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Chester High School first semester honor rollFeb 29, 2020 12:00 am - HIGH HONORS Seniors Amira S. Al-Jassim Ethan J. Bert Jenna M. Bierman Trent M. Bierman Adeline M. Blechle Cierra B. Creason Ethan M. Eggemeyer Kierra E. Gross Madison L....
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D300 debates turning early dismissals into later startsFeb 29, 2020 12:00 am - Du Quoin Unit District 300 Superintendent Matt Hickam is proposing to change the district's once-a-month early dismissal days into late start days. Those days are called...
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Dist. 300 board enacts changes in naming policyFeb 29, 2020 12:00 am - The Du Quoin school board has agreed to changes in the deliberation process for naming school facilities, that allows the naming committee to debate in private, but also...
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Briefs: 'Pie Day' is back; DQ elementary principal recognized; free tests to help prevent colorectal cancerFeb 29, 2020 12:00 am - Save your calories for Pie Day on Pi Day First Methodist Church in Du Quoin will be back next month with another classic Pie Day. From 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, March ...
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Dist. 300 job candidates asked to consent to videotaped inerviewsFeb 29, 2020 12:00 am - Job candidates in Du Quoin Unit District 300 will be asked to sign a consent form that permits their interview to be videotaped, the school board was told last week. Acc...
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What will Chester decide on the marijuana question?Feb 29, 2020 12:00 am - With Steeleville, Red Bud and Sparta all rejecting marijuana-based businesses, Chester is the largest community in Randolph County still to decide what to do about adult...
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Chester's January food fair broke recordFeb 29, 2020 12:00 am -
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Senior Night: CHS honors basketball, cheer, band, dance and state scholarsFeb 29, 2020 12:00 am - A huge crowd was on hand at Chester High School Feb. 18, to see the final boys basketball home game of the season and to recognize a variety of CHS seniors. Prior to the...
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A special night for a special momFeb 29, 2020 12:00 am - The Pinckneyville-Nashville game on Saturday was exciting enough, but the communities behind those teams came together as one to help a Panther Mom, Janet Szczepanski, i...
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Watch your step: Another 'mine' sinkhole pops up on east side of Du QuoinFeb 29, 2020 12:00 am - Doug Hill got called out to Smith Avenue last Wednesday night, when Du Quoin police saw a suspicious dip in the pavement. Hill, Du Quoin's streets superintendent, knew a...