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10 new cases of COVID from weekend in Perry County; one additional deathSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - The Perry County Health Department has been notified of 10 additional confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, bringing the total positive cases here to 34...
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CHS cross country Girls finish 2nd, boys 3rd at home meetSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - Chester High School hosted its first home cross country meet of the season Sept. 10 at the Randolph County Conservation Area. Paul Stallman was the meet official and Mar...
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Chester council approves adult-use cannabis sales Commissioners divided; mayor casts deciding voteSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - The Chester City Council has authorized the legal sale of adult-use cannabis last week by the narrowest of margins. Commissioners were deadlocked in a 4-4 tie, and so Ma...
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Yellow Jacket football begins contact practiceSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - Chester football is joining the rest of prep players in Illinois high schools in holding "contact" practices for 20 days over the next six weeks. Prep football has been ...
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Woman rescued after taking plunge off Oak Street dead endSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - A 30-year-old Chester woman was rescued by first responders after she walked around a barricade at the dead end of Oak Street in Chester last week and fell down a steep ...
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CHS boys golf Jackets are 20-5 after latest week of competitionSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - The Chester High School boys golf team improved to 20-5 after week No. 4 of competition, following two matches last week. The team won the match at the Chester Country C...
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Bost honors Sparta woman for getting masks where neededSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - When the COVID-19 shutdown began, Jo-Nita Gordon of Sparta discovered that many local businesses had extra N95 masks that they weren't using. Working with these business...
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DHS golf: Lady Indians take 2nd at Pinckneyville; boys finish third at SpartaSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - The Du Quoin boys and girls' golf teams were both in action Monday, where the Lady Indians took second in a triangular at Pinckneyville and the boys finished third in Sp...
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CHS girls golf Lady Jackets improve to 9-4 with win over Sparta Camryn Luthy earns 5th low medalist award of seasonSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - The Lady Jacket golf team picked up a win over Sparta last week to improve to 9-4 for the season. In the process, freshman Camryn Luthy shot a 46 (10 over par) to win he...
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New pumper tanker makes debut Chester proudly shows off important new addition to fire departmentSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - Chester Fire Chief Marty Bert proudly presented the fire department's new 2020 pumper/tanker for all to see at the open house held on Sept. 13. The pumper/tanker holds 3...