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Olivia and Liam are top baby names for 2020May 11, 2021 1:00 am - Olivia and Liam are once again America's most popular baby names in 2020. It appears parents chose to stick with the familiar during an unprecedented time, with the top ...
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CMSF High School holds annual Wall of Fame CeremonyMay 11, 2021 1:00 am - CARRIER MILLS - Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School held its annual Wall of Fame Ceremony on May 5, 2021. In a normal year, meaning no pandemic, the high school would ho...
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Pritzker now says budget can include added $350 million for K-12 schools Governor originally proposed flat spending for education earlier this yearMay 10, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Citing an "improved" economic outlook, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday his support to increase evidence-based education funding in the state by $350 mi...
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Jesse White encourages bicycle safety as May marks Bicycle Safety MonthMay 10, 2021 1:00 am - ILLINOIS - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White encourages children to practice safe bike riding and to remember to follow the Bicycle Rules of the Road as May marks ...
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Saluki Basketball returns 97% of scoringMay 10, 2021 1:00 am - CARBONDALE - In a year when 30 percent of college basketball players entered the transfer portal, Southern Illinois retained all of the key pieces from last year's team,...
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Avante Cox, Javon Williams Jr. and Qua Brown headline All-America teamMay 10, 2021 1:00 am - CARBONDALE - For the first time since 2009, Southern Illinois has landed multiple players on the first-team All-America squad. Saluki wide receiver Avante Cox and all-p...
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Jerry Wayne Whitlow of HarrisburgMay 09, 2021 11:00 pm - Jerry Wayne Whitlow, age 69, of Harrisburg, passed away at 4:15 p.m., Friday, May 7, 2021 at Deaconess Midtown Hospital. Jerry was born on April 1, 1952 to Francis Lee a...
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Nine CGS students honored for good characterMay 07, 2021 1:00 am - Nine Chester Grade School students were honored with Character Awards on April 20. They are Roxie Bentem, Tegan Breeden, Sawyer Ebers, Callie Eckert, Bentley Kempfer, Ha...
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Letter to the editor: Veterans Wall in Perryville worth the tripMay 07, 2021 1:00 am - To the editor: I would like your readers to know about the Veterans Memorial Wall in Perryville, Missouri. It is a replica of the Vietnam Wall in Washington D.C. In 1968...
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CHS celebrates Earth Day 2021May 07, 2021 1:00 am - April 22 was Earth Day 2021, and the students in Evelyn Hankins' advanced science classes at Chester High School elected to work around the school property to help impro...