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Du Quoin dinner brings farms and business togetherJun 16, 2017 5:00 am - The inaugural Farm-to-Table dinner sponsored by the Du Quoin Chamber of Commerce was, by all accounts, a rousing success. The 150 tickets sold out, and visitors to the e...
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Meyer named new CHS principalJun 15, 2017 11:00 pm - Melissa "Missy" Meyer is coming back to Chester High School. Less than a month after accepting the resignation of principal Sarah Gass in a special meeting on May 26, th...
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Another staff assault at MenardJun 15, 2017 11:00 pm - The Menard Correctional Center in Chester is on a full lockdown after nine members of the prison's security staff were injured in a Friday assault by inmates at the maxi...
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Du Quoin shoe store raises over $700 for Humane SocietyJun 15, 2017 5:00 am - For one Du Quoin business, being pet-friendly includes more than just a welcome mat. Shoe Sensation held "Step Up for Fur-Babies" Saturday to raise funds and awareness f...
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Du Quoin looks to hire animal control officerJun 15, 2017 5:00 am - he city of Du Quoin is looking to hire an animal control officer. At Monday's meeting of the city council, commissioners voted unanimously to advertise for the part-time...
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Du Quoin Taco Bell exceeds opening expectationsJun 15, 2017 5:00 am - Du Quoin is the newest Southern Illinois location to have a Taco Bell, and if its opening week sales are any indication, the restaurant is here to stay. "We exceeded our...
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Du Quoin native wins drum corps spotJun 15, 2017 5:00 am - Caleb Gomes, a native of Du Quoin, has been selected to perform as a member of the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps based out of Dubuque, Iowa, after beating more than 400 fro...
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Du Quoin artist honored for preservation work; leaders also extend park hoursJun 15, 2017 5:00 am - A Du Quoin artist whose work celebrating the city's past initially sprang from a place of loss was honored with a mayoral proclamation at Monday's city council meeting. ...
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Chester woman ticketed after two-vehicle crashJun 14, 2017 11:00 pm - A 64-year-old Chester woman was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after a two-vehicle crash on June 12 in the 400 block of West Holmes Street nea...
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Ronald E. Pechacek, of ChesterJun 13, 2017 11:00 pm - RONALD E. PECHACEK, 63, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 11:55 p.m., Monday, June 12, 2017 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. He was the second child of...