizo, and Presley Howell. Not present: Karter Shipley.
Jul 13, 2022 8:24 AM
Thomas J. Wingerter of Sparta, formerly of Chester

Thomas J. "Slats" Wingerter, 76, of Sparta, Illinois, born on May 29, 1946 in Chester, Illinois as the son of Lenus and Eleanor (Braun) Wingerter, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at Memorial Hospital East in Shiloh, Illinois.
Jul 12, 2022 8:31 AM
Kaskaskia Island Patriotic Ceremony: Hundreds attend 52nd annual 4th of July event

Temperatures were in the 90s and the humidity was high, but hundreds of citizens came to Kaskaskia Island on Monday to celebrate freedom and enjoy the 52nd Annual Patriotic Ceremony.
By Jim Beers Jul 11, 2022 9:53 AM
Chester student attends HOBY youth seminar

Chester's Mabry Wingerter is feeling inspired this summer. The rising junior at Chester High School just returned from the four-day Illinois Central South Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Seminar June 16-19 at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington.
BY JIM BEERS Jul 11, 2022 9:50 AM
4-H'ers compete in livestock show

Local youth gathered in the show barn at the Perry County Fairgrounds in mid-June to exhibit beef, swine, sheep, and goats during the annual 4-H Livestock Show. A few days prior, many 4-H members also participated in a 4-H Small Pets Show, where they shared their knowledge of cats, dogs, lizards, rabbits, and other small pets with local judges.
Submitted by University of Illinois Extension Jul 11, 2022 9:44 AM
Happy Fourth of July!

Chester celebrates with 52nd annual patriotic ceremony; Steeleville festival and parade draw hundreds of revelers.
Jul 11, 2022 9:53 AM
Steeleville Fourth festival, fireworks, parade

Steeleville celebrated the Fourth of July with its annual festival, fireworks and parade.
Jul 11, 2022 9:48 AM
Randolph residents rank health concerns

Randolph County has identified drug and alcohol abuse, mental illness, and chronic disease prevention as priority concerns for the next five years.
Submitted by Randolph County Health Department Jul 11, 2022 9:54 AM

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