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Don Welge Memorial Bridge

Randolph County

Welge Memorial Bridge project complete

CHESTER -- Officials from the Illinois (IDOT) and Missouri (MoDOT) Departments of Transportation held a ribbon-cutting over the weekend, marking the completion of a major construction project. The two departments, along with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, would celebrate this occasion following the completion of the Don Welge Memorial Bridge. The project was made possible by Gov. JB Pritzker's historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital improvement program. The ribbon cutting is the culmination of several years of collaboration between the […]

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IDNR campground hosts host

Capital Area Region

IDNR seeks campground hosts for 2025

SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is seeking campground hosts for the 2025 camping season for state parks, recreation areas, and historic sites across Illinois. Campground hosting is a perfect position for anyone who enjoys camping and helping other people. Hosts are often the first face to greet state park visitors. They check on arrivals and departures, write camping permits, acquaint campers with park facilities and regulations, answer questions about local and statewide attractions, help visitors plan outings, […]

todayFebruary 24, 2025 202 5 4

Fricke

Illinois

Fricke arrested on charges of child porn possession

CHESTER -- Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 7 announces the arrest of 33-year-old Brian Fricke of Chester for 12 counts of possession of child pornography involving children under the age of 13, which is a Class 2 felony. On February 15, 2024, ISP agents and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force began an investigation into the possession of child pornography. On April 3, 2024, a search warrant was conducted, and Fricke […]

todayApril 11, 2024 289

Chester Memorial Hospital

Illinois

Chester Memorial receives grant for bleed control training

CHESTER -- Chester Memorial Hospital is the recipient of an Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) 2023-2024 EMS Education Mini Awards grant. Through the grant, Memorial is providing bleed control training and kits to all schools in the Chester and Steeleville school districts. Bleed control training at the schools provides staff with hands-on education on what they can do in an emergency, while they wait for help to arrive. Certified, Stop the Bleed trainer and Memorial’s ER Nurse Manager, Kim […]

todayApril 11, 2024 165

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Illinois

Randolph County Sheriff’s blotter: December 26-31

CHESTER -- The Randolph County Sheriff’s Department has released its latest report of arrests: 31-year-old Joshua M. Thomas of Sparta December 26, 2023, by Sparta Police on a St Clair County warrant for failure to appear on a DUI charge. Is incarcerated. 26-year-old Albert J. Kernan of Tilden December 27, 2023, by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office for unlawful possession of methamphetamine, driving while license suspended, and a St Clair County warrant for failure to appear for operating uninsured motor vehicle. […]

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