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CHS student selected as local 'Top Youth Volunteer of the Year'Feb 06, 2017 10:00 pm - Chester High School junior Melissa Crosby was named a Top Youth Volunteer of the Year candidate for the Prudential Spirit of Community Award. CHS and Prudential announce...
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Busy Saturday for Chester FDFeb 05, 2017 10:00 pm - Last Saturday was a busy day for the Chester Fire Department with two calls in a little more than nine hours. Firefighters were paged out at 12:26 a.m. for the report of...
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Casey's No. 2 in Chester to closeFeb 05, 2017 10:00 pm - One of Casey’s General Stores in Chester will have its last day of operation a week from Sunday, despite an apparent company-wide store expansion program. Casey&rs...
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Hotel project 'still on track'Feb 03, 2017 10:00 pm - Even though there hasn’t appeared to be work on the site in months, a spokeswoman from the InterContinental Hotels Group told the Herald Tribune last week that the...
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Movie review: ‘The Comedian’ has lots of laughs but is full of fillerFeb 03, 2017 12:01 am - Even with the character of aspiring and demented standup comic Rupert Pupkin on his resume (see “The King of Comedy”), Robert De Niro was not the first person ...
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Nora Lane joins inaugural Randolph County Society classFeb 02, 2017 10:00 pm - The Randolph Society Foundation Board has announced that Nora Lane, an actress who made her mark as a leading lady in Hollywood Westerns, will be inducted into the 2017 ...
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Baughman, Colvis and Doiron are Illinois State ScholarsFeb 02, 2017 10:00 pm - Chester High School Principal Dr. Sarah Gass recently announced that three CHS seniors, Brianna Bachmann, Logan Colvis and Trent Doiron, have been recognized as Illinois...
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Former Du Quoin commissioner named to Housing Authority boardFeb 02, 2017 10:00 pm - A former Du Quoin city commissioner has been appointed to the Perry County Housing Authority. Josh Downs, who was on the city council 2011-2015 and is presently a member...
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Betty Riggio celebrates turning 90 the usual way - at workFeb 02, 2017 10:00 pm - If you wanted to wish Betty Riggio a 90th birthday on Jan. 30, you wouldn't have had much trouble finding her. The newly minted nonagenarian spent her special day in the...
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State police stepping up patrols for Super Bowl weekendFeb 02, 2017 10:00 pm - Illinois State Police districts 13 and 11 are rolling out enforcement plans for the 51st Super Bowl weekend. ISP troopers will strictly enforce “fatal 4” mov...