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PENALTY SHOTS: The Land of Strange QuestionsMar 23, 2017 11:00 pm - The Chester Bridge is back in the news again, as the 75-year-old icon of World War II-era workmanship and construction technique is finally on the path toward replacemen...
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Martin named as interim RCHD administratorMar 23, 2017 11:00 pm - Randolph County Health Department Administrator Tom Smith announced his interim replacement during Friday's meeting of the county board, with current health educator/pub...
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A 'once in a lifetime' experienceMar 23, 2017 11:00 pm - COULTERVILLE -- Seventeen years of waiting came to an end for Steeleville resident and Pistol City Restaurant and Saloon General Manager Kyle Hinnerichs last year and hi...
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Lady Yellow Jackets win first meet of outdoor seasonMar 23, 2017 11:00 pm - The Chester High School track and field program opened the outdoor season in great fashion on Thursday, with the girls finishing first out of seven participating schools...
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Steeleville BOE makes cuts to non-certified personnelMar 23, 2017 11:00 pm - In school districts across the state, March is known as RIF (reduction in force) month as districts cope with a continuing state budget crisis. The Steeleville District ...
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Stories sought on old schoolhousesMar 23, 2017 5:00 am - In the early 1900s, one-room schoolhouses dotted the Illinois countryside, close enough for every child to attend, even if they had to walk a few miles to get there. It ...
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Local woman reminisces about days at Arthur SchoolMar 23, 2017 5:00 am - Betty Morefield of Murphysboro vividly remembers attending the one-room Arthur School in Du Quoin in first, second and third grades. It was the same school that her fath...
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Du Quoin Middle School to join NJHSMar 23, 2017 5:00 am - Du Quoin Middle School Principal Aaron Hill brought a proposal to last week's meeting of the school board to establish a chapter of the National Junior Honor Society dur...
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Lady Indians win third straight over West Frankfort, 8-4Mar 22, 2017 11:00 pm - The Lady Indians picked up their third straight win Wednesday evening, edging out West Frankfort, 8-4, as Mackenzie Jackson picked up her fourth win of the year. Jackson...
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Chester council hears safety tax presentationMar 22, 2017 11:00 pm - The county commissioners' speaking tour continued Monday, as county board Chairman Ronnie White talked to the Chester City Council about the proposed Public Safety Tax r...