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Our view: Personal health is more important than public judgmentAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - None of us can know what internal doubts are tearing at Simone Biles in Tokyo. None of us can know what struggles beset Naomi Osaka earlier this year at the French Open....
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Ben Hunter heads for homeAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - A popular history teacher and coach at Chester High School will not be returning this fall. Instead, Ben Hunter has accepted a position teaching and coaching at Kewanee ...
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Marshall Browning introduces improved Emergency Department waiting areaAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin opened the doors to its new Emergency Department waiting room on Friday, the end to a highly-anticipated four-month project that e...
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Chester food pantry serves 333 individuals in JulyAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - The Chester Area Christian Food Pantry held its July 2021 Mobile Market on July 28 at the Cohen Recreation Complex parking lot. The event got an early 8 a.m. start to tr...
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Local team in hunt for Colt World Series championshipAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - The Marion baseball team was on the verge Monday night of winning a place in Tuesday's Colt World Series final, being hosted by Rent One Park in Marion. After beating Br...
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Four scholarships for CHS grad ShinabargarAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Katie Shinabargar, a 2021 CHS graduate, was recently presented with several scholarships: the Bud Cohen American Legion Scholarship; the Chester VFW Scholarship; the Sch...
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Perry County heroes among those honored at 'Run For The Fallen'Aug 04, 2021 1:00 am - The first time Marla and Dan Uhles heard about the Run For The Fallen was the year it began - 2009, five years after their son, Marine Lance Cpl. Drew Uhles was killed i...
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Chester City Council Homeowner says city has responsibility to fix his streetAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Chester resident Gary Stull came back to the Chester City Council meeting on Monday, armed with maps he says he got from the Randolph County Clerk's office that show the...
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Secretary of State expands online driver's license and ID card renewalsAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is launching a comprehensive plan to address the heavy customer volume at Driver Services facilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
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State prefers masks in schools - Du Quoin holding off for presentAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Du Quoin school officials are watching the uptick in COVID-19 cases with concern, but are so far not changing their plans that call for students to return to class in mi...