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Randolph County briefs: SWCD election; new date for Night at the RacesFeb 15, 2022 10:00 pm - SWCD elects three directors The Randolph County Soil and Water Conservation District held an election of directors Feb. 8. Ron Bleem, Carolyn Holder, and Luke Kilgore we...
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State lifting indoor mask mandate Feb. 28; county sees sharp decline in COVID casesFeb 15, 2022 10:00 pm - With statewide COVID-19 hospitalization rates declining faster than at any other point in the pandemic, Illinois is on track to lift the statewide indoor mask requiremen...
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Supporting first responders: BackStoppers starts chapter in Randolph CountyFeb 15, 2022 10:00 pm - An organization providing financial support to the families of first responders when tragedy strikes now has a chapter in Randolph County. Jonathan Barbour, a Steelevill...
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Elks Students of the MonthFeb 15, 2022 10:00 pm - December Emma Bryant Parents: Eric and Tiffany Bryant, and David and Alisha Guethle College/career plans: Study actuarial science at either the University of Maine or Un...
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Marion residents say farewell, celebrate the life of 'Miss Dorothy'Feb 14, 2022 10:00 pm - MARION - As Dorothy Carter blew out the candles on her cake, celebrating her 102nd birthday surrounded by multiple generations of family in 2020, she shared her secret o...
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Shawnee National Forest offers fee-free daysFeb 13, 2022 12:00 am - Harrisburg - The U.S. Forest Service announces they will waive fees at many of their campgrounds on special days throughout 2022 as part of the federal land management f...
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Du Quoin schools to stay masked for now; state is appealing Sangamon judge's TROFeb 11, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration are asking a state appellate court to set aside a lower court order from late...
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'Coexist with COVID:' Pritzker, Ezike address plan to lift mask mandate School mandates would remain in place for 'coming weeks'Feb 11, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - If hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to decline for the rest of the month, Gov. JB Pritzker plans to lift his executive order that mandates face cover...
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Dramatic dog rescue in ElkvilleFeb 11, 2022 12:00 am - Jason Schaefer was walking to his woodshop last Friday when he heard the familiar bark of his neighbor's dog, Sky, a 4-year-old German shepherd. Schaefer looked in the d...
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Pritzker eyes Feb. 28 to end most indoor mask mandates, but not schoolsFeb 11, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - If hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to decline the rest of February, Gov. J.B. Pritzker will cancel the executive order that mandates face coverings ...