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State failure to pay overdue bills to Human Services Center forces shutdownOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As of Monday, Human Services Center laid off 27 employees-32% of staff. The staff layoff has reduced mental health and development disability care to 100-300 curren...
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Budget hearing held; school board meeting followsOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The Board adjourned the budget hearing at 7:06 p.m. Following the budget hearing The Board conducted their Regular Meeting and approved the amendments to the agenda...
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CHS Cross Country runners compete at Nashville and Du QuoinOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Chester Head Coach, Paul Stallman commented after the Nashville Invite, "The Nashville meet was stacked with top competition from the area and the course was a little...
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Rockwood dedicates Veterans MemorialOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Several towns in Illinois were also represented including Springfield, Ottawa, Belleville, DeSoto, Hartford, Bethalto, Cottage Hills, Moro, New Douglas, Cutler, Percy...
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Mueller: Sued aldermen seek city funding to hire defense Mueller: Sued aldermen seek city funding to hire defense attorneyOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The city's insurance carrier has provided an attorney to represent the aldermen, but they apparently want another lawyer to defend them in the pending court case. T...
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CHS freshman fall on the road to BulldogsOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - "The kids played a hard Sparta team," said Chester coach Dave Holder. "We just had a hard time getting the ball in to the end-zone." The Bulldogs scored their first...
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First Annual Water Street Bar & Grill 4-Man Bass TournamentOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The team of Jason Wolf and Mike Baldwin weighed in the heaviest stringer of the tournament with a weight of 11.14. The other half of this team, Darrin Schmidt/Troy M...
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Local first responders receive Homeland Security GrantOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - "By better equipping our first responders we enhance community safety," said Costello. "I will continue to make sure that this funding is a priority of the federal g...
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Yellow Jackets take down Sparta at homeOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - "We want to be a playoff team," said Chester coach Bryan Lee. "Tonight we were just on the verge of being that team. We have to work some things out in the coming wee...
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Planting MemoriesSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - During one of the recent storms, Scott's tree was knocked over. As a unanimous decision by the biology II class, Carol Jorgenson and her students began to make ar...