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It's Girl Scout cookie time: where to get 'em this weekendJan 03, 2016 10:00 pm - Just as the last of the holiday cookies disappears from the holiday tin, the 2016 Girl Scout cookie program is here! Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) will kick o...
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One levee still reason for concern in Jackson Co.Jan 03, 2016 10:00 pm - Officials in Jackson County continue to monitor water levels and levee conditions on the Mississippi and Big Muddy Rivers. Water in both rivers is receding, and levees...
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Cohen Home named architectural wonder of Southern IllinoisJan 03, 2016 10:00 pm - Baysinger Architects announced its 2015 Top 10 Architectural Wonders of Southern Illinois on Dec. 29 and Chester's Cohen Home made the list. "I think it's quite an honor...
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Gov. Rauner in Du QuoinJan 03, 2016 10:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and his staff pulled onto the parking lot of the St. Nicholas Brewing Co. at around 6:30 p.m. on Friday after a long day of touring flood-stri...
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After the Flood: FEMA offers recovery tipsJan 02, 2016 10:00 pm - The Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is offering the following tips on what to do after a flood. "We want to ensure that loc...
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County Board sets mileage rate reimbursementJan 02, 2016 10:00 pm - Mississippi River flooding was the featured topic of last week's meeting of the Randolph County Board. The commissioners heard an update on the situation from Larry Will...
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RAUNER: DCEO funds possible for flood recoveryJan 01, 2016 10:00 pm - As floodwaters recede, thoughts will turn to how to pay for the "Flood of '15." During media availability at the Randolph County Courthouse on New Year's Day, Gov. Bruce...
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Rauner tours regionDec 31, 2015 10:00 pm - Residents of Randolph County's flood-affected regions will soon begin the cleanup process as floodwaters from the Mississippi River recede. The river is forecast to rema...
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Steeleville boys win consolation championshipDec 30, 2015 10:00 pm - Nic Hagel scored 24 points and Andrew Grafton added 12, powering Steeleville to a 71-38 win over Thompsonville last Wednesday to clinch the consolation championship of t...
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Chester finishes fourth at DTHCDec 30, 2015 10:00 pm - A forced turnover and two big free throws by Jackson Brand at the end of the ball game helped Pinckneyville hold off Chester on Tuesday night at the Duster Thomas Hoops ...