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Former Chester resident always finds his way homeJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Nance left high school to join the military in 1952, the year he was scheduled to graduate. "I signed up for the military before leaving high school and I was activ...
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Pinckneyville Dist. 50 Waives Out of District Beginning Band FeeJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Out-of-district students are those from St. Bruno who do not live within District 50 boundaries and those who live in the 204 school district. The tuition ...
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Paul HolderJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - He was born January 21, 1922 in Carbondale, the son of William Holder and Mary (Gregory) Holder. Paul married Ruby L. Stearns on July 27, 1944 in Carbondale...
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All ages represented at State shootingJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - ...
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Chester Post Office celebrates 70 yearsJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Chester's first post office was opened July 11, 1832, and was located "under the hill" on Water Street. R.B. Servant served as the first postmaster. Before this, the ...
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Mayoral appointments approved by councilJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - In regard to summer workers, the New Hire committee narrowed down the list to ten workers to hire. The council approved Dylan Clark, Bobby Schroeder,?Jeff Frazer, Lu...
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New service at SWIC to counsel veterans on benefitsJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - "We are proud to be able to offer this service to our veterans," said Michelle Birk, interim dean of Enrollment Services. "Now we can help our veterans take full adv...
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Free Fishing Days June 5-8Jun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Free Fishing Days allows anyone to fish without the need for a fishing license, inland trout stamp, or salmon stamp during the four-day event each June. "Fishing is...
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John Meacham will share stories at Chester LibraryJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - "I'll tell where I first got some of my ideas," Meacham, who lives in Bremen with his wife, Bonnie, said. "For me, it all begins with an idea. Sometimes it comes from...
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CollegeReportJun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Roman poet Sextus Aurelius Propertius is widely considered to be the finest elegiac poet of ancient Rome. The bulk of Propertius' work was in the form of epic sto...