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City employees to get 3% salary increaseMay 16, 2022 11:00 pm - Chester city employees will receive a 3% increase in salary in the coming fiscal year after the city council passed a resolution Monday to remove the salary caps for cit...
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Two local Girl Scouts named cookie all-starsMay 16, 2022 11:00 pm - Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois has wrapped up its annual cookie program and all the girls' hard work paid off with 718,485 packages sold by Southern Illinois Scouts th...
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Two arrested on drug charges in ChesterMay 10, 2022 11:00 pm - Two Southern Illinois residents were arrested on drug charges Friday, May 6, after a joint investigation by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office and Chester Police Depar...
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Elks Club Students of the monthMay 10, 2022 11:00 pm - The Murphysboro Elks Lodge BPOE 572 has named its Chester Students of the Month for April: Hannah Blechle Parents: Dane and Haley Williams, and Jesse Snider College, car...
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Randolph County briefs: Help Backstoppers fill the boot Friday; health fair screeningsMay 10, 2022 11:00 pm - Help Backstoppers fill the boot Friday Look for your local police, firefighters, paramedics and dispatchers at intersections Friday, May 13, as they ask drivers to "fill...
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Rotary cyclist on 1,000-mile trek stops in ChesterMay 10, 2022 11:00 pm - St. Louis Rotary Club member Ralph Zuke made a pit stop in Chester last week on his 1,000-mile bike ride to raise awareness for Rotary International's ongoing fight to e...
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Reaching higher: Chester High School hosts Senior Signing DayMay 10, 2022 11:00 pm - Chester High School hosted an all-school assembly Monday, May 9, to recognize and honor every senior graduating May 22. As part of Senior Signing Day, each senior was i...
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Menard Correctional inmate dies April 29May 10, 2022 11:00 pm - The Randolph County Coroner's Office and Illinois Department of Corrections are investigating the death of an inmate at Menard Correctional Center. Jesus Hernandez, 24, ...
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Eaglefest opens ThursdayMay 10, 2022 11:00 pm -
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Students get lessons in conservationMay 10, 2022 11:00 pm - Students from several Randolph County schools attended Fifth Grade Conservation Day May 3, sponsored by the Randolph County Soil & Water Conservation District at the Ran...