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Two Du Quoin hikers injured in fallMay 11, 2016 11:00 pm - Two 21-year-old hikers were injured in a fall from a ledge at the Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve on May 6. Chris Young, spokesman with the Illinois Department of Nat...
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Downed power line causes Knapp Avenue fireMay 11, 2016 11:00 pm - A downed power line has been ruled as the cause of an overnight fire at a vacant house at 208 Knapp Avenue. According to Chester Fire Chief Marty Bert, the line got pull...
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Damage Control: State understands Du Quoin still ticked-offMay 11, 2016 11:00 pm - The City of Du Quoin getting kicked in the groin during an Illinois Department of Agriculture drive-by at last week's Du Quoin Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Alongi's h...
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Stone Soup Shakespeare returns SundayMay 10, 2016 11:00 pm - Shakespeare returns to Cole Memorial Park this Sunday as Stone Soup Shakespeare presents "Comedy of Errors." The event begins at 6 p.m. and is sponsored by the Chester P...
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Farmer's Market moves to Welcome CenterMay 09, 2016 11:00 pm - Chester's Farmer's Market begins Saturday in a new location, one that will provide more parking and greater visibility for vendors. After previous locations on the corne...
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Memorial Hospital reopens renovated same-day surgery and infusion centerMay 09, 2016 11:00 pm - There was a celebratory atmosphere at Memorial Hospital in Chester on Monday, as hospital officials reopened their renovated same-day surgery and infusion center. Accord...
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Two injured in wreck near Pierre Menard HomeMay 08, 2016 11:00 pm - Two people were injured in a two-vehicle accident on Kaskaskia Street north of the Pierre Menard Home on Friday. According to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office accide...
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Two hikers injured in fall at Piney CreekMay 08, 2016 11:00 pm - Two 21-year-old hikers were injured in a fall from a ledge at the Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve on May 6. Chris Young, spokesman with the Illinois Department of Nat...
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County Board discusses Zika virusMay 07, 2016 11:00 pm - Last year, Ebola fears swept the nation and this year, it's Zika. The mosquito-borne virus has been linked to birth defects in the children of infected pregnant women an...
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Randolph County State's Attorney Case UpdatesMay 07, 2016 11:00 pm - People v. Jamison R. Korando: On April 18, 41-year-old Jamison R. Korando, of Chester, pleaded guilty to a felony offense of retail theft (Class 4 Felony) before Ju...