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Chester Archives ~ August 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Big Switch Won’t Affect
NewWave Customers
Blagojevich closing historic site and parks in
Randolph County
Popeye Hidden Talent Show returns during Popeye
Picnic
Saluki Family Weekend set for Sept. 26-28
Tax deed proceedings completed in Randolph County
Tickets for the CHS Sports Hall of Fame
Banquet now on sale
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Army
Corps says Let's Finish Summer Safely
Blagojevich says "I’m a
Great Governor"
Deer Population Task Force
Schedules Public Meeting near Sparta
Lots of entertainment planned
for Popeye Picnic
Madigan and Blagojevich
feud over?
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Chester Police Department’s weekly report
Exciting Carnival Offers
Pre-Sale Tickets for Popeye Picnic
IDPH announces beginning of
statewide preparedness exercises
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Campus Safety Alert issued at SIU-Carbondale
Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary to meet September 5
Secretary of State Jesse
White Issues Gdl Parent-Teen Driving Guide
Monday, August 25, 2008
Ava man
sentenced on meth charges
Chester Police and
Randolph Co. Sheriff’s Deputies use AIS Prism system for training
Chester School Board to
meet tonight in executive session
Dredging begins this week on
Kaskaskia River
Family Night at the Chester
Public Library Tuesday
Kaskaskia Island Church
Picnic is this Sunday
Pinckneyville man
faces charges after single vehicle accident
Randolph County Sheriff’s
Department’s weekly report
Sea Hag’s History-Mystery Tour
returns for Popeye Picnic
Special meeting of Police
and Fire Commission tonight
Two injured in accident south
of Pinckneyville
Friday, August 22, 2008
Chester Public Library
awarded a $12,885 LSTA grant
Cub Scout Open House Monday night in Chester
Extra, unwanted paint added to new blacktop at
CHS
IDOT Receives Transportation Grant for Southern
Illinois Counties
Sparta Airman graduates from basic training
State public health director warns of increased
reports of Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Trico #176 teachers file intent to strike notice
Thursday, August 21, 2008
chesteryellowjackets.com’s webhost hacked this morning
Day of
Service offers SIUC students chance to volunteer
Durbin:
Investments in Amtrak Will Help Meet Increased Demand
Labor Day holiday impaired
driving crackdown announced
National funding for
Illinois program designed to help women live healthier, longer lives
Western Egyptian EOC
offers utility assistance
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
CUSD
#139 School Board to meet Thursday night
Distance education course offerings expand at SIU-Carbondale
DuQuoin
State Fair visitors Invited to Sample the Outdoors at Conservation
Village
Durbin leads Members Urging
President Bush to Provide Flood Federal Assistance
First
human West Nile virus case reported in central Illinois
Police &
Fire Commission board meets tonight
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Chester City Council hold busy meeting
Costello Still Pushing
For Federal Disaster Declaration for March Flooding
CPD releases weekly report of
arrests and incidents
Date changes for CHS Dance
Team’s Dance Camp
First day of school in
Chester is in the books
State public health director
warns people to avoid contact with bats
Monday, August 18, 2008
Chester man involved in fatal motorcycle accident near Smithton
City Council has busy agenda
waiting tonight
Grand Tower man arrested on
felony charges
New school year begins Tuesday
in Chester
Plane crashes near Sparta’s
Hunter Field Saturday
Randolph Co. Sheriff’s
Department’s weekly report
Friday, August 15, 2008
Ameren customers could
see higher heating prices this winter
Hardee’s Hometown Tour stops in Chester
Thursday
Jobs Decrease and Unemployment Increases during
July in Illinois
Refund checks give boost to region’s economy
Second year of Operation Teen Safe Driving
launched
Wet Weather Challenges the 2008 Growing Season
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Luechtefeld says special session of Legislature was a joke
Payment Options Added at
Drivers Facilities Statewide
SIUC Student volunteers make
a difference in region
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Chester Police release weekly report
Cole Memorial Park Swimming
Pool closes for summer Sunday
CPD’s Rescue Boat called out
twice recently
Treasurer Giannoulias is
SOLD on eBay auction
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Alleged Psilocybin Mushroom Operation Shut Down in Sparta
Chester Muni Band final
regular season concert tonight
First human West Nile virus
case reported in Illinois
Illinois lawmakers back
in Springfield for special session
SIUC to offer two
grant-writing courses
White and the National
President of MADD Tout Upcoming Innovative DUI Law
Monday, August 11, 2008
Authorities looking for vandals who fired shotgun at tavern
Chester library closed
Tuesday; Friends meet on Thursday
Four removed from UP train in
Jackson County Saturday
Local nursing home fined by
Department of Public Health
New state law would ban using
cell phones while driving in school zone
Randolph County Sheriff’s
Department’s arrest report
Three injured in Jackson
County accident Sunday morning
Friday, August 8, 2008
Chester High School
looks like a construction zone
Marissa Fire Protection District Receives
Firefighters Grant
New Program Would Put Speed Cameras on Highways to
Crack Down on Reckless Drivers
Vote on IDOT jobs moving to Southern Illinois
next week
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Coulterville man
seriously injured in motorcycle accident
Kaskaskia River SFWA
Youth Deer Hunt Drawing in September
Madigan Calls for Stronger
Federal Reforms for Credit Card Industry
Training set on effects of domestic violence on kids
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Chester Police looking for crossing guard for grade school
Forgery Investigation
leads to Family’s Multiple Burglary Arrests
Governor calls lawmakers
back to Springfield
Volunteers needed to assist with student move-in at SIUC
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Area
Historic Sites Set New Schedules Due To Budget Constraints
Blagojevich signs
legislation to increase protections for domestic violence victims
Chester Police
investigating Armed Robbery Monday
CPD releases weekly report
House Approves $13.99
Million for Intelligence Operations Center at Scott AFB
Memorial Hospital forms
partnership with Mo-Bap Medical Center
Trial of former Anna
Jonesboro baseball coach begins next week
Monday, August 4, 2008
Conservation World at
the Illinois State Fair Helps Families Celebrate the Outdoors
Could be quickest Chester
City Council meeting ever tonight
Mississippi River to
fall below flood stage by Wednesday
New Law to Protect Consumers
from Having Electricity Shut off during Extreme Heat
Randolph County Sheriff’s
Department’s weekly report
State Stresses Need for
Preventive Measures against West Nile Virus and Heat Stroke
US Senator Dick Durbin will
hold Town Hall Meeting in Chester Tuesday
Friday, August 1, 2008
Chester man dies from
injuries in Sunday evening accident
chesteryellowjackets.com turns 10
years old
Durbin Introduces Bill Requiring Universities to
Offer Voter Registration to Students
Freshman Orientation Tuesday at CHS
Hang Up Act Passes Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee
IDNR welcomes back the ATA Grand American
Trapshooting Championship
ISBE & IDPH remind parents about
back-to-school immunizations
Madigan Demands Company Cease
Sales and Marketing of "Meth Coffee"
School registration begins Monday in CUSD #139
Summer commencement is Saturday, Aug. 2 at SIUC
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