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Home Help: Wood planks can warm up ceilings and wallsJan 30, 2017 12:01 am - TIP OF THE WEEK For centuries, hardwood planks have been the ultimate material for residential floors. Combining exceptional durability with good looks, oak, walnut, che...
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Test Drive: 2017 Toyota RAV4Jan 29, 2017 10:00 pm - 2017 Toyota RAV4 Entry Price: $23,680 Price as tested: $33,246 This week, we’re driving the 2017 Toyota RAV4 XLE AWD, which received a styling revamp in 2016 resul...
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Solar eclipse planning ramps upJan 29, 2017 10:00 pm - The Great American Eclipse is less than seven months away and the Chester Beautification/Tourism Commission discussed the upcoming total solar eclipse at length during i...
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Sparta man ticketed for DUI after Saturday crashJan 29, 2017 10:00 pm - A 22-year-old Sparta man was ticketed for driving under the influence, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and no seatbelt after a single-vehicle accident early...
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Hunter brothers next Society honoreesJan 29, 2017 10:00 pm - Last Friday, the Randolph Society revealed the Hunter brothers, record-breaking pioneers in the field of aviation, will be inducted into the inaugural 2017 class of hono...
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Chester woman cited in accidentJan 29, 2017 10:00 pm - Chester Police officers were called to the scene of a two-vehicle traffic crash in the 1900 block of State Street in front of Memorial Hospital last Thursday afternoon a...
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Cars We Remember: Are backyard mechanics a dying breed? Not necessarilyJan 29, 2017 10:00 pm - Q: Greg, I enjoy your columns very much. I look for them every week. This situation is not something you can solve, but I feel it should be addressed and I would like yo...
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‘John Wick 2’ director Chad Stahelski talks about making the action realJan 29, 2017 10:00 pm - Chad Stahelski and David Leitch have been pals since the days they both worked as stuntmen on “The Matrix” series. But being on those — and many other ...
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Movie review: McConaughey gives ‘Gold’ a golden touchJan 27, 2017 12:01 am - The names have been changed, but many of the events portrayed in this “get rich quick” story of gold prospecting in the 1980s really happened. Don’t go Go...
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A renovated B & J Power Equipment coming back to Du QuoinJan 26, 2017 10:00 pm - The iconic B & J Power Equipment business at 10 S. Mulberry St. in Du Quoin is back — or will be, by around March 1. Working to renovate the space and reopen the b...