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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...
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Du Quoin council debates what price food trucks should paySep 18, 2020 1:00 am - A three-person committee has been appointed by Du Quoin Mayor Guy Alongi to look at the effect of making food truck operators buy city business licenses. Commissioners J...
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John Clancy joins JALC coaching staffSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - Former SIU assistant men's basketball coach John Clancy, who spent last season at Triton College near Chicago, is making a return to the region. Clancy will be a part of...
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Perry County clerk gears up for opening of voting next weekSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - Voting for the Nov. 3 presidential election begins in earnest next week, and Perry County Clerk Beth Lipe and her staff are busy, but ready. Early voting starts on Sept....
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State unemployment rate at 11%; small decrease from month prior Kankakee, Will counties see another positivity rate decrease as statewide number remains levelSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The unemployment rate in Illinois fell to 11 percent for the month of August, a decrease of a half of a percentage point from the previous month as the sta...
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Illinois won't take part in Trump's payroll tax deferral program 62,000 state employees will see no change in paychecksSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois plans to continue withholding federal payroll taxes on behalf of its 62,000 employees despite a program President Donald Trump launched in August ...
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DHS boys cross country, Swiney are bridesmaids againSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - For the second week in a row the Du Quoin boys cross country team and junior Landen Swiney in particular finished second in a meet. On Tuesday it was the Sparta Invitati...
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DHS girls cross-country: Lady Indians sweep top 4 places at Sparta InvitationalSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - It may have taken Du Quoin junior Olivia Phillips over two years to win her first high school cross country race, but it took her only a week to get her second win Tuesd...
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Du Quoin couple honored as Master Gardeners for 2020Sep 18, 2020 1:00 am - The U of I Extension Service has named a Du Quoin couple as two of this year's Outstanding Master Gardener Award winners. Don and Beverly Harsy are being celebrated for ...