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END OF AN ERA: After 15 years, the Southern Illinois Miners will no longer play baseball in MarionOct 07, 2021 11:00 pm - MARION - In what they described as "a bittersweet decision," team owners Jayne and John Simmons announced on Wednesday that they would be retiring from Frontier League b...
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CHS football, Week 6: Lopsided victory for Chester over Carlyle, 55-0Oct 06, 2021 1:00 am - The Chester Yellow Jackets football team improved to 5-1 on the season and 3-0 in the Cahokia Conference after Friday's dismantling of the Carlyle Indians, 55-0. Coach B...
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CHS girls volleyball: Lady Jackets have rare losing weekOct 06, 2021 1:00 am - The CHS Lady Jacket Volleyball Team lost two matches and won one in Week 6 of the 2021 volleyball season. Chester hosted Cahokia Conference rival Okawville on Sept. 28 l...
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Timothy Blair getting his feet under him as CGS assistant principal and ADOct 06, 2021 1:00 am - Timothy "Tim" Blair is the new assistant principal and athletic director at Chester Grade School. Blair was hired shortly after former assistant principal and AD, David ...
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Chester High School celebrates Homecoming WeekOct 06, 2021 1:00 am - Homecoming Week is in full roar at Chester High School, and the school just got some great news: There will be a Homecoming football game on Friday night, after all. The...
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Mary Lynn Eaton is Memorial Hospital's Employee of the QuarterOct 06, 2021 1:00 am - Mary Lynn Eaton has been named Memorial Hospital's Employee of the Quarter by CEO Brett Bollmann. She has been the admitting clerk since she joined Memorial Hospital in ...
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Randolph County 4-H addresses food insecurity with blessing boxOct 06, 2021 1:00 am - According to Feeding America, one in 10 Illinois residents struggle with hunger. Happily, a new "blessing box" in Randolph County will help address food access in our co...
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Vacancy declared in Larry Bert's seat on Chester city councilOct 06, 2021 1:00 am - The Chester City Council had to address the absence of Alderman Larry Bert on Monday night. Bert has been unable to attend meetings or function in his office for several...
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CHS golfers Hasemeyer, Mott, Andrews advance to IHSA boys sectionalOct 06, 2021 1:00 am - The Chester High School boys golf team closed its 2021 season Sept. 29 at the Anna-Jonesboro Regional Golf Tournament. Three Yellow Jackets advanced to sectionals as a r...
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Indians football, Week 6: Du Quoin falls to Mater Dei, 50-14Oct 06, 2021 1:00 am - With the score tied 8-8 in the second quarter Breese Mater Dei went to work, scoring 35 straight points to hand Du Quoin a 50-14 nonconference road loss last Friday. "We...