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Two face charges in fatal river crashAug 20, 2018 1:00 am - Criminal charges have been filed against two Chester residents in connection with the May 30 accident that claimed the life of 57-year-old Ronald Coffman of Chester. Rus...
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Construction on new Fort Kaskaskia shelter beginsAug 20, 2018 1:00 am - Construction is beginning on the new shelter house at Fort Kaskaskia state historic site, north of Chester, following the Randolph County Board's awarding of the project...
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Musketeers look to make 3rd straight playoff appearanceAug 20, 2018 1:00 am - Despite losing some key players to graduation, the Red Bud High School Musketeers in 2018 look to make a return to the playoff for the third straight year. Head coach Da...
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At last, our summer of 'Fortnite' has ended. Let's dance!Aug 17, 2018 1:00 am - This year, all those yellow school buses hitting the streets bring with them a very special case of the blues. That's because those buses, hallmarks of new years and fre...
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Church gives away 1,000 backpacks of school suppliesAug 16, 2018 1:00 am - The Rev. Chris Swims and the people at Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Carbondale once again have translated compassion into action and watched their efforts, and ...
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School employee continues tradition of serenading teachers at year's startAug 16, 2018 1:00 am - Teachers filed into the Carbondale Middle School cafeteria Monday morning. It was the first day of school for the staff, and the new superintendent, Daniel Booth, was m...
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Carbondale looks back on, and ahead to, eclipse feverAug 16, 2018 1:00 am - One year later, some still don't know quite what to make of Carbondale's big moment in - or, rather, out of - the sun. Cinnamon Wheeles-Smith, executive director of Carb...
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Roeslein & Associates names new leadersAug 16, 2018 1:00 am - Roeslein & Associates Inc. recently made changes to its leadership group and introduced a new organizational structure. Roeslein's goal in the reorganization is to prov...
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Two indicted on methamphetamine offenseAug 16, 2018 1:00 am - Two Randolph County men were recently indicted on a charge of a methamphetamine offense, according to the U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of Illinois. L...
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Red Bud pharmacy owner pleads guilty to health care fraud chargesAug 16, 2018 1:00 am - A Red Bud pharmacy owner pleaded guilty in federal court Aug. 14 to charges that he engaged in a scheme to defraud health care benefit programs, according to U.S. attor...