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Perry County leaders honored with annual Girl Scout awardsApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - The Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois, with 3,500 volunteers making powerful, life-changing contributions, has named its 2020 volunteer award winners. "All of our volunte...
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Think you need a COVID-19 test? It just got easierApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - General testing for COVID-19 has started this week at all 11 southern Illinois clinics of the Christopher Rural Health Planning Corp., and the criteria to get a test is ...
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Seven COVID cases in Perry County as of FridayApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - Four more cases of coronavirus in Perry County have been confirmed by laboratory tests, the Perry County Health Department announced Friday, bringing the county's total ...
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Getting the DHS 2019-20 yearbook together takes a little ingenuityApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - How do you put together a high school yearbook when nearly a third of the year is missing? "It takes a lot of imagination," says Du Quoin High School yearbook adviser Re...
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SIU manufactures 3D-printed face shields for SIHApr 24, 2020 1:00 am - Among the many items essential healthcare workers rely upon to keep them safer during the COVID-19 pandemic is a clear, plastic shield that fits on their head, covering ...
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Second COVID-19 patient in Perry County; cases double overnight in Jefferson CountyApr 22, 2020 1:00 am - The Perry County Health Department said Wednesday it has been notified of a second laboratory-confirmed case of the novel coronavirus. According to a news release from B...
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Chester Public Library 92 years old and still going strongApr 22, 2020 1:00 am - As Tammy Grah, administrative librarian at the Chester Public Library, made plans for National Library Week this month, she realized how different library services are n...
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The Friday night lights at W.O. Smith Field honor seniors, first respondersApr 22, 2020 1:00 am - Chester's senior athletes won't get their chance to shine this spring, but on Friday nights they are at least being honored under the lights of W.O. Smith Field. As part...
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Number of Randolph County COVID cases rises to 87 SaturdayApr 22, 2020 1:00 am - The number of COVID-19 cases in Randolph County rose by eight Saturday, as the Randolph County Health Department of Public Health confirmed 87 total cases here, up from ...
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Chester teen named Distinguished Young Woman of IllinoisApr 22, 2020 1:00 am - Chester High School junior Melody Colonel, daughter of Steve and Sue Colonel of Chester, has been named a 2021 "Distinguished Young Woman" of Illinois, putting her in li...